Karina Smirnoff

Karina Smirnoff (born Karina Smirnova on January 2, 1978 from Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a professional ballroom dancer of Ukrainian decent who is one of the pros on TV's Dancing with the Stars.

She is also a five-time U.S. National Champion, World Trophy Champion, and Asian Open Champion. Smirnoff has won the title at the UK Open, is a three-time champion at the US Open, two-time champion at the Asian Open, five-time champion at the Dutch Open, and five-time US National Professional Champion. She has taken second at the British Open Blackpool Dance Festival and she is the first woman to also ever make the "British Professional Final" with three different partners.