Nyle DiMarco Snags Epic Win On “Dancing With The Stars”

"This is for 70 million of Deaf people in the world!"

From: NewNowNext

 Nyle DiMarco, the 27-year-old deaf, sexually fluid America’s Next Top Model winner who dazzled America and the Dancing With the Stars judges with near flawless performances week after week this season, reined in another win last night and walked away with the coveted Mirrorball trophy.

DiMarco emerged as a top competitor early on this season, and even though it was obvious he would be the one to take the competition during last night’s live finale, it didn’t make the crowning moment any less emotional.

“This is such an amazing feeling,” Nyle’s dance partner Peta Murgatroyd said before the couple hoisted the trophy in the air. “This whole thing has been so incredible because of this man. I owe everything to him.”

DiMarco has used his platform to raise awareness for the deaf community, discussed his advocacy work in a celebratory post on Facebook this morning.

“This is for 70 million of Deaf people in the world!” he wrote. “This is for all the Deaf kids suffering language deprivation”:

On Instagram, he posted a shot of himself and Peta showing the Mirrorball a little love:

I CANT BELIEVE IT! WE WON! WE WON THE MIRROR BALL!!! This is for 70 million Deaf people in the world! Thank you all for your CONTINUING SUPPORT. @petamurgatroyd YOU ARE AMAZING. Thank you for embracing this journey with me. Thank you for pushing me and believing in me. I love you!

A photo posted by Nyle DiMarco (@nyledimarco) on May 24, 2016 at 9:21pm PDT