HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — Nicole Scherzinger and her pro partner, Derek Hough, won Dancing With the Stars on Tuesday night, an experience that left the Pussycat Dolls singer in a state of shock.
"I'm kind of speechless right now," Scherzinger told People magazine after the victory. "I'm going to go into a room and cry. It's not about the trophy. It's beyond the trophy. The experience and the challenge and everything you go through — it's a lot of life-changing experiences in three months and it's just so intense."
"I'm totally emotional," added Hough, who won for the second time. "Nicole and I burst out into tears backstage after our Argentine tango. We were so overwhelmed with how happy we were with what was going on tonight. Win, lose, draw we were going to be happy. But to win is phenomenal."
Scherzinger and Hough beat out Evan Lysacek and Anna Trebunskaya to claim the coveted Mirror Ball trophy.
"We feel like we haven’t left anything on the table," Lysacek told the mag. "We all gave it our best shot, but Derek and Nicole were the best from day one. They inspired all of us and kept it going week after week and we're very happy for them."
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