<P> As of season 26 , 296 celebrities have competed . Seven of those withdrew from the competition : Sara Evans of season three left the show to `` give her family full attention '' after filing for divorce ; Misty May - Treanor of season seven was forced to pull out after an ankle injury ; Tom DeLay of season nine reportedly withdrew `` due to stress fractures in both of his feet '' ; Dorothy Hamill of season sixteen withdrew due to a previous injury that was unrelated to the competition ; Billy Dee Williams of season eighteen quit due to a back injury ; Kim Zolciak - Biermann of season twenty - one was forced to withdraw after suffering a mini-stroke , which prevented her from flying to California ; and Tamar Braxton of season twenty - one withdrew due to pulmonary embolisms in her lungs . At age 14 , actress Willow Shields of season twenty was the youngest contestant to compete on the show . At age 82 , actress Cloris Leachman of season seven was the oldest contestant to compete on the show . At age 51 , singer Donny Osmond of season nine was the oldest contestant to win the competition . At age 16 years , Laurie Hernandez of season twenty - three was the youngest contestant to win . The first ( and , as of now , only ) contestant to pass away after appearing on the show is Florence Henderson of season eleven , who died in November 2016 , six years after her participation . Forty - four professional dancers have partnered with the celebrities . The twenty - six winners of the show , in chronological order , are Kelly Monaco , Drew Lachey , Emmitt Smith , Apolo Anton Ohno , Hélio Castroneves , Kristi Yamaguchi , Brooke Burke , Shawn Johnson , Donny Osmond , Nicole Scherzinger , Jennifer Grey , Hines Ward , J.R. Martinez , Donald Driver , Melissa Rycroft , Kellie Pickler , Amber Riley , Meryl Davis , Alfonso Ribeiro , Rumer Willis , Bindi Irwin , Nyle DiMarco , Laurie Hernandez , Rashad Jennings , Jordan Fisher and Adam Rippon . The fifteen professional partners who have won are Alec Mazo , Cheryl Burke ( twice ) , Julianne Hough ( twice ) , Mark Ballas ( twice ) , Derek Hough ( six times ) , Kym Johnson ( twice ) , Karina Smirnoff , Peta Murgatroyd ( twice ) , Tony Dovolani , Maksim Chmerkovskiy , Witney Carson , Valentin Chmerkovskiy ( twice ) , Emma Slater , Lindsay Arnold and Jenna Johnson . </P>
<P> As of season 26 , 296 celebrities have competed . Seven of those withdrew from the competition : Sara Evans of season three left the show to `` give her family full attention '' after filing for divorce ; Misty May - Treanor of season seven was forced to pull out after an ankle injury ; Tom DeLay of season nine reportedly withdrew `` due to stress fractures in both of his feet '' ; Dorothy Hamill of season sixteen withdrew due to a previous injury that was unrelated to the competition ; Billy Dee Williams of season eighteen quit due to a back injury ; Kim Zolciak - Biermann of season twenty - one was forced to withdraw after suffering a mini-stroke , which prevented her from flying to California ; and Tamar Braxton of season twenty - one withdrew due to pulmonary embolisms in her lungs . At age 14 , actress Willow Shields of season twenty was the youngest contestant to compete on the show . At age 82 , actress Cloris Leachman of season seven was the oldest contestant to compete on the show . At age 51 , singer Donny Osmond of season nine was the oldest contestant to win the competition . At age 16 years , Laurie Hernandez of season twenty - three was the youngest contestant to win . The first ( and , as of now , only ) contestant to pass away after appearing on the show is Florence Henderson of season eleven , who died in November 2016 , six years after her participation . Forty - four professional dancers have partnered with the celebrities . The twenty - six winners of the show , in chronological order , are Kelly Monaco , Drew Lachey , Emmitt Smith , Apolo Anton Ohno , Hélio Castroneves , Kristi Yamaguchi , Brooke Burke , Shawn Johnson , Donny Osmond , Nicole Scherzinger , Jennifer Grey , Hines Ward , J.R. Martinez , Donald Driver , Melissa Rycroft , Kellie Pickler , Amber Riley , Meryl Davis , Alfonso Ribeiro , Rumer Willis , Bindi Irwin , Nyle DiMarco , Laurie Hernandez , Rashad Jennings , Jordan Fisher and Adam Rippon . The fifteen professional partners who have won are Alec Mazo , Cheryl Burke ( twice ) , Julianne Hough ( twice ) , Mark Ballas ( twice ) , Derek Hough ( six times ) , Kym Johnson ( twice ) , Karina Smirnoff , Peta Murgatroyd ( twice ) , Tony Dovolani , Maksim Chmerkovskiy , Witney Carson , Valentin Chmerkovskiy ( twice ) , Emma Slater , Lindsay Arnold and Jenna Johnson . </P>
who has won the most mirror balls on dwts
who has won the most mirror balls on dwts
Derek Hough
Derek Hough