ABC's final 'Dancing with the Stars' pairs list for 2009

By April MacIntyre Aug 26, 2009, 15:03 GMT

DWTS contestant US singer Macy Gray performs during her concert in Bydgoszcz, Poland, 29 May 2009. EPA/Piotr Ulanowski

ABC released the sixteen couples for season nine of "Dancing With the Stars," which premieres Monday, September 21.

What we can expect are injuries, great makeup and hair, and surprises in who falls away first and who has the chops to keep hoofing it to the bitter end.

Monsters and Critics will be there once again in the custom makeup trailer with Emmy winner makeup department head, Melanie Mills and her amazing hardworking team of Zena, Nadege, Patty and Angela as they makeup up the pros and stars for each week's faceoff.

From ABC:

Louie Vito and Chelsie Hightower (Vito is a snowboarder)

Kathy Ireland and Tony Dovolani (Kathy is an ex supermodel and entrepreneur)

Ashley Hamilton and Edyta Sliwinska (son of super tanned George)

Tom DeLay and Cheryl Burke (Indicted ex congressman)

Kelly Osbourne and Louis Van Amstel

Macy Gray and Jonathan Roberts (singer)

Aaron Carter and Karina Smirnoff (TV personality?)

Natalie Coughlin and Alec Mazo (Olympian swimmer)

Chuck Lidell and Anna Trebunskaya Depends (UFC champ)

Debi Mazar and Maksim Chmerkovsky (Actress and former makeup artist!)

Joanna Krupa and Derek Hough (Model)

Mya and Dmitry Chaplin (singer)

Mark Dacascos and Lacey Schwimmer (TV star)

Michael Irvin and Anna Demidova (Footballer)

Melissa Joan Hart and Mark Ballas (Actress)

Donny Osmond and Kym Johnson (America's sweetheart - lil bit Rocknrolla)