Karina Smirnoff on Mario's Ousting: I'll Miss Him "Licking His Lips"

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Now that R&B singer Mario's been voted off Dancing With the Stars, what will his partner Karina Smirnoff miss most?

"His attude," she told Usmagazine.com shortly after his elimination Tuesday, "and him licking his lips!"

Mario and Smirnoff earned 53 out of 60 points for their Viennese waltz and jive on Monday's performance show. One judge called his feet "bloody ugly" after his Latin dance.

"I never let my judges and what they said affect me because then you will focus on what they say, and you can't do that," Mario said.

Of his time on DWTS, he added, "We had a blast. What more can I ask for?"

Smirnoff — who who blasted rumors that she and Mario were hooking up — told
Us, "we will still hang out.

"He is mature, humble, a class act," she said. "He always took a high road."

Meanwhile, top-scorer Cristian de la Fuente — who ruptured a tendon last week — and partner Cheryl Burke still seem to be going strong. (She choreographed their tango and mambo routines this week so that he mostly used his good arm.)

They will join NFL player Jason Taylor, Olympic figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi and Marissa Jaret Winokur in next week's semifinals.

"I was so surprised!" Winokur told Us. "I did not at all think it was going to happen. I was so shocked they called us first — that was major!"

In honor of the show's 100th episode Tuesday, several former contestants — including Kelly Monaco, Jane Seymour, Drew Lachey, Ian Ziering, Sabrina Bryan -- popped by.

"I wish more people would of danced!" Yamaguchi told Us. "I was hoping Joey Lawrence, Drew Lachey and Stacey Keibler would have danced!"

Tell Us: Did Mario deserve to go home?