Germany's Next Topmodel (season 4)

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Germany's Next Topmodel
Season 4
Germany's Next Top Model, Cycle 4.png
Judges
No. of contestants17
Winner Sara Nuru
No. of episodes16
Release
Original network ProSieben
Original release12 February (2009-02-12) –
21 May 2009 (2009-05-21)
Season chronology
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Cycle 5
List of episodes

Germany's Next Topmodel, Cycle 4 is the fourth season of the show that was aired on the German television network ProSieben. The show started airing on 12 February 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.

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The numbers of applications were 1,104 in Düsseldorf, 1,376 in Munich and 18,786 who applied before via mail. [1]

Also the winner of the first cycle of Austria's Next Topmodel , Larissa Marolt was automatically secured a place among the top 20 finalists who will be chosen out of the semifinalists from the different audition cities and the written applications. The winner is 19-year-old Sara Nuru from Munich.

The international destinations for this cycle were set in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York City and Singapore.

Episode summaries

Episode 1: Die Schönen und das Biest

Original airdate: 12 February 2009

Out of ca. 1100 girls, the judge picked out 45 girls, and reduced them after and after down to the 15 semi-finalists of Düsseldorf. As a world's first, at this casting all the girls that auditioned got a chance to walk in front of the judges.

Episode 2: Münchener Schickeria

Original airdate: 19 February 2009

Again, out of ca. 1300 girls this time, the judge picked girls out and reduced their number down to the next 15 contestants. This casting was in Munich.

Episode 3: Eisprinzessinnen und ein Kartoffelsack

Original airdate: 26 February 2009

Episode 4: Konkurrenz aus Österreich

Original airdate: 5 March 2009

Episode 5: Aufstand im Heidi-Land

Original airdate: 12 March 2009

Episode 6: Viva Las Vegas

Original airdate: 19 March 2009

Episode 7: Regen in Downtown L.A.

Original airdate: 26 March 2009

Episode 8: Der Sprung ins kalte Wasser

Original airdate: 2 April 2009

Episode 9: Pole Dancing

Original airdate: 9 April 2009

Episode 10: Das grosse Kopfschütteln

Original airdate: 16 April 2009

Episode 11: Sexy Diven

Original airdate: 23 April 2009

Episode 12: Aloha, Topmodels!

Original airdate: 30 April 2009

Episode 13: Bed of Roses

Original airdate: 7 May 2009

Episode 14: Cover Shoot

Original airdate: 14 May 2009

A manufacturer of lady shavers cast Sara for a TV Commercial shoot, all the girls did the cover shoot for the winner's Cosmopolitan Germany title and in parallel, all contestants were asked to create a unique photo shoot setting, a challenge Mandy won.

Episode 15: Du Schwarze, du Blonde, du Braune

Original airdate: 19 May 2009

Episode 16: Das grosse Finale

Original airdate: 21 May 2009

Contestants

(ages stated are at start of contest) [2]

ContestantAgeHeightHometownFinishPlace
Olivia Bermann201.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Berlin Episode 417–15
Johanna Popp211.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Nuremberg
Daphne Braun171.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Melle
Tessa Bergmeier191.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Überlingen Episode 514
Dana Franke201.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Berlin Episode 613
Tamara Busch161.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Giessen Episode 712–11
Aline Bauer191.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Marbach am Neckar
Stefanie Theissing211.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Münster Episode 910
Katrina Scharinger191.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Nuremberg Episode 109
Larissa Marolt [3] 161.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Sankt Kanzian am Klopeiner See, Austria Episode 118
Ira Meindl211.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Cologne Episode 127
Sarina Nowak171.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Uelzen Episode 136
Maria Beckmann191.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Würzburg Episode 145–4
Jessica Motzkus201.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Wolfsburg
Marie Nasemann191.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Gauting Episode 163
Mandy Bork171.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Witten 2
Sara Nuru 191.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Munich 1

Summaries

Results table

PlaceModelEpisodes
456789101112131416
1SaraSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOWWinner
2MandySAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOWSAFEOUT
3MarieSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
4–5JessicaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOWLOWOUT
MariaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
6SarinaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOWSAFESAFEOUT
7IraSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
8LarissaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
9KatrinaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
10StefanieSAFESAFESAFELOWLOWOUT
11–12TamaraSAFESAFESAFEOUT
AlineSAFESAFESAFEOUT
13DanaSAFESAFEOUT
14TessaSAFEOUT
15–17OliviaOUT
JohannaOUT
DaphneOUT
  The contestant was in danger of elimination
  The contestant was eliminated
  The contestant won the competition

    Photo shoot guide

    Controversy

    Sophia Thomalla, daughter of German actress Simone Thomalla, was eliminated in the first round for having a friendship with judge Peyman Amin. [4]

    In August 2022 Marie Nasemann revealed that she suffers from the spinal condition Scoliosis. Back in 2009, during the fourth season, her Scoliosis was discussed at a casting for Samsung. The editors of Germany's Next Topmodel tried to make her cry because of her illness and she also reveals: "I found out years later that Samsung would have liked to book me, but from the production side it wasn't allowed". [5]

    In September 2022, the winner of the 4th season, Sara Nuru, joined the criticism of the show as she said: "I was not aware of how blatantly young women were treated there. It was as if I had blinders on, a lot is me I wasn't aware of it even as a participant. I'm still horrified by how young women are treated." [6] She added: "With the knowledge I have today, I would not take part in Germany's Next Topmodel again." [7]

    In January 2023, the relentless criticism continued when former contestant Tessa Bergmeier (Season 4) criticized the Show and Heidi Klum live in front of an audience of millions during her participation in the 16th season of I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here. In a conversation with model Papis Loveday, she said: "They screwed me! I found it unfair. I had no idea what kind of light they wanted to put me in. They portrayed me as a bitch. [...] They made me a monster, I wasn't." Bergmeier describes Klum as "super-mega psycho. The devil is in her. [...] She laughs at little girls [...] A person who can torment others without any feeling of guilt. I couldn't continue modelling in Hamburg, no client wanted me anymore." Papis Loveday, who also worked on GNTM, added about Klum: "She only thinks of herself. Nobody can shine more than she does." [8] [9]

    In February 2023 Der Spiegel gives a glimpse into the notorious gag contracts that candidates have to sign in order to be able to take part in the Heidi Klum show. According to the Hamburg lawyer Jörg Nabert, these are "illegal gag contracts". The contract binds the women to an agency for two years. A regulation that, according to Nabert, is not customary in the industry. The participants also agree that the recordings "present them in a way that they don't like themselves". According to Der Spiegel, the contracts say: "The contributors are aware of any burdens that may result for them". If necessary, “substantive suggestions” would be made and enforced by the show management. Germany's Next Topmodel can thus stylize people like Tessa Bergmeier (Season 4) as "bitches" without them being able to defend themselves effectively afterwards. Heidi Klum's casting show goes further than similar formats with this practice. [10] [11]

    In February 2023, the Berliner Zeitung published an article about the show with the headline: "Why isn't Germany’s Next Topmodel actually canceled?" [12]

    In February 2023 at the beginning of the 18th season, Heidi Klum gave a 10-minute speech in which she denied all allegations against her and the show and blamed the candidates themselves. This was once again heavily criticized by both the viewers and the media in Germany. The Berliner Morgenpost wrote: "Everything is wrong, says Klum. She emphasized that 'everything is real' on her show. There is no text or storyline for the models. That's why it's not her fault if a young model feels misrepresented after the broadcast. 'We can only portray a person as they are,' philosophizes Klum. Whether this is true remains questionable. On the one hand, because a story can be cobbled together afterwards that doesn't have to have anything to do with reality. On the other hand, because in the show very young girls in absolutely exceptional and stressful situations meet experienced editors who know exactly what the viewers later want to see on television." [13] Die Welt called Heidi Klum's statement "bizarre". [14] Frankfurter Allgemeine called it a "Catwalk of Shame". [15] Web.de headlined: "Why Heidi Klum's statement is dishonest". [16] Annabelle (magazine) (Switzerland) headlined: "Heidi Klum, this justification went wrong". [17] In an article, Puls24 (Austria) asked whether Heidi Klum practiced perpetrator-victim reversal and Gaslighting. [18] Frankfurter Allgemeine headlined: "This woman only has dollar signs in her eyes" and also assumed that Heidi Klum was doing a perpetrator-victim reversal. [19] BILD asked: "How evil is Heidi Klum really?". [20]

    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. [21] [22]

    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. [23]

    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!" [24]

    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. [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30]

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