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When Kendra Wilkinson shimmied her way onto the dance floor last week for her samba with Louis Van Amstel to “Livin’ La Vida Loca,” we did a Dancing With the Stars costume double take. Audrina Patridge wore a similar look last season! To get to the bottom of it, we asked the show’s costume designer Randall Christensen about the similarities. “The foundation of the costume is a four-way stretch lyrcra, on which we layer rows and rows of fringe,” he told us. “Audrina and Kendra have very different styles on the dance floor, but beads and micro minis work sensationally on them both!” While the fabric and materials are the same, the hemline and the neckline are different, and Christensen did so to enhance different areas of their bodies. “I try to keep Kendra in those micro minis to elongate her legs,” he said. “Audrina’s legs are quite long, so the flouncy ruffled hemline added even more action to her legs when she danced.” See more of InStyle’s DWTS costume coverage here.

Dancing With the Stars’ fans were shocked last night when Audrina Partridge was voted off the show.  Not to worry, though—the former Hill’s star has plenty coming up to keep her busy. She’s set to star in her own VH1 reality show that focuses on her life and her family—filming begins in January—and she’s continuing as the face of Bongo. In addition to starring in the ads, Audrina and Bongo recently announced the “Style My Bongo Booty” contest. The person who puts together the best outfit for Audrina wins a trip to style her at her next Bongo photoshoot and $1,000 cash. Enter at Bongo.com.

See Audrina’s best Dancing With the Stars Style moments.

It’s week five of Dancing With The Stars and reality star Audrina Patridge has held on as one of the eight remaining contestants. While her svelte figure looks like it was made for the show’s revealing costumes, she had to work hard to increase her flexibility, stamina and strength six weeks before rehearsals began with Bodyline Pilates instructor Maria Leone. “We worked out for an hour, 2-3 times per week until rehearsals became all-encompassing, and now we try to fit it in whenever she can,” says Leone, who also works with celebrities like Kate Bosworth. “For all the exercise Audrina has done in the past, very little focus was placed on flexibility. The ability to lift your leg high or perform the splits looks great when you are on stage, so we spent a lot of time increasing hamstring flexibility and strengthening her core to support a strong dance posture.” Try Audrina’s core and flexibility exercises at home (after the jump) and tune into tonight at 8 p.m. EST on ABC to watch her and partner Tony Dovolani perform the rumba! More

After six seasons of seemingly non-stop drama, The Hills is, as of tonight, finally over. But don’t fret about star Audrina Partridge‘s career prospects: She’s just been tapped to be the new face of Bongo, following in the footsteps of former spokeswomen Kim Kardashian, Nicole Richie, Rachel Bilson, and fellow Hills girl Kristin Cavallari. “I am thrilled,” Audrina said in a statement. “Generations of women, including my mom and sisters, have loved this iconic brand, and it’s exciting to be a part of something that is so classically cool.” The label’s fall collection will be available exclusively at Sears and K-Mart; check out the video after the jump and click through our gallery to see the rest of the ads plus some behind-the-scenes shots.

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