KEY POINTS:
Suzanne Paul has won the third series of Dancing with the Stars.
Tonight's two-hour final saw the two remaining contestants, Suzanne Paul and Megan Alatini dance three styles each (a mixture of Latin and Ballroom).
Alatini and comeback infomercial queen Paul defied an online Herald poll that predicted their early demise in TVNZ's popular series.
They knocked out former Silver Fern and newsreader April Ieremia, actor Greer Robson, former All Black Frank Bunce, broadcaster Paul Holmes, Wanganui mayor Michael Laws and former Tall Black, Brendon Pongia.
THE FINALISTS:
Suzanne Paul
* Infomercial queen, former television personality.
* Age: 50.
* From: Wolverhampton, England.
* Marital status: Married, no children.
* Dance partner: Stefano Olivieri.
* Bottom-two visits: One.
* Herald online poll rating before competition started: 10 per cent.
* Background: Came to New Zealand with $15 in her pocket in 1991 before her entrepreneurial flair and products such as the Suzanne Clip and Natural Glow pushed her worth to $39 million just five years later.
* Lost the lot in an ill-fated Maori tourism venture, Rawaka, in 2005 and was declared bankrupt but plans a comeback.
Megan Alatini
* Singer, Former NZ Idol judge.
* Age: 30.
* From: Cape Town, South Africa.
* Marital status: Married to former All Black Pita Alatini, three children.
* Dance partner: Jonny Williams.
* Bottom-two visits: One.
* Herald online poll rating before competition started: 3 per cent.
* Background: Immigrated to New Zealand from Cape Town in 1987 and later became one of five members of the world's first made-for-TV pop band, TrueBliss. The band had a number one album and single in 1999 in New Zealand.
