The Fabulous Bitch Ball

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"The Fabulous Bitch Ball"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.Season 4
Episode 11
Presented by RuPaul
Original air dateApril 2, 2012 (2012-04-02)
Guest judges
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"DILFs: Dads I'd Like to Frock" is the tenth episode of the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race . [1] [2] [3] [4] It originally aired on April 2, 2012. Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Jennifer Love Hewitt are guest judges. The episode sees Kenya Michaels's elimination from the competition.

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Episode

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Jesse Tyler Ferguson (left) and Jennifer Love Hewitt (right) are guest judges.

"The Fabulous Bitch Ball" is the eleventh episode of the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race . [5] [6] It originally aired on April 9, 2012. Wynonna Judd and Rose McGowan are guest judges. Sharon Needles wins the episode's main challenge, and Latrice Royale is eliminated from the competition.

Episode

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Wynonna Judd (left) and Rose McGowan (right) are guest judges.

For the mini-challenge, the contestants use puppets to playfully insult one another. Chad Michaels wins the mini-challenge.

For the main challenge, the contestants create three looks for the Bitch Ball. The categories are: Daytime Dog Park, Pooch in a Purse, and Canine Couture. Following are the contestants and dog breeds:

Wynonna Judd and Rose McGowan are guest judges. Phi Phi O'Hara and Sharon Needles receive positive critiques, and Sharon Needles wins the challenge. Chad Michaels and Latrice Royale receive negative critiques, are announced as the bottom two. The two face off in a lip-sync to "No One Else on Earth" (1992) by Wynonna Judd. Chad Michaels wins the lip-sync and Latrice Royale is eliminated from the competition.

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