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10 Celebs Who Were Robbed Of First Place On Dancing With the Stars

Zendaya, Normani, and James Van Der Beek are among the celebs who somehow lost the Mirrorball Trophy.

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Zendaya Coleman and Val Chmerkovskly from 'Dancing With the Stars' in 2013.
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Normani

There is virtually no better Gen Z dancer than Fifth Harmony alum Normani, as proven by her jaw-dropping “Wild Side” video and her consistent perfect scores on DWTS Season 24 in 2017. Despite her stellar dance routines, Normani finished third, behind athletes Rashad Jennings and David Ross.

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James Van Der Beek

The Dawson’s Creek star was earmarked as a frontrunner to win early in Season 28 in 2019. However, he was brutally eliminated from the show during the semi-finals, the same week that he and his wife Kimberly suffered a miscarriage.

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