Germany's Next Topmodel | |
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Season 3 | |
Judges |
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No. of contestants | 19 |
Winner | Jennifer Hof |
No. of episodes | 16 |
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Original network | ProSieben |
Original release | 28 February – 5 June 2008 |
Season chronology |
The third season of Germany's Next Topmodel (GNTM) aired on German television network ProSieben from 28 February 2008 to 5 June 2008, with 120 semi-finalists in the competition.
This season's tagline as mentioned in the television previews, is "Sie laufen wieder" ("They walk again" – as in to walk the runway). This season was commercially presented by Volkswagen Tiguan. For this season the number of contestants was expanded to 19. The show was hosted by top model Heidi Klum. Vanessa Hegelmaier, who withdrew due to an accident, became an internationally successful topmodel after the show. The winner of the show was 16-year-old Jennifer Hof from Rodgau.
The international destinations for this season were set in Barcelona, Vienna, Tel Aviv, Los Angeles, New York City and Sydney.
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1 | "Das große Casting in Köln" | 28 February 2008 | |
Out of 18.217 applicants, 120 girls from all over Germany, Austria and Switzerland came to Cologne to convince the judges of their qualities as Germany's next top model. The young women had to walk the runway either in a favourite outfit or bathing suit. Moreover, they undertook small challenges: Some had to sing, dance or scream in wrath, others were told to advertise a shampoo or even expose the preferences of a cleansing agent for toilets. Meanwhile, the other contestants had to show three different emotions (anger, pain, and happiness) in a one-minute photo shoot. The judges narrowed down the competition to fifty girls, who flew to Barcelona in a surprise trip the next morning. They were booked for the BREAD & BUTTER – tradeshow for selected brands festival on 16 January 17 January, and 18 January 2008. The show was presented by Phillipp Plein, a well-known designer, on the same evening. As most of the girls had not been very experienced in doing a runway show, some of them had severe problems on the catwalk which lead to several pitiable sights. In the end thirty girls reached the next round.
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2 | "Die Sedcard" | 6 March 2008 | |
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3 | "Erster Zoff im Modelhaus" | 13 March 2008 | |
The 19 finalists are taken to their first destination in Austria to do a photo shoot in front of a helicopter. However, before that judge Rolf Scheider reports about several complaints by the hotel organisation about how the girls left their rooms and asks the abusers to reveal themselves in front of the entire group. Gisele, Sarah and Gina-Lisa admit to having smoked in the rooms but who has drunk all the alcohol from the mini-bar remains a secret. Scheider promises consequences for everyone. At the photo shoot several girls have trouble with the wind like Gina-Lisa whose dress is constantly soaring up leaving her underwear visible for several moments but its Gisele who's taken most of the attention due to being afraid of helicopters. Back in Germany the girls finally arrive at the model house but as a result of none of them admitting having drunk the alcohol yet, they are taken back to a youth hostel as a punishment for the entire group. One day later they are finally allowed to stay in the luxurious building but it's the first house meeting, organized by Gisele, Katharina and Aisha, that is causing new trouble. Several girls accuse each other of being responsible for a bad atmosphere, and Gisele accuses Aline of having called Gina-Lisa a prostitute. The meeting ends without any constructive result when Gisele bursts out into tears because the group surrounding Aline is calling her a liar. On elimination day the girls have to do a runway walk in front of the judges while keeping an egg on a spoon in their mouth. While hearing her criticism, Katharina is asked by the judges who was bitching the most in the house, and as she states its Tainá both girls are happy to have a chat in front of the panel which is interrupted by Heidi after seeing no signs of results coming up from that. Outside the room Katharina is accused by the other girls for being a snitch and another argument between the two parties begins. The episode ends with a cliffhanger once again, the first time being season 2's episode 11. The elimination process is completely cut from the episode but a preview showed a few seconds of the following week's episode.
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4 | "Haare ab" | 20 March 2008 | |
Last week's elimination is shown at the very beginning of this episode. Rubina is eliminated due to the inability to express her personality in a photo shoot. Heidi Klum tells Aisha that she has a lot of potential but the judges don't think they are able to bring out the best in her, so she is sent home as well. The judges panel also decides to send Sandra home because her under achievements hamper the progress of the show. The remaining contestants go to a salon for their makeovers. Gina-Lisa and Wanda, however, complain throughout the entire process. Lohfink is upset in large part because she does not want to have her long white weave cut short. Badwal cries about her hair loss. Afterwards the contestants are taken to a fashion store where they have to pick outfits that match their new haircut. Once again Lohfink draws everybody's attention by wrapping herself up in ten articles of clothing. – She is certain that she is allowed to keep everything she wears. Gisele and Sarah are chosen as the challenge's winners. They get to choose a complete outfit for free. The girls then visit the tanzhaus nrw where personal coach Dr. Stefan Fredrich encourages them to talk about themselves in front of the group. Oppermann reveals being bullied in the past by her schoolmates and breaks down once again in front of the group just like some other girls. Eight contestants are given the chance to audition for the leading role in a C&A shoes television commercial; Janina wins the modelling job. For the week's photo shoot, the girls have to pose in pairs. Each girl is representing the opposite to her partner. Carolin and Jennifer are safe from elimination and get a business class ticket for the plane that will move the contestants to their new home in New York City. At judging, Aline is called out for not satisfying the judges' expectation concerning her photo, while Tainá Silva is criticized for her lack of potential. Both girls are eliminated.
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5 | "Willkommen in New York" | 27 March 2008 | |
The remaining 14 contestants start their journey in New York with attending different castings for the currently running New York Fashion Week. Janina finds herself in the lucky position of landing two jobs on different shows and Jennifer wins a job for a promotional in front of New York's skyline. Once again the girls get in trouble after being forced by the judges to vote for the four weakest among them that should not attend castings. Sarah is named by everyone including herself for still not being able to walk followed by Gina-Lisa, Carolin and Christina. Although not being among these four, Gisele gets teary for another time after receiving a heavy number of votes as well. At a casting for Miss 60 Vanessa, Janina, Bianca and Gisele reach the second round. Janina, who wins the casting is allowed to choose two girls of the other three to watch the show, what makes her choose Vanessa and Bianca. At the week's photo shoot at which the girls have to pose with exotic animals, Oppermann refuses to take photos with an ape after not being happy with how the animal is being treated by the team. Therefore, Heidi tells her on eliminations day that they are sick of her behavior and gives her a warning but lets her pass onto the next round. It is Elena, the only Austrian among the finalists, who has to leave New York halfway with being criticized for having started on a very high level but not being able to build upon this and being surpassed by the other girls. This week's photo shoot was inspired by the shoot for 1-800-Flowers on the episode "The Girl Who Suddenly Collapsed" from season 4 of America's Next Top Model .
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6 | "Ganz verliebt am Strand" | 3 April 2008 | |
This week's photo shoot was inspired by the beach shoot on the episode "The Girl Who Blames The Taxi Driver" from season 8 of America's Next Top Model .
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7 | "Keine Zeit für Jetlag!" | 10 April 2008 | |
This week's photo shoot was inspired by the gender swap shoot on the episode "The Girl Who Takes Credit" from season 8 of America's Next Top Model
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8 | "Vertical Catwalk" | 17 April 2008 | |
This week's photo shoot was inspired by the nude shoot on the episode "The Girl Who Marks Her Territory" from season 7 of America's Next Top Model
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9 | "Ab nach Down Under" | 24 April 2008 | |
This episode marks the first time that host Heidi Klum is not part of the judges panel.
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10 | "Tanz mit den Aborigines" | 1 May 2008 | |
Sarah refers to a Bild article published on 11 April 2008 – 33 days before the broadcast. [1] This week's reward photo shoot was shot on top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge as in "The Girl Who Blames The Taxi Driver" from season 8 of America's Next Top Model.
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11 | "Actiontraining, Diebestour und Tanzschritte" | 8 May 2008 | |
This week the contestants are put to the test when they have to maneuver their way through a laser maze. Carolin wins the challenge, and her reward is jewellery amounting to $10,000. This challenge is taken from the episode "The Girl Who Changes Her Attitude" from season 8 of America's Next Top Model. The episode features martial arts training with Daniel Bernhardt and a photo shoot for McDonald's Germany. In lieu of the main photo shoot that week, the girls act in a Kill Bill themed commercial shoot for a fictional energy drink called taka. The commercial is inspired by the Rollitos chips commercial in the episode "The Girl Whose Lip Puffed Up" from season 2 of America's Next Top Model. Raquel and Jennifer struggle with their commercials and eventually Alvarez is eliminated due to the lack of potential compared to the other contestants. The song that is played during Alvarez's Best of compilation is "Grissom's Overture" by John M. Keane.
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12 | "Showgirls, Küsse und Dita von Teese" | 15 May 2008 | |
This week, inspired by her appearance on "The Girl Who Graduates" from America's Next Top Model, Cycle 7, Dita von Teese helps the contestants to get into the mood for pin-up photography and posing, followed by a Rio Carnival themed photo shoot at the Orpheoum Theatre. It was partly inspired by the pin-up shoot on The Girls Who Are 1940s Pin-ups from season 5 of America's Next Top Model. Christina wins the job for a television commercial shoot for the women razor Gillette Venus Breeze filmed by director Ben Hartenstein. Jennifer has a minor accident in the girls' house, injuring her foot.
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13 | "Ed Hardy, Fitness und ein schmackhaftes Shooting" | 22 May 2008 | |
The girls are taken out jogging in the Hollywood Hills with judge Peyman Amin. Later they do a food-themed photo shoot with photographer Kristian Schuller.
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14 | "Cosmopolitan-Shooting, Angriff auf Peyman und die Final-Entscheidung" | 29 May 2008 | |
The girls have a busy last week in Los Angeles. The Ed Hardy casting finally results in a shoot with Christina shot by Christian Audigier. A German telco provider does a commercial shoot including an audition where Carolin is selected as the winner. A challenge in the mansion involves humiliating Peyman, just like in the episode Das große Cosmopolitan-Shooting steht bevor from season 2. At judging, Wanda gets eliminated due to a lack of potential. Christina and Jennifer enter the finale. When Janina and Carolin step forward to the judges, the episode ends with a cliffhanger once again, for the third time in season three.
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15 | "Semi-Final" | 3 June 2008 | |
For the first time in Germany's Next Topmodel history two episodes are broadcast within one week. This episode features the search for a male top model.
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16 | "Das Finale" | 5 June 2008 | |
The final show featured all of this cycle's contestants walking the runway. As in previous finale shows, a fake photo shooting is arranged, this time involving a spider and a python. Christina is eliminated first for being too sweet, what leaves Jennifer, who has the most potential, regarding to face and body, as well as Janina, who is the cycle's catwalk-queen. Monrose present their new single "Strike the Match" and Seal performs two of his songs. In the end Jennifer is declared the winner.
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Ages stated are at start of contest.
Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | Finish | Place |
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Rubina Radwanski | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Frankfurt | Episode 3 | 19–17 |
Aisha Grone | 16 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Modautal | ||
Sandra Korte | 22 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Leipzig | ||
Aline Tausch | 20 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Munich | Episode 4 | 16–15 |
Tainá Santos Silva | 18 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Brühl | ||
Elena Rotter | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Salzburg, Austria | Episode 5 | 14 |
Katharina Harms | 18 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Bremen | Episode 6 | 13–12 |
Gina-Lisa Lohfink | 21 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Seligenstadt | ||
Bianca Schumacher | 20 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Krefeld | Episode 7 | 11 |
Sophia Maus | 19 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Aachen | Episode 8 | 10 |
Anna Vanessa 'Vanessa' Hegelmaier | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Bielefeld | Episode 10 | 9 (quit) |
Sarah Knappik | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Bochum | 8 | |
Raquel Alvarez | 22 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Bern, Switzerland | Episode 11 | 7 |
Gisele Oppermann | 20 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Braunschweig | Episode 12 | 6 |
Wanda Badwal | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Hamburg | Episode 14 | 5–4 |
Carolin Ruppert | 24 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Kelkheim | ||
Christina Leibold | 21 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Volkach | Episode 16 | 3 |
Janina Schmidt | 23 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Hamburg | 2 | |
Jennifer Hof | 16 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Rodgau | 1 |
Place | Model | Episodes | |||||||||||||
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3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | |||
1 | Jennifer | SAFE | IMM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | Winner |
2 | Janina | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | IMM | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | LOW | OUT |
3 | Christina | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | LOW | OUT | |
4–5 | Carolin | SAFE | IMM | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | LOW | OUT | ||
Wanda | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||
6 | Gisele | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||
7 | Raquel | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||
8 | Sarah | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | OUT | ||||||
9 | Vanessa | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | [lower-alpha 1] | QUIT | ||||||
10 | Sophia | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||
11 | Bianca | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
12–13 | Gina-Lisa | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||
Katharina | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||||
14 | Elena | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||||
15–16 | Aline | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||||
Tainá | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||||||
17–19 | Aisha | OUT | |||||||||||||
Rubina | OUT | ||||||||||||||
Sandra | OUT |
In February 2023, the Berliner Zeitung published an article about the show with the headline: "Why isn't Germany’s Next Topmodel actually canceled?" [9]
In March 2023 former judge Peyman Armin apologized to Lijana Kaggwa for what she had to experience on Germany's Next Topmodel. He also apologized for being part of Germany's Next Topmodel and promised to never take part in the show again. All of this was broadcast in the format "13 questions" on ZDF. [10] [11]
In March 2023 BILD published the following message: "If the contestants get along too well, they will receive instructions from the crew to argue and produce beef." The participating contestants are also too young and inexperienced and cannot assess the extent of the show. [12]
In April 2023, Heidi Klum said about everything that happens at Germany's Next Topmodel: "At the end of the day I'm the boss and I make the rules!" [13]
In June 2023, the German TV broadcaster ZDF released a 70-minute investigative documentary about the machinations of the makers of Germany's Next Topmodel called "Pressure, hatred, manipulation: how sick does Germany's Next Topmodel make you?". For this documentary, around 50 former contestants, judges and members of the show's crew were interviewed, some anonymously. The makers of the documentary admitted that they are familiar with difficult investigations, but they have never experienced it before that so many people were afraid to talk about what happened as these former participants and employees of Germany's Next Topmodel. A crew member of the show who wished to remain anonymous is quoted as saying: "If you film a young woman from morning to night, you'll get every sectional image you want. So you can cut and tell what you want. A lot of things are cut together wildly. The jobs depend on it. It's about ratings." In addition, former contestants report how the show's editors deliberately foment manipulation, lies and discord among the contestants behind the scenes. The contestants are shielded from the outside world so they lose their nerve and argue. So 20 candidates have to sleep together in one room without contact to the outside world. The statements by Heidi Klum, the broadcasting TV station Pro7 and the production company are presented as hypocrisy. Pro7 is said to have earned 87 million euros with the Season 18, and Heidi Klum 10 million euros. The contestants receive no money. Germany's Next Topmodel has driven some contestants into depression and suicidal thoughts. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19]
Germany's Next Topmodel is a German reality television series based on the concept introduced by Tyra Banks with America's Next Top Model. The competition is hosted by Heidi Klum, who also serves as the lead judge and executive producer of the show.
The first season of Germany's Next Topmodel aired on German television network ProSieben from 25 January 2006 to 29 March 2006, with twelve girls in the competition. 18-year-old Lena Gercke came off as this season's winner. She became a successful model after the show and the host of Austria's Next Topmodel. IMG Models manages the winner and also managed first runner-up and second runner-up for one year.
The second season of German reality TV show Germany's Next Topmodel (GNTM) aired on German television network ProSieben from 1 March 2007 to 31 May 2007, with commercial presentation by Opel Tigra Twin Top and Staatl. Fachingen. The show helped promote the modelling careers of both finalist Hana Nitsche and winner Barbara Meier, with the former working as a lingerie model for Victoria's Secret and the latter working in high fashion. The international destinations for this season were set in St. Moritz, Cape Town, Bangkok and Los Angeles.
The fourth season of Germany's Next Topmodel (GNTM) aired on German television network ProSieben from 12 February 2009 to 21 May 2009. In difference to former seasons the show saw a significant change as the audition process was completely open this time whereas every model-wannabe got a chance to audition in front of the jury led by Heidi Klum.
Austria's Next Topmodel, season 1 was the first season of the Austrian reality documentary based on Tyra Banks America's Next Top Model.
The host of the show was Lena Gercke, the first winner of GNTM who is also the first winner of a Top Model franchise that later becomes a host of another Top Model show. The jury consisted of the head of Vienna-based agency Wiener Models Andrea Weidler and Dutch-born runway coach Alamande Belfor.
The fifth season of Germany's Next Topmodel (GNTM) aired on German television network ProSieben from 4 March 2010 to 10 June 2010. In difference to former seasons the show saw a significant change as the audition process was completely open this time whereas every model-wannabe got a chance to audition in front of the jury led by Heidi Klum. The winner was 19-year-old Alisar Ailabouni from Schalchen.
The sixth season of Germany's Next Topmodel (GNTM) aired on German television network ProSieben from 3 March, 2011 to 12 June, 2011.
The seventh season of Germany's Next Topmodel aired on ProSieben from February to June 2012.
The eighth season of Germany's Next Topmodel aired on ProSieben February to May 2013 under the catch phrase Closer than ever.
The ninth season of Germany's Next Topmodel aired on ProSieben from February to May 2014 under the catch phrase Show Yourself.
The tenth season of Germany's Next Topmodel aired on ProSieben from February to May 2015 under the catch phrase Celebrate Beauty.
Countess Michaela Saskia von Krockow, known professionally as Milla von Krockow, is a German fashion model. She placed seventh in the second season of the German competitive reality television series Germany's Next Topmodel.
The fourteenth season of Germany's Next Topmodel aired on ProSieben from February to May 2019 under the catch phrase More Glam, More Stars, More Heidi.
Simone "Simi" Kowalski is a German fashion model who became known as the winner of the fourteenth cycle of Germany's Next Topmodel in 2019. She is sometimes referred to as Simi.
The fifteenth season of Germany's Next Topmodel aired on ProSieben in February to May 2020 under the catch phrase Get ready for GRL Power.
The sixteenth season of Germany's Next Topmodel aired on ProSieben in February to May 2021 under the catch phrase We are GNTM.
The seventeenth season of Germany's Next Topmodel aired on ProSieben from February to May 2022.
The eighteenth season of Germany's Next Topmodel aired on ProSieben from February to June 2023.
The nineteenth season of Germany's Next Topmodel aired on ProSieben from February to June 2024 under the catch phrase GNTM for all.