“I usually have higher price taste and I wanted a challenge,” she said.

Though she doesn’t usually thrift shop, after seeing what she was able to get for the price, she said she might start doing it more often.

She chose her clothes by what she was comfortable in and the colors she liked.

“It was actually kind of fun,” she said.

Ottumwan Jennifer Klodt, 12, was one of the outstanding junior winners of the $15 challenge. She said her outfit only cost $4.75.

“I got it at the Salvation Army,” she said. “I just liked it because it matched and it looked good.”

She said it is something she would wear to school or church.

This is her second year participating in the clothing show.

Hedrick Resident Kaitlyn Emery, 6, loved participating in the $15 challenge and impressed the judges by how well she was able to do with budgeting, interviewing about her outfit and what she chose.

“I picked my favorite color,” she said, wearing her pink top.

Rhonda Beadle, superintendent of the event, said Emery had a very good knowledge of fashion.

“She really wooed the judges,” Beadle said.

She will be in first grade next year and plans on participating in the events in the future.

She said she will be proud to wear her outfit at school, church and out shopping.

“I really like shopping,” she said.