Posted on 08/17/2009 by Gina in Dancing with the Stars
by Gina Scarpa
Next month, Dancing With The Stars will return to ABC with the ballroom dancers you’ve come to know and love paired up with a new group of celebs itching to get on the dance floor. Noticeably missing from the list of season 9 contestants were rumored celebs Paula Abdul, Audrina Patridge, and LaToya Jackson. Instead, you’ll see models, singers, and Ultimate Fighting champion, and even a politician. Here’s the complete list of contestants for Dancing With The Stars season 9:
Kathy Ireland, 46, model
Best Known For: Appearing in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issues from 1984-1996
Macy Gray, 41, singer
Best Known For: Her 1999 one-hit wonder, “I Try”
Melissa Joan Hart, 33, actress
Best Known For: Her 1990s Nickelodeon show, Clarissa Explains It All
Mya, 29, singer
Best Known For: Lending her vocal talents to the 90s hits, “Ghetto Superstar” and “Lady Marmalade”
Ashley Hamilton, 34, actor-comedian
Best Known For: A 5 month marriage to Shannen Doherty
Michael Irvin, 43, football player
Best Known For: Being selected to the 2007 Pro Football Hall of Fame for his successful career as a Dallas Cowboys wide receivee
Mark Dacascos, 45, actor and martial artist
Best Known For: Being The Chairman on Food Network’s Iron Chef America
Donny Osmond, 51, entertainer
Best Known For: Making up one half of the brother-sister singing duo Donny and Marie
Kelly Osbourne, 24, singer
Best Known For: Mouthing off to her dad on the MTV reality show, The Osbournes
Debi Mazar, 45, actress
Best Known For: Her sharp tongued wit as publicist Shauna Roberts on HBO’s Entourage
Chuck Liddell, 39, UFC fighter
Best Known For: Being the Ultimate Fighting Champion light heavyweight champion
Natalie Coughlin, 26, swimmer
Best Known For: Being the first female American athlete to win 6 medals in one Olympics (2008)
Joanna Krupa, 30, model
Best Known For: Being named the Sexiest Swimsuit Model by Maxim magazine
Louie Vito, 21, snowboarder
Best Known For: Competing in the Winter X-Games in the Superpipe category
Aaron Carter, 21, singer
Best Known For: Being a teen pop star caught in a love triangle with Lindsay Lohan and Hilary Duff
Tom DeLay, 62, former House majority leader
Best Known For: His legal problems that forced him to step down as Republican House Majority Leader in 2005
Dancing With The Stars premieres Monday, September 21 at 8pm ET on ABC.
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