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Maria Menounos and her partner Derek Hough were eliminated from Dancing With The Stars last night!

How could this happen? Menounos usually gets the highest votes each week AND she topped the leader board during Monday night’s performances.

I guess making out with your partner can only save you for so long.
I know exactly one thing about Dancing With The Stars, and it is that Derek Hough is adorable. That knowledge has nothing to do with the rest of this story.

Last night’s semifinals brought out the best performances from the remaining DWTS contestants: Donald Driver, Katherine Jenkins, William Levy and Maria Menounos.

However, it was Katherine Jenkins who stole the show. Not necessarily because she had the best performance, but because she provided last night’s injury quota.
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With semifinals only a week away and the threat of a double elimination hanging over the dance floor, week eight of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ created a pressure cooker for the remaining couples on Monday night.

To remain in the competition, they would have to excel at two full dances: an individual ballroom and, for the first time in the show’s history, a dance trio.

In the first round, actor William Levy in a tux and Cheryl Burke, wearing a long feather dress and elbow length black gloves, danced to the top of the pack. Against the backdrop of Paris, their energizing foxtrot earned a perfect score, with each judge awarding a 10.
"Dancing With the Stars" finally had its Nadia Comaneci moment last night. And just like that Olympic gymnast was the first female to be awarded a perfect score of 10, Maria Menounos earned the first perfect 30 on last night’s spectacular show. And boy did she earn it!

Sure, it’s not the first time a contestant has earned a perfect score, but Menounos was the first to earn a coveted 10 from critical judge Len Goodman this season.

Let’s break it down. Monday was Classical Night. Contestants performed an individual routine in addition to a team dance. Menounos and partner Derek Hugh performed the Paso Doble.
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Last week, Jaleel White ranked among the bottom two on “Dancing With The Stars” and only escaped elimination by besting Gavin DeGraw in a dance duel. (If you haven’t watched, don’t keep reading. Spoilers!)


Monday brought out the Motown! An inspired Jaleel and his partner Kym Johnson danced a cha cha to "Ain't Too Proud to Beg!” that earned them 29 points. No begging necessary. "That was the biggest sizzler of the season," declared Bruno Tonioli. 



A steamy rumba to Smokey Robinson's "Being with You" from William Levy and Cheryl Burke divided the judges a bit. Tonioli declared:
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The stars turned up the prime-time heat Monday night during the “Latin Night” episode of "Dancing with the Stars." Literally!

Extra host Maria Menounos and her dance partner, Derek Hough, locked lips during their already sultry salsa routine and now everybody's talking!

Why the liplock? No idea. Did the crowd like it? You betcha!
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She still managed to tie for second place after last night’s episode of Dancing With The Stars, but “Extra” host Maria Menounos is still nursing two broken ribs.

And you thought the Viennese Waltz looked “easy” and “was boring.” Hah, dancing will break your bones!

Maria fell on her partner Derek Hough’s knee and is now still on the mend from two broken ribs
'Dancing With the Stars' is back, and judges called it the best season premiere ever. But there were no reality stars—how is that possible?

TV host Maria Menounos and Derek Hough kicked things off, and Derek describes her dancing technique as Bambi on ice. I'm not sure if that's a compliment--it's been a while since I've seen the movie--but Maria manages to work the dance floor pretty nicely. The judges advise her to use more "hip action."

Soap star Jack Wagner hit up the dance floor with Anna Trebunskaya. Judges say the dance is "beautifully acted and danced." And he didn't even have sex with her twin sister while she was in a coma. Or, you know, some other soap opera plot.
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Maria Menounos was involved in a Super Bowl bet, and apparently, the punishment for losing was getting to show off your 0% body fat figure.

The Extra host stripped down to a tiny string bikini in New York’s Times Square this afternoon, after promising her co-host Mario Lopez that she would wear a Giants bikini if the New England Patriots lost the Super Bowl.
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Summers here, so that means it’s time to head to the beach, work on your tan, and start sun-worshipping celebrities who probably look better in their bikinis than us common folks.

Although AnnaLynne McCord is not technically at the beach in this photo, you can’t deny that McCord has one of the most enviable beach bodies. Whenever I feel tempted to drive through McDonalds, I think to myself WWMD (What Would McCord Do?) and most of the time, I don’t end up shoving my face with processed cow parts.

Ciara is strolling along the beach looking super laidback, but why does she need to worry, she’s always been known for her six-pack abs and doesn’t miss an opportunity to wear midriff baring tops in all her music videos.
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