Witney Carson
Dancing with the Stars performances
Table:
Season

Partner

Place

Average Score

18

Cody Simpson

9th

23.8

19

Alfonso Ribeiro

1st

27.7*

20

Chris Soules

5th

21.9*

21

Carlos PenaVega

4th

26.6

22

Von Miller

7th

22.9

23

Vanilla Ice

10th

19.6*

24

Chris Kattan

12th

14.7*

25

Frankie Muniz

3rd

26.0

26

Chris Mazdzer

4th

23.5

27

Milo Manheim

2nd

27.5

28

Kel Mitchell

2nd

25.5

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Season eighteen of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 17 , 2014 . Len Goodman , Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges ; Tom Bergeron returned as host while Erin Andrews replaced Brooke Burke-Charvet as co-host . Bandleader Ray Chew replaced the Harold Wheeler orchestra and singers . In addition , the skybox made a return to the show and the judges table returned to the left side of the ballroom . This season was also first to feature a new twist called The Switch Up , which gave viewers the opportunity to vote and change up celebrity/professional pairings for a week during the season . Each celebrity was required to leave his or her assigned partner and perform with a new pro for one week . This season is notable for being the first in which a dance that has been featured in every season , the paso doble , was only performed once ( by Charlie White and Sharna Burgess ) . On May 20 , 2014 , Meryl Davis and her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy were crowned the champions , marking the first time that Chmerkovskiy has won . Amy Purdy and Derek Hough were the runners-up , and Candace Cameron Bure and Mark Ballas finished in third place .
Cody Simpson ( born 11 January 1997 ) is an Australian musician , singer , songwriter , dancer , actor and model . He is signed with the talent agency ICM Partners . He had portrayed the lead role of Dmitry in the Broadway musical Anastasia from November 2018 through April 2019 . The same year he won the first season of The Masked Singer ( Australia ) .
Season nineteen of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 15 , 2014 . On November 25 , 2014 , Alfonso Ribeiro and his partner Witney Carson were crowned champions . The runners-up were Sadie Robertson and Mark Ballas , and Janel Parrish and Valentin Chmerkovskiy came in third . Ribeiro was the first male celebrity to win since Donald Driver in season 14 , and it was Carson 's first win - she is the first former So You Think You Can Dance contestant turned Dancing with the Stars professional to win . Cheryl Burke , who was featured on every season of the show except the first , decided to leave when her contract expired at the end of the nineteenth season . She returned in season 23 .
Alfonso Lincoln Ribeiro Sr. ( born September 21 , 1971 ) is an American actor , comedian , dancer , singer , director , game show host , and television personality . He played Alfonso Spears on the sitcom Silver Spoons , Carlton Banks on the NBC sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , and Maxwell Stanton on In the House . He is the host of ABC 's America 's Funniest Home Videos , replacing host Tom Bergeron , who left after 15 years . Ribeiro hosted the GSN game show Catch 21 , the ABC Family show Spell-Mageddon , and the television show Dance 360 . He also starred in the title role of the Broadway musical The Tap Dance Kid and took part in the 13th season of the British reality show I 'm a Celebrity.Get Me Out of Here ! Ribeiro won Season 19 of Dancing with the Stars with professional partner Witney Carson .
Season twenty of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 16 , 2015 , and concluded on May 19 , 2015 . This season marked the ten-year anniversary of the show . In honor of the anniversary , the winners , Rumer Willis and Valentin Chmerkovskiy ( in his first win as a professional ) , received a special 10th Anniversary golden Mirrorball Trophy . The runners-up were Riker Lynch and Allison Holker , while Noah Galloway and Sharna Burgess came in third .
Christopher Douglas Soules is an American reality television personality and farmer who starred in the nineteenth season of ABC 's The Bachelor . He earned his role as the Bachelor by becoming a fan favorite during his time on the tenth season of The Bachelorette with Andi Dorfman , where he placed third . He has also appeared in Dancing with the Stars .
Season twenty-one of the American television competition series Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 14 , 2015 . On November 24 , 2015 , Bindi Irwin and her partner Derek Hough were crowned champions . Nick Carter and Sharna Burgess finished second , Alek Skarlatos and Lindsay Arnold placed third . This season set records for the total number of perfect scores awarded ( 23 ) and the number of stars to receive at least one perfect score with 7 ( Bindi Irwin , Nick Carter , Alek Skarlatos , Carlos PenaVega , Tamar Braxton , Alexa PenaVega , and Andy Grammer ) . Irwin also set a record with 8 perfect scores ( a record broken in season 25 by Jordan Fisher ) and became the second youngest winner of the show at 17 years old ( after season 8 winner Shawn Johnson , who was 3 days younger at the time of her win , and later slipped to third behind season 23 winner Laurie Hernandez , who was 16 years old at the time of her win ) . This also marked Hough 's sixth competitive win , extending his own record for the most wins for a professional dancer on the series .
Carlos Roberto PenaVega ( né Pena Jr. ; born August 15 , 1989 ) is an American actor and singer . He starred on the Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush as Carlos García , and was a member of the band Big Time Rush . He was also the host of the network 's game show Webheads .
Season twenty-two of Dancing with the Stars premiered March 21 , 2016 , on the ABC network . Hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews returned , as did judges Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli . Len Goodman returned as head judge , after being absent for the previous season ; while Julianne Hough did not return as judge . On May 24 , 2016 , Nyle DiMarco and his partner Peta Murgatroyd were crowned champions ; this was Murgatroyd 's second win on the show , as she also won season 14 with Donald Driver . DiMarco is also the first deaf contestant to win the show . Paige VanZant and Mark Ballas finished second , while Ginger Zee and Valentin Chmerkovskiy placed third .
Von B'Vsean Miller Jr. ( born March 26 , 1989 ) is an American football outside linebacker for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League ( NFL ) . Miller played college football at Texas A & M , where he earned consensus All-American honors and was awarded the Butkus Award as the most outstanding college linebacker in the nation . He was drafted by the Broncos second overall in the 2011 NFL Draft . Considered among the best defenders in the league , he is an eight-time Pro Bowl selection , receiving first-team All-Pro honors as a rookie . At the conclusion of the 2015 NFL season , Miller was named Super Bowl MVP after the Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers in Super Bowl 50 . Following his Super Bowl victory , he appeared on season 22 of Dancing with the Stars .
Season twenty-three of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 12 , 2016 , on the ABC network . On November 23 , 2016 , Olympic gymnast Laurie Hernandez and Valentin Chmerkovskiy were announced the winner ; IndyCar driver James Hinchcliffe and Sharna Burgess placed second , and retired NFL player Calvin Johnson Jr. and Lindsay Arnold placed third . Having won at age 16 , Hernandez is currently the youngest winner of the show , surpassing Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson ( season 8 ) .
Robert Matthew Van Winkle ( born October 31 , 1967 ) , known professionally as Vanilla Ice , is an American rapper , actor , and television host . Born in South Dallas , and raised in Texas and South Florida , Ice released his debut album , Hooked , in 1989 on Ichiban Records , before signing a contract with SBK Records , a record label of the EMI Group , which released a reformatted version of the album in 1990 under the title To the Extreme , which contained Ice 's best-known hits : Ice Ice Baby and a cover of Play That Funky Music . Ice Ice Baby was the first hip hop single to top the Billboard charts . Although he was successful , Ice later regretted his business arrangements with SBK , which had paid him to adopt a more commercial appearance to appeal to a mass audience and published fabricated biographical information without his knowledge . After surviving a suicide attempt , Ice changed his musical style and lifestyle . While his later , less mainstream albums failed to chart or receive much radio airplay , Ice has had an underground following . In 2009 , Ice began hosting The Vanilla Ice Project on DIY Network . His latest album , WTF - Wisdom , Tenacity & Focus , was released in August 2011 . After that , Ice signed to Psychopathic Records .
Season twenty-four of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 20 , 2017 , on the ABC network . On May 23 , 2017 , NFL runningback Rashad Jennings and Emma Slater , were declared the winners , marking Slater 's first win . Former MLB catcher David Ross and Lindsay Arnold finished second , while Fifth Harmony singer Normani Kordei and Val Chmerkovskiy finished third .
Christopher Lee Kattan ( /kəˈtæn/ ) is an American actor , comedian , and author . He is best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live , his role as Bob on the first four seasons of The Middle , for playing Doug Butabi in A Night at the Roxbury and Bunnicula in Bunnicula .
Season twenty-five of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 18 , 2017 , on the ABC network . On November 21 , 2017 , actor and singer Jordan Fisher and Lindsay Arnold were declared the winners , marking Arnold 's first win . Violinist and composer Lindsey Stirling and Mark Ballas finished second , while actor and race car driver Frankie Muniz and Witney Carson finished third . Having won at age 23 , Fisher is currently the youngest male winner of the show , surpassing short track speed skating competitor Apolo Anton Ohno ( season 4 ) . Fisher also currently holds the record for most perfect scores by a celebrity in a season ( 9 ) , surpassing Bindi Irwin ( season 21 ) and Laurie Hernandez ( season 23 ) .
Francisco Muniz IV ( born December 5 , 1985 ) is an American actor . He is best known for playing the title character in the Fox television family sitcom Malcolm in the Middle , which earned him an Emmy Award nomination and two Golden Globe Award nominations . At the height of his fame , he was considered as one of the most popular child actors and in 2003 , he was considered one of Hollywood 's most bankable teens . In 2008 , he put his acting career on hold to pursue an open-wheel racing career , and competed in the Atlantic Championship . From 2012 to 2014 , he was a drummer in the band Kingsfoil .
Season twenty-six of Dancing with the Stars , titled Dancing with the Stars : Athletes , premiered on April 30 , 2018 , on the ABC network . The four-week season , the shortest ever , features a cast of current and former athletes . This is the first season where more than one couple is eliminated each week . On May 21 , 2018 , Olympic figure skater Adam Rippon and Jenna Johnson were announced the winners , marking the first win for Johnson . Rippon is the first openly gay winner . NFL player Josh Norman , with Sharna Burgess , and former Olympic figure skater Tonya Harding , with Sasha Farber , were both announced as runners-up .
Christopher Chris Mazdzer ( /ˈmæzdər/ ; born June 26 , 1988 ) is an American luger who has been active internationally since 2001 . He competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , finishing 13th on both occasions . At the 2018 Winter Olympics Mazdzer won the silver medal in the Men 's Single Luge , becoming the first U.S. men 's singles luge medalist and is the first and currently only non-European to win a medal in that event .
Season twenty-seven of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 24 , 2018 , on the ABC network . On November 19 , 2018 , Radio personality Bobby Bones and Sharna Burgess were announced the winners , marking the first win for Burgess . Disney Channel star Milo Manheim with Witney Carson , actress and activist Evanna Lynch with Keo Motsepe , and model and social media personality Alexis Ren with Alan Bersten were announced as runners-up during the live finale show , but the order of finish was not revealed on the program . ABC only revealed after the show was over that Milo and Witney placed second , Evanna and Keo placed third , while Alexis and Alan placed fourth .
Milo Manheim ( born March 6 , 2001 ) is an American actor . He is known for his starring role as Zed in the 2018 Disney Channel Original Movie , Zombies . He finished in second place on season 27 of Dancing with the Stars .
Season twenty-eight of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 16 , 2019 on the ABC network . On November 25 , 2019 , The Bachelorette star Hannah Brown and professional dancer Alan Bersten were announced winners , marking Berstens first win . Actor and comedian Kel Mitchell and Witney Carson finished second , while singers Ally Brooke and Sasha Farber and Lauren Alaina and Gleb Savchenko came in third and fourth place respectively .
Kel Johari Rice Mitchell ( born August 25 , 1978 ) is an American actor , stand-up comedian , musician , singer , and rapper . He is known for his work as a regular cast member of the Nickelodeon sketch comedy series All That , as the Invisible Boy in the 1999 Ben Stiller and Geoffrey Rush superhero satire film Mystery Men , his portrayal of Kel Kimble on the Nickelodeon sitcom Kenan & Kel , his role as Ed in the film and All That sketch Good Burger , as the voice of Dutch in the Disney XD cartoon Motorcity , and as Ray in the 2006 sequel to Like Mike , Like Mike 2 : Streetball . He also starred as Double G on the Nickelodeon series Game Shakers . Kel was on Dancing with the Stars on the 28th season and placed 2nd alongside his partner Witney Carson .