Danni Allen is crowned The Biggest Loser after dropping 121lbs... as she beats runner-up by just ONE POUND

By Iona Kirby

PUBLISHED: 23:54 EST, 18 March 2013 | UPDATED: 11:04 EST, 19 March 2013

Season 14 of The Biggest Loser came to a close on Monday and with it, a new winner.

Danni Allen took home the crown – but the runner-up wasn’t exactly far behind her.

The advertising account coordinator, 26, beat Jeff Nichols by just one pound.

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Winner: Danni Allen was crowned The Biggest Loser on Monday night

Danni was clearly nervous as she she stepped onto the scale for the weigh in as she was the last of the three to go

Danni went from 238lbs to 137lbs, meaning that she lost 46.9per cent of her body weight, and 121lbs in total.

Jeff on the other hand shed a staggering 181lbs, going from 388lbs to 207lbs. This meant he had lost 46.6per cent of his body weight.

Had Jeff managed to drop just one more pound, the percentage of his body weight lost would have exceeded Danni’s and he would have been the one taking home the $250,000 cash prize.

What a transformation: She lost 46.9per cent of her body weight

Danni was trained on the show by Gillian Michaels and walks away with a quarter of a million dollars

The winning moment! Danni celebrates as she walks away with a quarter of a million dollars

Slim and confident: Danni lost 121lbs, going from 238lbs to 137lbs

Girl power: Danni is the fifth female contestant to win the show after 14 seasons

Is that really me? Danni is the fifth female contestant to win the show after 14 seasons

Danni is the fifth female contestant to win the title of The Biggest Loser after 14 seasons.

‘I didn't know that my dreams were possible, and I finally feel like my dream's come true,’ Danni said during the finale, before her last weigh-in.

'I feel amazing. No one can take this away from me. I feel whole again and it just took clearing out all that mental stuff that I had going on to get to this place.'

Danni's 121LBS weight loss vs a 3D image of her former self...

And she was thrilled with her new body.

'I've worked so hard, and at the end of the day ... look at me!'

But Jeff didn’t go home empty-handed, as he found romance with Francelina Morillo, who was eliminated earlier on in the competition, during the show.

'For the first time in a long time, I am proud (of myself),' he said.

Congratulations! Jeff claps Dannii the moment she is named the winner... and beats him to the $250,000 prize by just 1lb

Congratulations! Jeff Nichols claps Dannii the moment she is named the winner... and beats him to the $250,000 prize by just 1lb

Close call: Jeff Nichlos came in second place after losing 46.6per cent of his body weight, and would have won had he lost just one more pound

Close call: Jeff came in second place after losing 46.6per cent of his body weight, and would have won had he lost just one more pound

Have I done it: WIth $250,000 at stake Jeff was understandably anxious as he stood waiting for his weight loss total

In third place was Jackson Carter, who went from 328lbs to 190lbs across the season.

This means that the 22-year-old, who works for an LGBT resource centre in Utah, managed to shed more than 42per cent of his body weight.

Danni wasn’t the only winner of the evening however.

Impressive: In third place was Jackson Carter, who went from 328lbs to 190lbs across the season

The big reveal: The three finalists showed off their trimmer figures next to images of their former selves

What a difference: Jackson Carter lost an amazing 138lbs

Eliminated contestant Gina McDonald was awarded $100,000 after continuing her weight loss regime at home.

The 47-year-old, who peppered the season with plenty of dramatic moments, had lost 132lbs and 46.1per cent of her total body weight.

Even if she didn't win the money prize, she said before the weigh in, she was already a winner with her stunning new look

Her profile has been made all the more stunning by her weight loss

She had to lose more than 120lbs to win the competition... and was clearly stunned when she eeked by the mark to win

The winning team! Bob Harper, Jillian Michaels, Alison Sweeney, and Dolvett Quince all pose with winner Dannii

Catch up with the whole of the Biggest Loser finale and all the gossip HERE on NBC

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They do go by highesest percent of body fat lost. Allison said it more than once on the finale and it's been the premise of the show all along.

- judy , usa, 19/3/2013 17:20

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even losing by a pound...who cares. THEY are thrilled to be thin and healthy. AND would not have done it without the program. I'm sure there are many people who would pay their hard earned $$ to be part of such a program. They look great.

- LauraJP , Groveland Florida, United States, 19/3/2013 17:17

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well done!!! she looks amazing!!!!!

- CALI , CAMBRIDGE, United Kingdom, 19/3/2013 17:11

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Congrats to her and the others. Once the show is over and life returns to normal, and they no longer exercise for hours and have food prepared for them, it will be interesting to see how many of them keep the weight off.

- chris , USA, 19/3/2013 17:08

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I don't think these programs should go by weight, they should go by body fat percentage or something to make it more fair, drinking more water one day could mean you lose out by 1 pound. - Em_B, Kent, 3/19/13 4:09 PM Biologically, men will have more lean muscles than women. No, they should keep it at the % of weight loss to keep it fair.

- City girl , Seattle, WA, 19/3/2013 16:49

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Wow she doesn't even look like the same person.

- samuelsav , Atlanta, 19/3/2013 16:41

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well done to those featured..the difficulty is keeping the weight off back in your normal life - without the trainers, the focus, the tv and back at work!

- dell , london, United Kingdom, 19/3/2013 16:40

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I applaud their weight loss. But, c'mon, they were eating 1500 calories and working out 8 hours a day and. How many of us can do that in the real world? The true test will be to see them in a year or two to see if they kept the weight off.

- just me , New York, United States, 19/3/2013 16:38

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She looks great - healthy and toned too. You can tell she worked very hard to get there. But losing weight so fast makes me question how healthy it really was.

- CSH , Gravesend, United Kingdom, 19/3/2013 16:36

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Much prefer the Aussie version of this show, The UK version is so naff and boring and the US version so false, but then I've noticed I much prefer the Aussie version of most things :)

- Grumpy Woman , Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, 19/3/2013 16:25

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