Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Helio wins!

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Speed trumped Spice in the "Dancing with the Stars" finale on Tuesday night, as Helio Castroneves upset Melanie Brown to capture the show's fifth mirrorball trophy.
"It will look so good between my two Indy 500 trophies," Castroneves said. Later he admitted he was "shocked" by the victory: "I was not expecting it. Mel, she's an incredible dancer."
Indeed, Brown was by far the more polished performer, consistently wowing the judges with her versatility and flair. She and her partner, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, entered the finals in first place, one point ahead of Castroneves and Julianne Hough.
Both couples received perfect scores of 30 from the judges in their final dances Tuesday. But the Brazilian racecar driver's personality and enthusiasm, plus an effortless quickstep on his final performance, earned enough viewer votes to win.
Losing "was a horrible feeling," Brown admitted. "I'm not going to deny it."
courtesy of http://www.cnn.com

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