New Episode of “Hair Battle Spectacular”
Features International Superstar Aubrey O’Day

NEW YORK – August 25, 2011 – The girls escape house tensions by booking a suite on Bourbon St. for Mardi Gras weekend, but drama tags along when Shelly finds herself questioning who her true friends are on a so new episode of “Bad Girls Club” at 9 PM ET/PT on Oxygen. At 10 PM ET/PT, on an all new “Hair Battle Spectacular,” fur flies when the nine remaining stylists find inspiration from celebrities’ pooches and are judged by pop star Aubrey O’Day (“All About Aubrey”). Fans can get into the action all night with Oxygen’s real-time watercooler—www.OxygenLive.com—to get exclusive feedback from J9 of “Hair Battle Spectacular” and Judi of “Bad Girls Club” and chat while their favorite shows air live.

“Bad Girls Club: New Orleans” — Monday, August 29, 2011, 9pm ET/PT

In the fifth episode of “Bad Girls Club: New Orleans,” the girls get the chance to stay in a beautiful suite with a balcony overlooking the street on the wildest night of the year, Mardi Gras. Tensions rise when Shelly begins to break away from Tasha and Priscilla, forcing Shelly to mingle with the opposing crew, which does not fly with Judi, who still thinks Shelly is just a big bully. All the drama disappears when Shelly’s girlfriend Sarah comes to visit, but will the house stay drama free once Sarah leaves?

“Hair Battle Spectacular”—Monday, August 29, 10pm ET/PT

No outfit is complete without the perfect handbag, and in this week’s “Check Up from the Neck Up” challenge, the stylists must create a fantasy hair handbag to accompany their hair-dos. In the “Glam Slam” challenge, guest judge and dog lover, Aubrey O’Day holds nothing back when she critiques the stylists’ dog-inspired creations. The fangs come out as the stylists battle for the win and no one is safe from Aubrey’s bite!

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