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  • ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Season 9 contestants Melissa Joan Hart, Aaron Carter and Kelly Osbourne
  • ‘I Try’ singer Macy Gray
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  • Donny Osmond poses after performing in the Donny & Marie variety show at the Flamingo Las Vegas

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    ‘Dancing With The Stars’ Season 9 contestants Melissa Joan Hart, Aaron Carter and Kelly Osbourne

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    Donny Osmond poses after performing in the Donny & Marie variety show at the Flamingo Las Vegas

 
 

FIRST PUBLISHED: August 17, 2009 9:27 AM EDT
LAST UPDATED: August 17, 2009 11:41 AM EDT

NEW YORK, N.Y. --

This morning the new celebrities for Season 9 of “Dancing With the Stars” were unveiled.

“Dancing” host Tom Bergeron appeared on ABC’s “Good Morning America” with contestant Donny Osmond to announce the biggest roster ever in the show’s history.

The stars competing include: Supermodel Kathy Ireland, singer Macy Gray, actress Melissa Joan Hart, singer Mya, actor Ashley Hamilton, football star Michael Irvin, Food Network host Mark Dacascos, actor and singer Donny Osmond, reality star and singer Kelly Osbourne, actress Debi Mazar, Ultimate Fighting champion Chuck Liddell, Olympic swimming champ Natalie Coughlin, swimsuit model Joanna Krupa, Olympic snowboarder Louie Vito, pop star Aaron Carter, and former House Majority leader Tom DeLay.

Tom also revealed the show would have three weeks of double elimination in the middle of the season.

Season 9 of “Dancing With the Stars” will have a three-night premiere on ABC on September 21 at 8 PM EST.

To see the “Dancing with the Stars” contestants, CLICK HERE!

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