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May 19, 2009

SPOILER: 'Dancing with the Stars' Winner

A champion has been crowned! Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson and professional partner Mark Ballas are the winners of "Dancing with the Stars" season 8! Shawn is the youngest star to compete in the history of the show.

Shawn Johnson and Mark Ballas win Dancing with the Stars

The 17-year-old has had an incredibly busy year. Before winning the coveted mirror ball statue, Johnson won a gold medal at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. In the middle of her junior year of high school, Shawn left her home in Iowa for California to try her luck on the "Dancing with the Stars" ballroom floor.

In March, a man in search of Johnson was arrested for trespassing on the CBS lot, after which Johnson and her family filed a restraining order against 34-year-old Robert O'Ryan. He was later charged with felony stalking and two counts of carrying a loaded firearm in a vehicle.

Actor Gilles Marini and partner Cheryl Burke placed second in the competition and "The Bachelor's" Melissa Rycroft and partner Tony Dovolani came in third.


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I agree with Ah my husband and I were saying the same thing she is the only who didn’t lose any weight everyone is not happy with her win from kelly and Regis not much so say, on the view Barbara said what all the ladies couldn’t say, on every entertainment Tv its as if nothing happened compared to previous winners, Len said the best dancer didn’t win, Bruno and Cary Ann had nothing to say, so go figure out, I think she will be forgotten not because im mad she won, but it is the honest truth then she go back to Hs where she should have been in the first place


- Sandra
Posted 05/20/09 09:11 PM
 

Shawn clearly was not the best dancer on the show and did not deserve to win…It’s hard to watch someone so overweight dance…Everyone usually loses weight during the run of the show except Shawn..What happened to her ??? too much pasta ???Besids being unsightly, it’s clearly unheIt’s clearly unhealthy…


- a.h.
Posted 05/20/09 08:02 PM
 

Shawn was the most improved dancer and she deserved to win.
You crybabies, get over the fact that Gilles lost, and I have nothing against Gilles or Melissa either. I liked the 3 remaining dancers. Shawn won, it’s over and done with and end of story.


- Kathleen
Posted 05/20/09 08:00 PM
 

Shawn was the 4th best dancer. It should have been Giles 1st, Melissa 2nd, Lil Kim 3rd, and then Shawn. Giles and Melissa probably split the votes as the viewers who actually knew anything about dancing voted for them while the young kids voted for Shawn.


- Miguel
Posted 05/20/09 07:58 PM
 

Shawn Was AWESOME last night. she is a wonderful dancer and deserved to win the award, so get over it people!


- Mandi
Posted 05/20/09 07:30 PM
 

Hey Nancy, Shawn and Mark won, so what of it? What are you going to do? Make rude remarks about Shawn.

What you said about Shawn is about as low as you can get. Whatever possessed you to talk bad about Shawn. Shawn was not responsible for Gilles losing, your beloved dancer. The fans and the judges are the ones that decide who wins. Shawn had a broader fan base than Gilles or Melissa. You need to leave Shawn alone and quit making rude nasty lies about Shawn. That just shows your level of intelligence. Grow up and get a life Nancy and quit spreading lies about children. You are so mean spirited and so hateful.


- Maria
Posted 05/20/09 07:18 PM
 

And everybody was having a hissy fit

because they thought Melissa was

getting the sympathy vote, NOT. You were

all wrong. I didn’t feel sorry for her.

Melissa placed 3rd. I would have loved

if Melissa and Tony won. Shawn was my

2nd choice. Gilles was 3rd in my book.

Gilles appealed to the women because he

showed alot of skin and he looked good.

I will continue watching the show.

The most deserving winner won, Shawn, I

am happy with the outcome.


- Anonymous
Posted 05/20/09 05:31 PM
 

I do think this show was rigged. I’ve always thought Shawn got better scores than she deseved :and to me, at least , Gilles AND Melissa is by far better dancer than Shawn.


- tracy
Posted 05/20/09 05:10 PM
 

Melissa and Tony should have won last night. Their phone line was not working.
They were awesome!!!


- Ada
Posted 05/20/09 05:10 PM
 

Shawn should not have gotten that. She should have been eliminated before Kim. As a gymnast that practiced countless hours a day for years, she knew the moves but was unable to put grace and feeling into the performances. And her partner’s touchy feely gave me the icks. I will not watch this again if they put another person on like Shawn or Yamaguchi.


- Nostarsnomore
Posted 05/20/09 05:00 PM
 

I really think Gilles was the best dancer and should have won. Shawn was good, but not good enough to win.


- Julie
Posted 05/20/09 04:59 PM
 

Why don’t theses reality shows tell viewers the exact votes counts for every contestant? Where are the independent auditors? By not being honest with vote count,it appears these reality shows are all fixed. Stop watching them…We also thought Gilles got robbed last night. He was the big winner. Even the judges agreed he was the best ever.Also had difficulty getting thru to vote for Gilles this last week when every other week it was so easy getting our votes counted.


- Arlene
Posted 05/20/09 04:51 PM
 

Gilles was absolutely robbed last night. All the judges
agreed he was the best dancer. You would have to b e blind not to see how excellent a dancer Gilles became during this season of DTWS.he was way above the rest. The producers of DWTS should be ashamed of themselves for blatantly giving the award to Shawn,a fabulous gymnist but not a fab dancer like Gilles. One dance does not deminish an entire season of Gilles being on top of his game. I am shocked and since no one really knows the total count of votes for the contestants on this show and Am Idol,we should all assume these shows are fixed. These tv networks make zillions from these shows, and are afraid to tell the truth about the vote count. Why aren’t more people complaining? Where is the FCC? There are no indepedent auditors checking the votes?? All these reality shows are a big joke.


- Arlene
Posted 05/20/09 04:46 PM
 

Since there was such a problem with the phone lines for Gilles & Melissa and most votes were not counted, perhaps tere should be another vote!! That would be more fair. I personally felt that either Gilles or Melissa should have been the winner as they were truly the best dancers but, oh well! Let’s see what happens next season.


- Yvette
Posted 05/20/09 04:35 PM
 

It should of been Melissa, come on how could shawn of won, NO WAY!!!!!!!~


- Judy Lazzaro
Posted 05/20/09 04:28 PM
 

People, did you see Shawn’s free style dance last night?
“IT WAS AWESOME”. Shawn deserved to be the only winner throughout the season. She maintained herself on the top three every week, and even though the French dude accomplished the same, he did not come trough during his free style dance, which proofed that Shawn is the “BOMB”.
It’s to bad that some people out there are going to stop watching the show. Out of all the reality shows out there, this one is clean fun for the family to enjoy. “EXCELLENT JOB SHAWN” and keep up the good work ABC!!!!!


- Mag
Posted 05/20/09 03:47 PM
 

I know Giles should won not Shawn she does not how to dance she was horrible and Melissa should had taken the second place she was better than Shawn this was a waste of my time I am so dissapointed I am not watching Dancing with the Stars again.


- T.
Posted 05/20/09 02:58 PM
 

I think we need to ask for recount I got tru for Gilles twice because I started voting 5 minutes before the show even started if we go on abc website demands for a recount better yet how abt someone starts a petition this was so wrong on all levels, even Shawn knows she didn’t deserve to win, this show makes me sick, Shawn and Mark didn’t have no chemestry, Gilles will be my winner.


- Sandra
Posted 05/20/09 02:53 PM
 

Everybody knows that Giles should have won. I truly believe that we should leave the judging to the judges that specialize in dancing, not us the viewers. A lot of viewers will vote for somebody they like, its not about that, its about dancing, dancing, dancing, so hopefully next season the judges will do their jobs alone. The viewers should watch it & enjoy! Thats the way it should be……


- Anonymous
Posted 05/20/09 02:31 PM
 

THIS IS THAT NANCY THE COMMENTOR ON THE OTHER DANCING STORY SAYS, “SHAWN JOHNSON POSED FOR PLAYBOY FULLY NAKED THAT IS NOT APPROPIATE IN A WINNER FOR DWTS - nancy walberg Posted 05/20/09 10:47 AM”

HEY NANCY, THAT IS SLANDER WHAT YOU ARE SAYING ABOUT SHAWN. I AM GOING TO TURN YOU IN. OMG, SHAWN IS ONLY 17 YEARS OLD, SHE IS STILL A KID. HOW OLD ARE YOU NANCY? YOU ARE A BULLY TO BE PICKING ON KIDS.

NANCY, YOU NEED MENTAL HELP,,YOU ARE TAKING GILLES YOUR FAVORITE LOSING THE TITLE TOO PERSONAL. IT’S A REALITY SHOW NANCY.

THAT IS SO WRONG OF YOU TO BE SAYING HORRIBLE THINGS ABOUT SHAWN. I AM REPORTING YOUR COMMENT AS ABUSE TO EXTRA AND THEN I AM CALLING THE OLYMPIC COMMITTEE AND REPORTING YOU AS WELL.

A PERSON CAN CALL ME ALL KINDS OF NAMES AND I DON’T CARE…THEY ARE JUST NAMES…BUT WHEN YOU SLANDER A KID…THAT IS A BIG DEAL.

NANCY, THAT IS CALLED SLANDER. I THINK YOU ARE CRAZY OR MENTALLY UNBALANCED, YOUR VIEWS ARE VERY SICK IN NATURE.

GO GET PROFESSIONAL HELP FOR YOUR MENTAL ILLNESS,,,,I DON’T KNOW WHAT ELSE COULD BE CAUSING YOU TO ACT STUPID AND SAY HORRIBLE THINGS ABOUT A KID. KIDS ARE OFF LIMITS.

I CAN UNDERSTAND COMMENTORS BEING UPSET BECAUSE THE FAVORITE DIDN’T WIN BUT TO HAVE NO REGARD FOR A CHILD’S PERSONAL LIFE IS VERY, VERY WRONG. IT IS UNCALLED FOR. REMARKS LIKE NANCY’S CAN RUIN SHAWN’S FUTURE. THAT IS A FALSEHOOD AND FLAT OUT LIE AND IT IS SLANDER NANCY. YOU NEED TO STOP PICKING ON KIDS PERIOD.


- hEY NANCY
Posted 05/20/09 02:27 PM

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