Dancing with the Stars season 5 winner and Julianne Hough partner Helio Castroneves welcomes 2010 with a bang, as he and girlfriend Adriana Henao welcomed their first daughter Mikaella on December 28th at a little over 4pm in Atlanta.
The former Indy 500 champ who won
Dancing with the Stars' fifth season by beating heavy favorite former Spice Girl Mel B. became a father when Adriana gave birth a full week ahead of her January 6 schedule. Mikaella weighed in at 7 pounds, 3 ounces, and measured 19 inches.
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BuddyTV's Best of 2009 Their first child was supposed to be named Indy (he won his third career victory at the Indy 500 in May), but the two dropped the idea citing that it was "a little too much."
Castroneves, 34, faced legal trouble in October 2008, when he was charged with six counts of tax evasion worth some $5.5 million owed to the IRS. The trial closed in April 2009, and he was acquitted of all charges.
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