diff --git a/src/native/helpers.rs b/src/native/helpers.rs
index e1e60887..dbdbf5ee 100644
--- a/src/native/helpers.rs
+++ b/src/native/helpers.rs
@@ -298,12 +298,13 @@ where
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "selection_list")]
+use std::fmt::Display;
 /// Shortcut helper to create a [`SelectionList`] Widget.
 ///
 /// [`SelectionList`]: crate::SelectionList
 #[must_use]
 pub fn selection_list_with<'a, T, Message, Renderer>(
-    options: impl Into<Cow<'a, [T]>>,
+    options: &'a [T],
     on_selected: impl Fn(usize, T) -> Message + 'static,
     text_size: f32,
     padding: f32,
@@ -317,9 +318,10 @@ where
     Renderer::Theme: crate::style::selection_list::StyleSheet
         + iced_widget::container::StyleSheet
         + iced_widget::scrollable::StyleSheet,
-    T: Clone + ToString + Eq + Hash,
+    T: Clone + Display + Eq + Hash,
     [T]: ToOwned<Owned = Vec<T>>,
 {
+
     crate::SelectionList::new_with(
         options,
         on_selected,
@@ -337,7 +339,7 @@ where
 /// [`SelectionList`]: crate::SelectionList
 #[must_use]
 pub fn selection_list<'a, T, Message, Renderer>(
-    options: impl Into<Cow<'a, [T]>>,
+    options: &'a [T],
     on_selected: impl Fn(usize, T) -> Message + 'static,
 ) -> crate::SelectionList<'a, T, Message, Renderer>
 where
@@ -346,7 +348,7 @@ where
     Renderer::Theme: crate::style::selection_list::StyleSheet
         + iced_widget::container::StyleSheet
         + iced_widget::scrollable::StyleSheet,
-    T: Clone + ToString + Eq + Hash,
+    T: Clone + Display + Eq + Hash,
     [T]: ToOwned<Owned = Vec<T>>,
 {
     crate::SelectionList::new(options, on_selected)
diff --git a/src/native/selection_list.rs b/src/native/selection_list.rs
index 718d7fc3..48081113 100644
--- a/src/native/selection_list.rs
+++ b/src/native/selection_list.rs
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ use iced_widget::{
 };
 
 pub use list::List;
-use std::marker::PhantomData;
-use std::{borrow::Cow, hash::Hash};
+use std::hash::Hash;
+use std::{fmt::Display, marker::PhantomData};
 
 /// A widget for selecting a single value from a dynamic scrollable list of options.
 #[allow(missing_debug_implementations)]
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ where
     /// Container for Rendering List.
     container: Container<'a, Message, Renderer>,
     /// List of Elements to Render.
-    options: Cow<'a, [T]>,
+    options: &'a [T],
     /// Label Font
     font: Renderer::Font,
     /// The Containers Width
@@ -56,20 +56,16 @@ where
     Message: 'a + Clone,
     Renderer: 'a + core::Renderer + core::text::Renderer<Font = core::Font>,
     Renderer::Theme: StyleSheet + container::StyleSheet + scrollable::StyleSheet,
-    T: Clone + ToString + Eq + Hash,
+    T: Clone + Display + Eq + Hash,
     [T]: ToOwned<Owned = Vec<T>>,
 {
     /// Creates a new [`SelectionList`] with the given list of `options`,
     /// the current selected value, and the `message` to produce when an option is
     /// selected. This will default the `style`, `text_size` and `padding`. use `new_with`
     /// to set those.
-    pub fn new(
-        options: impl Into<Cow<'a, [T]>>,
-        on_selected: impl Fn(usize, T) -> Message + 'static,
-    ) -> Self {
-        let options = options.into();
+    pub fn new(options: &'a [T], on_selected: impl Fn(usize, T) -> Message + 'static) -> Self {
         let container = Container::new(Scrollable::new(List {
-            options: options.clone(),
+            options,
             font: Font::default(),
             text_size: 12.0,
             padding: 5.0,
@@ -96,7 +92,7 @@ where
     /// the current selected value, the message to produce when an option is
     /// selected, the `style`, `text_size`, `padding` and `font`.
     pub fn new_with(
-        options: impl Into<Cow<'a, [T]>>,
+        options: &'a [T],
         on_selected: impl Fn(usize, T) -> Message + 'static,
         text_size: f32,
         padding: f32,
@@ -104,9 +100,8 @@ where
         selected: Option<usize>,
         font: Font,
     ) -> Self {
-        let options = options.into();
         let container = Container::new(Scrollable::new(List {
-            options: options.clone(),
+            options,
             font,
             text_size,
             padding,
diff --git a/src/native/selection_list/list.rs b/src/native/selection_list/list.rs
index 1d399d83..add92a7e 100644
--- a/src/native/selection_list/list.rs
+++ b/src/native/selection_list/list.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! Build and show dropdown `ListMenus`.
 use std::{
-    borrow::Cow,
     collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher,
+    fmt::Display,
     hash::{Hash, Hasher},
     marker::PhantomData,
 };
@@ -28,13 +28,13 @@ use iced_widget::{
 #[allow(missing_debug_implementations)]
 pub struct List<'a, T: 'a, Message, Renderer>
 where
-    T: Clone + ToString + Eq + Hash,
+    T: Clone + Display + Eq + Hash,
     [T]: ToOwned<Owned = Vec<T>>,
     Renderer: core::Renderer + core::text::Renderer<Font = core::Font>,
     Renderer::Theme: StyleSheet,
 {
     /// Options pointer to hold all rendered strings
-    pub options: Cow<'a, [T]>,
+    pub options: &'a [T],
     /// Hovered Item Pointer
     /// Label Font
     pub font: Renderer::Font,
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ pub struct ListState {
 
 impl<'a, T, Message, Renderer> Widget<Message, Renderer> for List<'a, T, Message, Renderer>
 where
-    T: Clone + ToString + Eq + Hash,
+    T: Clone + Display + Eq + Hash,
     Renderer: core::Renderer + core::text::Renderer<Font = core::Font>,
     Renderer::Theme: StyleSheet,
 {
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ where
 impl<'a, T, Message, Renderer> From<List<'a, T, Message, Renderer>>
     for Element<'a, Message, Renderer>
 where
-    T: Clone + ToString + Eq + Hash,
+    T: Clone + Display + Eq + Hash,
     Message: 'a,
     Renderer: 'a + core::Renderer + core::text::Renderer<Font = core::Font>,
     Renderer::Theme: StyleSheet,