<P> 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 . </P>
<P> 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 . </P>
who won dancing with the stars season 21
who won dancing with the stars season 21
Bindi Irwin Derek Hough
Bindi Irwin Derek Hough