MEDIA ALERT: BET's 'RIP THE RUNWAY' Returns with Fierce Fashion and 'Haute' Performances at NYC's Famed Hammerstein Ballroom on February 27

MEDIA ALERT: BET's 'RIP THE RUNWAY' Returns with Fierce Fashion and 'Haute' Performances at NYC's Famed Hammerstein Ballroom on February 27

"THE GAME" Star Pooch Hall and Hip-Hop Vixen Nicki Minaj Are Announced to Host

BET's Fashion Event

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BET's annual fashion and music special RIP THE RUNWAY
makes a flashy return with fresh, new hosts THE GAME
WHAT: star Pooch Hall and hip-hop princess Nicki Minaj.

RIP THE RUNWAY, the signature show that exemplifies
"Music Moving Fashion Forward" brings the hottest trends
in fashion, chic accessories, electric performances and
the sexiest models on the runway. Coming back for its
sixth installment, BET teams up with top fashion
designers including Tracey Reese, Tennille White, Miva,
Gavin Douglass, and Protege to give viewers this
spring's must have looks.

WHEN: Show Taping - Saturday, February 27 at 5:45 p.m.
Red Carpet/Celebrity Arrivals will be from 4:00 p.m. -
5:30 p.m.

Hammerstein Ballroom, 311 West 34(th) Street at the
WHERE: Manhattan Center

FEATURED
GUEST: Dwight Eubanks, "The Real Housewives of Atlanta"

PERFORMERS: Grammy Award winning rapper, Ludacris
Young Money's Nicki Minaj
UK singing sensation Estelle
Bad Boy artist Janelle Monae
"All the Way Turnt Up" rapper, Roscoe Dash featuring
multi-platinum artist Soulja Boy
Grand Hustle's B.o.B

To request media credentials, please email Marcy Polanco
at Marcy.Polanco@bet.net and Lyntina Townsend at
CONTACTS: Lyntina.Townsend@bet.net by Wednesday, February 24

About BET Networks

BET Networks, a division of Viacom Inc. (NYSE:VIA)(NYSE:VIA.B), is the nation's leading provider of quality entertainment, music, news and public affairs television programming for the African-American audience. The primary BET channel reaches more than 98 million households and can be seen in the United States, Canada, the Caribbean, the United Kingdom and sub-Saharan Africa. BET is the dominant African-American consumer brand with a diverse group of business extensions: BET.com, a leading Internet destination for Black entertainment, music, culture, and news; CENTRIC, a 24-hour entertainment network targeting the 25- to 54-year-old African-American audience; BET Digital Networks - BET Gospel and BET Hip Hop, attractive alternatives for cutting-edge entertainment tastes; BET Home Entertainment, a collection of BET-branded offerings for the home environment including DVDs and video-on-demand; BET Event Productions, a full-scale event management and production company with festivals and live events spanning the globe; BET Mobile, which provides ringtones, games and video content for wireless devices; and BET International, which operates BET in the United Kingdom and oversees the extension of BET network programming for global distribution.

/PRNewswire -- Feb. 19/

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