'Extra's' Maria Menounos Joins Cast of 'DWTS'!

February 28, 2012 Dancing With The Stars

"Extra's" Maria Menounos will compete on season 14 of "Dancing with the Stars," premiering Monday, March 19 at 8 PM on ABC!

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Maria Menounos, 33, will be partnered with three-time champ Derek Hough. Menounos took to her Twitter to post this pic with her new partner with the caption, "Yay!!!!"

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Maria and Derek talked with "Extra's" Renee Bargh about their excitement!


The show's twelve new contestants were announced Tuesday on "Good Morning America." Maria's competition includes:

Maria Menounos Super Bowl Bikini Gallery

Singer Gavin DeGraw, 35 -- with Karina Smirnoff

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Donald Driver, 37 -- with Peta Murgatroyd

Disney star Roshon Fegan, 20 -- with Chelsie Hightower

"Little House on the Prairie" actress Melissa Gilbert, 57 -- with Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Opera star Katherine Jenkins, 31 -- with Mark Ballas

Eight-time Grammy winner Gladys Knight, 67 -- with Tristsan MacManus

Telenova star William Levy, 31 -- with Cheryl Burke

Ex-tennis pro Martina Navratilova, 55 -- with Tony Dovolani

Co-host of "The View," Sherri Shephard, 44 -- with Val Chmerkovskiy

"Melrose Place" and "General Hospital" star Jack Wagner, 52 -- with Anna Trebunskaya

"Family Matters" actor ("Urkel") Jaleel White, 36 -- with Kym Johnson

"Extra's" Mario Lopez gave Maria some performing dos and don'ts!


And Renee talked with other "DWTS" Season 14 contestants!

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