I thought the same thing, though the stylist did say her hair was damaged so maybe it was bad enough to warrant doing a BC...?
I dunno why it's so hard for them to find long haired naturals for these shows, they always perpetuate the idea that black women have to choose between damaged relaxed hair, weave, or short natural hair... like there's no other options.
Aren't long hair natural bloggers everywhere these days - getting mentions in major media including essence, NY Times, etc. How much more long hair PR is needed?? Plenty of women prefer short to medium length hair. Long is not the gold standard for everyone so nothing wrong with demo'ing a short natural style on HiMay. Haven't seen the show or even a single clip of the show but that's just my opinion.