Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson took the crown on Tuesday night on Dancing with the Stars. After 11 weeks on the dance floor, the 17-year-old beat out all the older contestants -- not only is she the youngest to ever win, but she's also the youngest competitor on the show in the eight-year history.
But age never bothered Shawn. She tells J-14 exclusively, "I relate to all of them pretty well and I have kind of grown up in that world so I'm pretty used to it," she says. "I've spent more time with people their age than people my age."
And she was also super stoked to be paired with Mark Ballas. "At the beginning, they pair everybody up and it's a surprise for the professional and the celebrity," she tells us. "So neither of us knew who we had and that's the way it happened with everybody and so you don't find out until the first rehearsal where you walk in. I was really hoping I had him. He was my favorite. Then when I walked in was like, 'Yay!' He just seemed really fun and I just kind of had a feeling and you just gotta go with it."
Good thing she went with that feeling! Congrats to Shawn and Mark on their win!
What did you think of Dancing with the Stars?
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i was hoping for her to win cuz im a big gymnastics fan and she was really good so congrats shawn
SHE IS SOO KEWL. DONT YOU THINK..... I WANTED HER TO WIN TOOOOOO
I was soooo happy when she won!! She really deserved it!! Way to go Shawn!!!
i wanted Chuck Wicks to win but not his gf i cant stand her she gets under my skin really bad!!!!!!! She also doesn't make a very good country singer!!!!!! Chuck Wicks is AMAZING!!!!!!
I was really hoping Melissa would win.
But I voted for Melissa AND Shawn, so
I guess I'm happy either way. Shawn's
freestyle was really good, and she's
just so adorable. =]]
I'm goona wath it tonight!My mom got it recorded!
Yay!
It's recorded!
OMG!! i can not believe she won. i wanted her 2 win!!!! :}-aMbEr♥♥
OMG!!
I was SOOOOOOOOOO glad she won!!! I love her! She totally deserved it. I was afraid she'd come in 2nd, though. 'Cuz of Gille. :P GOOOOOO SHAWN!!!!!!
PEACE....LOVE....PARAMORE
(= Hannah =)
I wanted Melissa to win. She totally deserved it. Shawn didn't deserve it nearly as much. I wanted Shawn to come in second and Melissa to WIN!!!
IM SOOOOOOOOOOOO GLAD SHE WON I LOV HER SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH
IT IS NICE
she is so talented
Okay I've gotta say it...yoooo. LOL
omg luv her she so little i was so glad that she won go shawn
Gilles tottaly should have won! He was Faboulous through the whole entire show. And, he was the first one to get all tens. I'm still shocked and appauled that shawn won. But, I have 2 admit her freestyle was good. But, overall Gilles was the better dancer.
my opinion:
Gilles: didn't deserve it. he was good from the beginning and the shows about improvement
Melissa: My heart went out to her because she deserves happiness and she's such an amazing dancer :D
shawn: deserved it! she worked so hard and won over the country! team shawn! :D
YAY!!!!!
Yooo!!! LOL KRIS ALLEN WON AMERICAN IDOL!!!!! And he's from Arkansas. YAY! LOL
Oh and I won't be on Friday-Monday. I'm going to New York over memorial day with my bf ;) LOL
Bailey Bailey Bailey stay on!!!!!!!
OMG IK!!!!!!!!!!! I'm SOOO happy for that...Adam was emo. LOL
You're lucky...especially with your bf...LOL that sounds like fuuun....I won't be on either...I'm going with a couple friends to the Grand Canyon to go camping. Hopefully none of us will fall off...because once you fall it's pretty much garaunteed that you will die. LOL
BAILEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm guessing you left. LOL
No Lexi don't leave!!! I just got on!!!
Awww I wish I got to do something...but I live in Canada. LOL
But this weekend I'm going to go with some of my friends to this huge pool...it's like olympic sized. It's fun there...LOL but not as fun as New York or the Grand Canyon. LOL I've been to the Grand Canyon...it's pretty there. LOL
Awww Lexi!!!!!! You should've stayed on!!! LOL
OMG!!!! i wuz sooooooo happy last night when i saw her win!!! i looove her n think she is an amazing gymnast n now a dancer! she is so cute n bubbly 2! how can u not luv her? lol go shawn!!! congrats!
WOOHOO! go shawn go shawn! omj did you hear what they called her? it was sooo mean...(They called her miss piggy) I AM SO MAD! well to all those who called her that: IM SURE SHE DANCES WAY BETTER THAN YOU! jk
but i mean, isnt that mean? she's only 17! thats no way to treat a young girl...
Let's go to the Harry Potter thing...LOL
Yay Im so happy she won I voted 4 her all the time:)
shawn im' glad you won because you were really good and you deserved it.
u rock shawn
GEEZ..i love her sooo much she was my favorite..lol im glad she won:)
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