Kelly Monaco
Actor /
Dancer
Kelly Monaco's big win on the 2005 "reality" series
Dancing With the Stars made her a household name in much of America. 5'1", brunette and curvy, Monaco posed for
Playboy magazine in April of 1997, then landed a small recurring role in the series
Baywatch (199798). Her next stop was soap operas: she appeared on
Port Charles from 19992003, then moved to General Hospital in 2003, where she played the rebellious Samantha "Sam" McCall.
Dancing With the Stars featured celebrities like model
Rachel Hunter and boxer Evander Holyfield paired with professional partners in a seies of ballroom dance competitions. The show was the surprise hit of summer 2005, and Monaco and her partner Alec Mazo won the competition after a final danceoff with actor John O'Hurley (who played J. Peterman on the show
Seinfeld) and his partner Charlotte Jorgensen.
Other Baywatch stars include
Pamela Anderson,
Alexandra Paul and
Yasmine Bleeth.
Women Celebrities