Shawn Johnson East

Shawn Johnson (born January 19, 1992) is a retired American Olympic gymnast. In 2009, when she was 17, she competed on Dancing with the Stars and became the show's youngest contestant and the show's youngest winner. She was on a team from 2004 till 2008 and then 2011. She retired in June 2012.

Shawn Johnson won the eighth season of Dancing with the Stars over Gilles Marini and Melissa Rycroft, who are finalists and all three returned to the All-Stars season of Dancing with the Stars, expect Shawn is partnered with Derek, Gilles is partnered with Peta, and Melissa dances with the same partner as before. She was partnered with Mark Ballas.

On Carol Leifer's 56th birthday, it was announced that Shawn will be competing the All-Star season of Dancing with the Stars. Her partner this time is Derek Hough and Bristol Palin dances with Mark Ballas again. After she retires from being in gymnastics, she competed the 15th season and did not get eliminated, but Pamela Anderson and Joey Fatone got eliminated.