Tonight on Dancing With The Stars Maria Menounos and her professional dance partner Derek Hough were sent home in a shocking semi-final elimination. Maria emerged as the  frontrunner for the Mirror Ball trophy last night after her perfect performances.

The judges scored them a 29/30 for their jive last night and had this to say about their performance: Judges Comments: Bruno: You really did it. There are always quirky details from you guys. It all worked beautifully, it shouldn’t have but it did. It was great! Carrie Ann:  I noticed you are on it tonight. Perfectly dances.  Fantastic!  Len: It was not a traditional jive, but it worked.  You had a little stumble, watch the tape you will see, but WELL Done!

The judges scored them a perfect score of 30/30 for their Argentince Tango and had this to say about their dance: Judges Comments: Len:  I was totally caught up in. It was fabulous!  Bruno: Enticing and titillating, leading up to expectations beyond my wildest dreams. It was absolutely fabulous!  Carrie Ann: I remember when you first started Maria. The transpiration you’ve undergone is credibly beautiful. I loved the dance. Ridiculous lines, fabulous dance, it was beautiful. It was amazing just loved it!

If you missed her performances last night you can see the videos here.

During her journey with Dancing With The Stars Maria suffered broken ribs and an injury to her foot but she still continued to perform at a high level.  What do you think of Maria being sent home tonight?  Do you think she deserved to go?  Hit the comments and let us know your thoughts!

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