Army veteran J.R. Martinez Wins the ABC's season 13 "Dancing With The Star"

After an emotional - and at times controversial -- season, army veteran and former "All My Children" actor J.R. Martinez came out the best among 11 celebrities to become the newest ballroom champion, alongside his partner and first-time mirrorball champ, professional dancer Karina Smirnoff.

In this way J.R. Martinez ended a storybook chapter to ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars' by hoisting the show's mirrorball trophy in victory following the finale on November 23.

Martinez, an Army veteran who often joked in the beginning of the season about how much of an unknown he was on the celebrity dance competition, went on to inspire millions of viewers with his story of recovery from a 2003 landmine explosion in Iraq.

During the show's two-day finals, Martinez, 28, and pro partner Karina Smirnoff, 33, also impressed enough with their fancy footwork to win the 13th season title, the first for Smirnoff. "Thank you, America, for believing in us," Martinez said.

After the show, a thrilled Martinez said, "I just want to breathe and take it all in. It's been such an amazing journey."

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Needless to say, that probably wasn't the best way to make an impression on director Nick Cassavetes, who "put me through the ringer in an interesting, excitingly creative way," Biel recalls. "But," she continues, "there's a million that get away. We're gluttons for punishment. It's just rejection."

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If the rejection ever got too rough, Biel says she's not opposed to dropping out of acting altogether to pursue other interests. "I'd love to write," she tells Elle. "I wrote a lot of short stories and poetry when I was a kid. That was my creative outlet. I've written a short film, and I've written poetry."