Nicole Scherzinger, The Pussycat Doll lead singer wins “Dancing With the Stars”! Scherzinger and her partner Derek Hough were crowned winners of the ABC hit show after beating Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek.

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more Nicole and Derek after the jump…

Nicole said after the win, “I feel like I just won a Grammy,” “A dancing Grammy!”

Scherzinger performed a high-energy jive as her final dance that earned a perfect score of 30 and inspired head judge Len Goodman to say, “There can only be one winner of ‘Dancing With the Stars.’ It should be you.”

Derek, a two-time Dancing with the Stars champ said, “Win or lose tonight, I was just very, very happy with the entire season,” “To get the trophy at the end of it, that was just amazing.”

Nicole added,”This has been probably the greatest reward personally, this whole personal journey,” she said. “I’ve learned so much about myself. I’ve learned so much about Derek Hough. He’s made me a better person through this.”

Congratulations Nicole and Derek. Did you think they would be the winners? Seriously I certainly did.

photos: Bauer Griffin

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