Pamela Anderson, Shawn Johnson, Joey Fatone, Drew Lachey and Bristol Palin are among the contestants on the upcoming all-star edition season of "Dancing With the Stars."

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Kirstie Alley, Helio Castroneves, Gilles Marini, Kelly Monaco, Apolo Anton Ohno, Melissa Rycroft and Emmitt Smith round out the cast. Viewers will be able to vote on which of three past contestants will be the 13th competitor this year: Sabrina Bryan, Carson Kressley or Kyle Massey.

ABC announced the competitors Friday at the Television Critics Association summer press tour.

The show's first all-star season is an attempt to reignite a show that has lost heat and ratings in recent seasons. Palin's inclusion, at least, is likely to get people talking. The daughter of former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin made it to the final three on the show. Critics said she would never have gotten so far if not for a concentrated campaign by fans of her mother.

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She was asked during a TCA panel why she would subject herself to criticism from the public and press again.

"I just think that God provides opportunities like this," she said. "The press is going to talk about me no matter what, so I might as well be having fun."

Both Palin and Lachey are also connected to an upcoming NBC reality show: Lachey's brother, Nick, will compete on "Stars Earn Stripes" alongside Palin's father, Todd.

Lachey, Monaco, Smith, Ohno, Castroneves, and Johnson are all past winners.

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