18 Prom Fails That Are Giving Me Secondhand Embarrassment

    "I took Sebastian, my blow-up doll, to prom."

    Prom is obviously a veryyyyyy stressful time for everyone involved — it's literally like the Met Gala for teens. Therefore, I decided to scour the internet to find the best prom fails, because who doesn't love a good internet snafu?

    Here are some of the best:

    1. This guy survived a slippery situation:

    Twitter: @jordynmcmanus_

    2. This 2020 prom :/

    Twitter: @cowboij

    3. This fake promposal:

    My sister just fake asked me to prom...

    Twitter: @morgielicious

    4. This interruption:

    @jimmyfallon After prom,I was waiting for a goodnight kiss when my dad jumped out in his tidy whities and asked" ho… https://t.co/ATmgbnWpRY

    Twitter: @yorkiegrl82

    5. This dress, which was a steal:

    @jimmyfallon When I put on my dress the night of prom I realized the store didn't take off the security tag everybo… https://t.co/QPiPIL45PI

    Twitter: @steveenicolle

    6. This striped look:

    @jimmyfallon I got a spray tan for prom and I accidentally had the shower cap to low. I ended up with a striped for… https://t.co/9lIQojh0Qr

    Twitter: @imtiffanyblair

    7. This extension fail:

    On the dance floor, someone's bracelet got caught in my hair... When she pulled, my extensions came out too.. #PromFail

    Twitter: @anonbitchfr

    8. And this girl's date is just awkward.

    My date decided eating at Burger King was romantic. He asked for a crown, placed it on my head and said "you can have it your way" #PromFail

    Twitter: @hannapolakowski

    9. This failed photo opp:

    10. And this one, too:

    11. This pre-prom injury:

    12. This explosion:

    "I got food poisoning at my prom. To make things better the bathroom only had a few stalls and everyone was in there fixing their hair and makeup, I would wait for the perfect timing when someone would laugh or blow dry their hands to explode."

    ashanderson311

    13. This home prom:

    I was home schooled so I made my own prom and invited my family, they forgot about it so only my cat and I showed up. #PromFail

    Twitter: @jasonchavezn

    14. This hair-don't:

    Went to get my hair done for prom and this happened

    Twitter: @kerrylevine_12

    15. This collapse:

    16. And lastly, this accident:

    Trust me to be the one to get run over during my prom entrance fs😭😭

    Twitter: @keeleymillerx

    UGH, PROM. It's not as easy as it looks.