 Mel B and her dance partner received a perfect score |
She earned top marks from judges with her final performance of the mambo, but lost the viewer's vote to Brazilian racing driver Helio Castroneves.
Mel B had said winning the US version of Strictly Come Dancing would have meant "everything", but she "enjoyed all of it" anyway.
She and professional partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy narrowly won on judges' points, but lost out on audience votes.
'Complete dancer'
No details of the viewer's votes, which counted for 50%, were revealed.
The pop star added: "To be embraced by America would be... I would actually be speechless."
But she admitted that losing out "was a horrible feeling. I'm not going to deny it."
Mel B was lauded by judge Bruno Tonioli - who also appears on the UK's Strictly Come Dancing - who said: "You've proven that you're a complete dancer."
Her professional dance partner called her "one of my prize students" who had "improved 100%" during their 10-week partnership.
On Monday night's penultimate show, in which she finished top, the singer was supported by her four fellow Spice Girls, who were in the audience in Los Angeles.
In the final, US singer Marie Osmond came third.
She was eliminated at the start of the show, leaving Mel B and Castrovenes to slug it out for the mirrorball trophy.
The series began with 12 pairings of celebrities and professional dancers.
The programme has proved a ratings hit, regularly capturing in excess of 20 million viewers.
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