Dancing with the Stars: Past Winners

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‘Dancing with the Stars’
Season 1: Kelly Monaco & Alec Mazo
Season 2: Drew Lachey & Cheryl Burke
Season 3: Emmitt Smith & Cheryl Burke
Season 4: Apolo Anton Ohno & Julianne Hough
Season 5: Helio Castroneves & Julianne Hough
Season 6: Kristi Yamaguchi & Mark Ballas
Season 7: Brooke Burke & Derek Hough
Season 8: Shawn Johnson & Mark Ballas
Season 9: Donny Osmond & Kym Johnson
Season 10: Nicole Scherzinger & Derek Hough
Season 11: Jennifer Grey & Derek Hough
Season 12: Hines Ward & Kym Johnson
Season 13: J.R. Martinez & Karina Smirnoff
Season 14: Donald Driver & Peta Murgatroyd
Season 15: Melissa Rycroft & Tony Dovolani
Season 16: Kellie Pickler & Derek Hough
Season 17: Amber Riley & Derek Hough
Season 18: Meryl Davis & Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Season 19: Alfonso Ribeiro & Witney Carson
Season 20: Rumer Willis & Val Chmerkovskiy
Season 21: Bindi Irwin & Derek Hough
Season 22: Nyle DiMarco & Peta Murgatroyd
Season 23: Laurie Hernandez & Val Chmerkovskiy
Season 24: Rashad Jennings & Emma Slater
Season 25: Jordan Fisher & Lindsay Arnold
Season 26: Adam Rippon & Jenna Johnson

"Dancing with the Stars" has crowned more than 20 winners since it was launched by ABC on June 1, 2005. Take a tour of all the past champs by clicking the arrow to the right of the logo above.

Emmy-nominated “General Hospital” star Monaco got off to a slow start with professional partner Alec Mazo, but won the first season of “Dancing with the Stars” in summer 2005. She competed again in the 2012 “All Stars” season, finishing third.

Singer Lachey, of the boy band 98 Degrees, was the second “DWTS” winner, alongside pro dancer Cheryl Burke.

Professional dancer Cheryl Burke won two in a row: after pushing Drew Lachey to victory, she won the mirror ball trophy with football player Emmitt Smith.

Olympic gold medalist Apolo Anton Ohno traded his speed skates for dancing shoes and won with partner Julianne Hough.

Brazilian IndyCar racer Castroneves won pro dancer Julianne Hough her second straight “DWTS” title.

Olympic figure skater Yamaguchi was the fourth consecutive athlete to win the mirror ball trophy, but the first woman to do it since Kelly Monaco in season 1.

After winning season seven, TV personality Burke co-hosted “DWTS” from season 10-17. In season 18, she was replaced by season 10 contestant Erin Andrews.

Johnson was the third Olympic gold medalist to win the mirror ball trophy. The gymnast was the second star to win with partner Mark Ballas.

Singer-actor Donny Osmond was 51 when he won “DWTS,” making him the show’s oldest winner to date.

Nicole Scherzinger came to fame as the lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls before winning “DWTS” with Derek Hough.

It’s perhaps fitting that Grey won the mirror ball trophy; her biggest claim to fame was starring in “Dirty Dancing.” At age 50, she was also the oldest female winner in the show’s history.

Ward was the second pro football player to win “DWTS,” following Emmitt Smith in season 3.

US Army soldier Martinez suffered severe burns while serving in Iraq, after which he transitioned into acting, beginning on “All My Children.” The war hero then won “Dancing” with partner Karina Smirnoff.

Driver was the third pro football player to win “Dancing with the Stars” and to date the most recent pro athlete to take the prize.

Former “Bachelor” contestant Rycroft finished third in season eight, but returned for the “All Stars” season, where she edged out past winners Shawn Johnson and Kelly Monaco for the title.

Country singer Kellie Pickler had made a mark on reality television on “American Idol,” where she finished sixth during season five. She finally got a taste of victory by winning “Dancing with the Stars” season 16.

“Glee” singer-actress Riley was the fifth woman to win the mirror ball trophy with Derek Hough, who has won “DWTS” more times than any other pro dancer.

Ice dancer Meryl Davis followed her historic Olympic gold medal with a historic mirror ball trophy; partnering with her brought pro Maksim Chmerkovskiy his first ever win.

Despite an injury late in the competition, former sitcom and Broadway star Alfonso Ribeiro pushed through to win season 19. It was also the first-ever win for his 21-year-old pro partner Witney Carson.

“Dancing with the Stars” celebrated its 10th anniversary by crowning actress and singer Rumer Willis (the daughter of Demi Moore and Bruce Willis) as the champion of season 20. It was also the first-ever win for her pro partner Val Chmerkovskiy.

After eight times on top of the judges’ leaderboard (nine if you count her perfect score in the final Fusion Challenge), Bindi Irwin took the season 21 title.

Her win was historic in a couple of ways. At age 17, Irwin is now one of the youngest champs in the show’s history. Irwin’s victory also brought Derek Hough his sixth title as a pro dancer, extending his record as the show’s most awarded pro.

 

Nyle DiMarco made history by winning season 22 of “Dancing with the Stars” on March 24, 2016. The model is the first deaf contestant to win the prize, and he’s the first winner since Donald Driver in season 14 to win the title without getting the highest score in the finals.

DiMarco and Driver were both partnered with Peta Murgatroyd, who is now a two-time winner and the sixth pro dancer to win multiple seasons of the show, but she’s still got a long way to go if she wants to catch all-time record-holder Derek Hough with six wins.

Gymnast Laurie Hernandez made history. Mere months after winning a gold medal with the “Final Five” at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, she became the youngest Mirror Ball Trophy winner of all time at age 16. She topped the judges’ leaderboard for six out of the 11 weeks of competition.

This was the second Mirror Ball victory for her partner Val Chmerkovskiy, who previously won season 20 with Rumer Willis. It also put Val one win ahead of his big brother Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who only won the Mirror Ball once in his “DWTS” career.

Football player Rashad Jennings became the fourth football player to win the Mirror Ball Trophy, following Emmitt Smith, Hines Ward and Donald Driver. He topped the judges’ leaderboard for three out of the 10 weeks of competition.

This was the first Mirror Ball victory for his partner Emma Slater, whose previous best finish was fourth place in season 17 with Bill Engvall.

Broadway star Jordan Fisher made history when he became the show’s 25th Mirror Ball champion. He’s the youngest male winner to date at age 23, and he received more perfect scores than any other contestant in history (nine).

This was the first Mirror Ball victory for his partner Lindsay Arnold, whose previous best finish was second place in season 24 with David Ross.

Adam Rippon won the special four-week ‘Dancing with the Stars: Athletes’ season on May 21, 2018. He’s the third figure skater to prevail, following Kristi Yamaguchi (season 6) and Meryl Davis (season 18), and he’s the first male figure skater to pull off a victory.

His pro partner Jenna Johnson was a first-time winner. This was only her second time competing as a pro on ‘DWTS.’ She previously competed in season 23 with Jake T. Austin, but they were the first team eliminated, finishing in 13th place.

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