"Dirty Dancing" darling Jennifer Grey, instead, showed once again that nobody puts Baby in a corner, snagging the coveted Mirror Ball Trophy for an emotional first-place finish.
The 50-year-old native New Yorker was crowned the newest "Dancing With The Stars" champ, sending Sarah Palin's daughter, Bristol, back to Alaska empty-handed.
"Yes! We did it!" said Grey, who hoisted the coveted trophy triumphantly above her head with professional partner Derek Hough on the live two-hour finale of the hit ABC show.
Grey fended off competitors half her age to take home the season 11 ballroom bonanza.
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