Germany's Next Topmodel season 15

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Germany's Next Topmodel
Season 15
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Judges
No. of contestants28
Winner Jacqueline Wruck
No. of episodes17
Release
Original network ProSieben
Original release30 January (2020-01-30) 
21 May 2020 (2020-05-21)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

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 winner of this season was 21-year-old Jacqueline Wruck from Kiedrich. Her prizes include a modeling contract worth €140,000 with ONEeins fab Management, a spread and cover in the German Harper's Bazaar, a campaign for Philipp Plein's parfum and a €100,000 cash prize.

The international destinations of this cycle are Santa Cruz, Los Angeles, New York City, London, Milan, Paris, Montego Bay and Ocho Rios.

Due to the COVID-19 epidemic in Germany, the live final aired without a live audience in the studio. Furthermore, Heidi Klum joined from Los Angeles via video link due to international travel restrictions. Christian Anwander hosted the final.

Contestants

(ages stated are at start of contest) [1]

ContestantAgeHometownFinishPlace
Daria Cupachin22 Seevetal Episode 228-26
Charlotte Steinborn23 München
Nina-Sue Wurm19 Dießen am Ammersee
Saskia Mächler22 Braunschweig Episode 325-24
Malin Blumenthal21 Berlin
Alina Enders23 Köln Episode 423-21
Valeria Zock19 Freiburg im Breisgau
Laura Schäfer19 Düsseldorf
Cassandra Feliciano27 Gera Episode 620-19
Marie Rathay19 Landau in der Pfalz
Pinar Aygün22 Mühlacker 18-17
Sarah Sonko23 Köln
Lucy Hellenbrecht21 Kassel Episode 716
Mareike Lerch24 Berlin Episode 815 (quit)
Julia Figueroa20 Schweinfurt 14
Johanna Höpfler20 Remseck Episode 913
Bianca Eigenfeld18 Aachen Episode 1012
Julia Przybylski17 Dortmund Episode 1111
Nadine Wimmer20 Fürstenfeldbruck Episode 1210
Vivian Cole21 München Episode 139
Maribel Sancia Todt18 Mülheim an der Ruhr Episode 148
Larissa Neumann19 Mörfelden-Walldorf Episode 157
Tamara Hitz19 Vienna, Austria Episode 166
Anastasia 'Nastya' Borisova20 Berlin 5
Lijana Kaggwa23 Kassel Episode 174 (quit)
Maureen Ugodi20 Vienna, Austria 3
Sarah Posch20 Vorau, Austria 2
Jacqueline 'Jacky' Wruck 21 Kiedrich 1

Episode summaries

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TitleOriginal air date
2121"Mädchen, Models, München!"30 January 2020 (2020-01-30)

The new season began with a big casting. Then, the girls had to do a fashion show in Julien MacDonald gowns. The girls got tips and help from star guest Milla Jovovich. After that, 25 girls were chosen by Heidi Klum to be part in the fifteenth cycle of Germany's Next Topmodel .

2132"Welcome to the Jungle!"6 February 2020 (2020-02-06)

The girls arrived in Costa Rica. There, they had their first big photoshoot with fashion photographer Rankin. Before the shoot, Heidi announced that 3 girls would get a chance to join the competition: Jacky, Maribel and Valeria. At the shoot, the girls had to pose in the jungle in groups with a male model. On the next day, the girls had a quick catwalk teaching with model Stella Maxwell. At elimination, Charlotte, Daria and Nina-Sue were eliminated.

  • Wildcard: Jacky Wruck, Maribel Sancia Todt & Valeria Zock
  • Eliminated: Charlotte Steinborn, Daria Cupachin & Nina-Sue Wurm
  • Featured photographer: Rankin
  • Special guest: Stella Maxwell
2143"Das Nacktshooting"13 February 2020 (2020-02-13)

The week started with a catwalk training with Heidi. After that, the girls had their next big photoshoot. The girls had to pose nude on the beach with a horse. On the next day, four of the girls (Lucy, Malin, Tamara & Valeria) had a quick catwalk teaching with model Joan Smalls. At elimination, Malin and Saskia were eliminated.

  • Eliminated: Malin Blumenthal & Saskia Mächler
  • Featured photographer: Vicky Lawton
  • Special guest: Joan Smalls
2154"Time For Action!"20 February 2020 (2020-02-20)

The week started with a stunt teaching before their next big photoshoot. The girls had an action shoot. They had to jump while posing as action stars. Then, the girls had a workout on the beach. On the next day, the girls had to walk in outfits from The Blonds. At elimination, Alina, Laura and Valeria were eliminated.

  • Eliminated: Alina Enders, Laura Schäfer & Valeria Zock
  • Featured photographer: Max Montgomery
  • Special Guests: The Blonds
2165"Umstyling"27 February 2020 (2020-02-27)

The girls arrived in Los Angeles and moved into their model loft. This week was the big makeover. After that, the girls had their sedcard photoshoot. At elimination, it was announced that Heidi couldn't participate at the elimination because she had a parasite. Cassandra, Johanna, Maribel, Marie and Tamara landed in the bottom five but were saved, because Heidi was absent.

  • Bottom five: Cassandra Feliciano, Johanna Höpfler, Maribel Sancia Todt, Marie Rathay & Tamara Hitz
  • Eliminated:None
  • Featured photographer: Christian Anwander
  • Special Guest: Christian Anwander
2176"Das große Krabbeln"5 March 2020 (2020-03-05)

The 6th week started with a catwalk training. Anastasia, Jacky and Lijana were invited for a casting for the German InStyle. Anastasia was booked for the job. Then, the girls had their next photoshoot. They had to pose in a cave with tarantulas, scorpions or cockroaches. After the shoot, Cassandra and Marie were eliminated. At elimination, the girls had to walk in gowns from the designer Peter Dundas. In the end, Pinar and Sarah S. were eliminated.

  • Booked for job: Anastasia Borisova
  • Shoot-out: Cassandra Feliciano, Johanna Höpfler, Maribel Sancia Todt, Marie Rathay & Tamara Hitz
  • Eliminated outside of judging panel: Cassandra Feliciano & Marie Rathay
  • Eliminated: Pinar Aygün & Sarah Sonko
  • Featured photographer: Lado Alexi
  • Special Guest: Peter Dundas
2187"Everybody comes to Hollywood!"12 March 2020 (2020-03-12)

This week started with a photoshoot. The girls had to portray Marilyn Monroe while posing in a box. On the next day, the girls had an interview challenge. Anastasia, Maribel and Sarah P. struggled the most while Julia P., Tamara and Vivian were declared the winners of the challenge. At elimination, Lucy was eliminated.

  • Challenge winner: Julia Przybylski, Tamara Hitz & Vivian Cole
  • Eliminated: Lucy Hellenbrecht
  • Featured photographer: Yu Tsai
  • Special Guest: Alessandra Ambrosio
2198"Catwalk-Time!"19 March 2020 (2020-03-19)

The week started with a casting for got2b. Tamara was booked for the job. Later, the girls flew to Berlin for Berlin Fashion Week. There, the girls went to 5 different castings. Anastasia, Johanna, Lijana, Maureen and Sarah P. were booked for a job. After this, Mareike decided to quit the competition. At elimination, the girls had to walk in a fashion show in Christian Cowan's designs while posing at the end of the runway for a photoshoot. Julia F. and Maribel landed in the bottom two. In the end, Julia F. was eliminated.

  • Quit: Mareike Lerch
  • Booked for job: Anastasia Borisova (2x), Johanna Höpfler, Lijana Kaggwa, Maureen Ugodi, Sarah Posch & Tamara Hitz
  • Bottom two: Julia Figueroa & Maribel Sancia Todt
  • Eliminated: Julia Figueroa
  • Featured photographer: Robert Erdman
  • Special Guest: Christian Cowan & Nikeata Thompson
2209"Color Splash"26 March 2020 (2020-03-26)

The girls moved into their model mansion. After that, the girls had a dance teaching. On their next photoshoot, the girls had to pose in groups while being splashed with colored powder. At elimination, the girls had to perform their dance in groups while musician Ava Max sang. Johanna and Maribel landed in the bottom two. In the end, Johanna was eliminated.

  • Bottom two: Johanna Höpfler & Maribel Sancia Todt
  • Eliminated: Johanna Höpfler
  • Featured photographer: Kristian Schuller
  • Special Guests: Ava Max & Kristian Schuller
22110"Wild Wild West"2 April 2020 (2020-04-02)

The week started with a with another stunt teaching. That week the girls had a video shoot. The girls had to portray cowgirls while acting out a fighting scene. At elimination, the girls had to walk in gowns from designer Jeremy Scott while lip-syncing to their song on the runway. In the end, Bianca was eliminated.

  • Eliminated: Bianca Eigenfeld
  • Featured director: Mario Schmolka
  • Special Guest: Jeremy Scott
22211"Boys Boys Boys!"9 April 2020 (2020-04-09)

The next week started with a teaching on how to pose underwater. On the next day, the girls had to pose underwater as princesses with a male model. Then, the girls had a casting for John Frieda. Larissa was booked for the job and got immunity for the next elimination. At elimination, the girls each had to perform a different style of dance. In the end, Julia P. was eliminated.

  • Booked for job / Immune: Larissa Neumann
  • Eliminated: Julia Przybylski
  • Featured photographer: Russell James
  • Special Guests: Massimo Sinato & Rebecca Mir
22312"Kalendar Girls"16 April 2020 (2020-04-16)

The week started with a photoshoot for the amfAR charity calendar. The girls had to pose nude with ballons. After that, Heidi chose Jacky and Tamara to come with her to the amfAR gala. At the fitting for the amfAR gala, designer Christian Siriano booked Jacky for his fashion show. At elimination, the girls had to walk in recycled outfits. The girls also had to make a speech about a personal message. Anastasia, Nadine and Tamara landed in the bottom three. In the end, Nadine was eliminated.

  • Booked for job: Jacky Wruck
  • Bottom three: Anastasia Borisova, Nadine Wimmer & Tamara Hitz
  • Eliminated: Nadine Wimmer
  • Featured photographer: Brian Bowen Smith
  • Special Guest: Chiara Ferragni
22413"Over The Edge"23 April 2020 (2020-04-23)

The week started with a casting for Dyson. Jacky was booked for the job. After that, the girls had their next photoshoot. The girls had to jump from a platform while being suspended in the air. On the next day, the girls had another dance teaching. At elimination, the girls had to dance and perform in groups. Anastasia, Larissa and Vivian landed in the bottom three. In the end, Vivian was eliminated.

  • Booked for job: Jacky Wruck
  • Bottom three: Anastasia Borisova, Larissa Neumann & Vivian Cole
  • Eliminated: Vivian Cole
  • Featured photographer: Vijat Mohindra
  • Special Guest: Nicole Scherzinger
22514"Transformation"30 April 2020 (2020-04-30)

The week started with a teaching with former judge Thomas Hayo. On the next day, the girls had their next photoshoot. The girls had to portray aliens while posing with a child. At elimination, Anastasia, Lijana and Maribel landed in bottom three. In the end, Maribel was eliminated.

  • Bottom three: Anastasia Borisova, Lijana Kaggwa & Maribel Sancia Todt
  • Eliminated: Maribel Sancia Todt
  • Featured photographer: Derek Kettela
  • Special Guest: Thomas Hayo
22615"The cover is yours!"7 May 2020 (2020-05-07)

The week started with the biggest photoshoot of the season, the Harper's Bazaar cover shoot. After that, the girls got visits from their family and friends. On the next day, the girls had a casting for Sephora. Maureen was booked for the job. Tamara was booked for a Philipp Plein fashion show. At elimination, the girls walked in August Getty couture dresses. Larissa and Tamara landed in the bottom two. In the end, Larissa was eliminated.

  • Booked for job: Tamara Hitz & Maureen Ugodi
  • Bottom three: Anastasia Borisova, Larissa Neumann & Tamara Hitz
  • Eliminated: Larissa Neumann
  • Featured photographer: Regan Cameron
  • Special Guest: August Getty, Coco Rocha & Kerstin Schneider
22716"Halbfinale"14 May 2020 (2020-05-14)

The week started with the next photoshoot. The girls had to pose in couture dresses at a height of 15 meters. After the shoot, Tamara was eliminated. On the next day, Heidi visited the girl in their model mansion and did a teaching with them. At elimination, the girls walked in Julien MacDonald dresses and against top model Toni Garrn. Anastasia and Lijana landed in the bottom two. Anastasia was eliminated, making Jacky, Lijana, Maureen and Sarah P. the Top 4.

  • Shoot-out: Anastasia Borisova & Tamara Hitz
  • Eliminated outside of judging panel: Tamara Hitz
  • Bottom two: Anastasia Borisova & Lijana Kaggwa
  • Eliminated: Anastasia Borisova
  • Featured photographer: Marc Baptiste
  • Special Guest: Julien MacDonald & Toni Garrn
22817"Das große Finale"21 May 2020 (2020-05-21)

The big finale started with a fashion show. After that, Lijana decided to quit the competition because of the cyberbullying and hate commentary she received over the past few weeks for her behavior on the show. Then, the girls had their last photoshoot. The girls portrayed burlesque girls while posing in a life-sized martini glass. After that, Maureen was eliminated. Next, the remaining two girls had their last fashion show. After the final runway, Jacky was declared the 15th winner of Germany's Next Topmodel.

  • Final four: Jacky Wruck, Lijana Kaggwa, Maureen Ugodi & Sarah Posch
  • Quit: Lijana Kaggwa
  • Final three: Jacky Wruck, Maureen Ugodi & Sarah Posch
  • Bottom two: Maureen Ugodi & Sarah Posch
  • Eliminated: Maureen Ugodi
  • Personality Award: Tamara Hitz
  • Final two: Jacky Wruck & Sarah Posch
  • Germany's Next Topmodel: Jacky Wruck
  • Featured photographer: Christian Anwander
  • Special guests: Carina Zavline, Christian Anwander, Gisele Oppermann, Jacqueline Thießen, Klaudia Giez, Micaela Schäfer, Nikeata Thompson, Philipp Plein, Rebecca Mir, Sara Kulka, Tatjana Wiedemann, Theresia Fischer & Thomas Hayo

Summaries

Results table

PlaceModelEpisodes
12 [a] 34 [b] 5 [c] 6 [d] 78 [e] 91011 [f] 1213141516 [g] 17 [h]
1JackySAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWIN
2Sarah P.SAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOWOUT
3MaureenSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
4LijanaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOWSAFELOWQUIT
5AnastasiaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOWLOWLOWSAFEOUT
6TamaraSAFESAFESAFESAFELOWSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOWSAFESAFELOWOUT
7LarissaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEIMMSAFELOWSAFEOUT
8MaribelSAFESAFESAFELOWSAFESAFELOWLOWSAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
9VivianSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
10NadineSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
11Julia P.SAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
12BiancaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
13JohannaSAFESAFESAFESAFELOWSAFESAFESAFEOUT
14Julia F.SAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
15MareikeSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEQUIT
16LucySAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
17-18PinarSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
Sarah S.SAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
19-20CassandraSAFESAFESAFESAFELOWOUT
MarieSAFESAFESAFESAFELOWOUT
21-23AlinaSAFESAFESAFEOUT
LauraSAFESAFESAFEOUT
ValeriaSAFESAFEOUT
24-25MalinSAFESAFEOUT
SaskiaSAFESAFEOUT
26-28CharlotteSAFEOUT
DariaSAFEOUT
Nina-SueSAFEOUT
  The contestant was eliminated
  The contestant was eliminated outside of judging panel
  The contestant was in danger of elimination
  The contestant won the competition
  1. In episode 2, Jacky, Maribel and Valeria joined the competition.
  2. In episode 4, Maureen was sick and couldn't participate in this week's photoshoot.
  3. In episode 5, Cassandra, Johanna, Maribel, Marie and Tamara landed in the bottom five but were saved, because Heidi had a parasite and couldn't participate at the elimination. Nevertheless, they were put into the shoot-out.
  4. In episode 6, Cassandra and Marie were eliminated outside of judging panel after losing the shoot-out. Bianca was sick and absent from elimination.
  5. In episode 8, Mareike decided to quit the competition.
  6. In episode 11, Larissa was booked for the job and got immunity.
  7. In episode 16, Tamara was eliminated outside of judging panel after losing the shoot-out.
  8. In episode 17, Lijana decided to quit the competition during the finale.

Photo shoot guide

Criticism and Death threats

In January 2021, former contestant Maribel Sancia Todt said that the production portrayed her as "pretty stupid" and "introverted". This behavior was "totally provoked" by the production crew. "They made me so sick and unsettled with their questions," explains Maribel. As a result, she refused to speak and became more and more silent. Her conclusion: "I was just smart enough to keep my mouth shut at the right moment." [2]

Contestant Lijana Kaggwa received death threats after participating in the fifteenth season of Germany's Next Top Model. She told that she was spat on the street and people tried to poison her dog, which led to police protection. She decided to quit at the live final due to these incidents. Christian Vock from web.de criticized the show for not being completely aware of these death threats. He said that the editing room was mainly used to show unpleasant statements from Lijana on TV and thus exaggerate it. [3] [4] Mareike Fangmann from Stern wrote: "The broadcasting channel ProSieben has also a complicity because the broadcaster knows exactly how to cut scenes together in order to identify a clear bitch. Good for the ratings, good for the show. [...] But ProSieben should have protected Lijana beforehand. Could have omitted scenes to protect her and thus incited less hatred." [5]

In May 2022 Lijana Kaggwa (Season 15) who received death threats and had to experience cyberbullying after her participation in Germany's Next Topmodel reveals the inhumane practices of Germany's Next Topmodel in a YouTube video. The video has 2.4 million views in nine days. [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] Nathalie Volk (contestant from Season 9) said that Lijana Kaggwa is telling the truth and furthermore that this show is bullying and assault. There was an incident when Heidi Klum threw her into the pool and threw off color balloons. She was 16 years old at the time and also bled. She said: "I have scars on my body because of Heidi." [11] The broadcaster ProSieben takes legal action against Lijana Kaggwa and Nathalie Volk. Volk said: "I find it unbelievable that the broadcaster would like to report us, Lijana and me. I've also spoken to many Americans here. They are also totally appalled that the broadcaster and the broadcasting group want to sue young women for telling the truth." She also stated that she is still traumatized by the show. [12]

In the course of the allegations of former contestants against the show and Heidi Klum, the Germany-wide very famous Youtuber Rezo also strongly criticized Germany's Next Topmodel and was surprised that the show had not yet been canceled. His video is called: "Abu$e, lies and minors". [13] [14] [15]

In July 2022 after Lijana Kaggwa was sued by the creators for her criticism of the show, the court agreed that Lijana Kaggwa was right on crucial points. She can now officially say and write: "The production of 'Germany's Next Topmodel' manipulated me on the set in such a way that I correspond to the role model of the bitch. Entire actions were given to me.” Lijana Kaggwa can therefore continue to be critical about the show and has just announced another unveiling video on Instagram, which is supposed to be about the court process and the verdict. [16]

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. [17] [18]

In February 2023, the Berliner Zeitung published an article about the show with the headline: "Why isn't Germany’s Next Topmodel actually canceled?" [19]

In February 2023, the German InTouch wrote: "The willingness to use violence among girls is increasing. They form gangs, bully, hit. Heidi is also partly responsible for the fact that, at least on TV, such behavior should not lead to extra airtime..." The article goes on to say: "With Germany’s Next Topmodel absolutely wrong values are conveyed. It gives the impression that bullying is a legitimate means of dealing with each other." [20]

In February 2023, the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung wrote that Germany’s Next Topmodel is one of the worst trash TV programs on German television. And: "anyone who watches Heidi Klum is just as bad as she is." [21]

In February 2023, the former judge Peyman Armin criticized the show and Heidi Klum as well. He said: "It has become a pure self-portrayal by Heidi. Heidi comes first. Then Heidi and Heidi again. When Heidi Klum is in the foreground and takes care of the slapstick, for sensational shootings and catfights." Part of the episodes are therefore always scenes in which Heidi Klum would blaspheme with jurors about the contestants. [22]

Also in February 2023, former judge Wolfgang Joop criticized the show and Heidi Klum again when he said he had no say in the decisions. "Heidi does that. Nobody can help there." Not even the producers were allowed to have a say, apart from the timing of the direction. Joop: "Then they say something like: 'Don't let her go yet, the boyfriend will come, that'll bring a lot of tears of joy, we'll take that with us.'" He added: "I wouldn't have been surprised if the show had been discontinued." [23]

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." [24] Die Welt called Heidi Klum's statement "bizarre". [25] Frankfurter Allgemeine called it a "Catwalk of Shame". [26] Web.de headlined: "Why Heidi Klum's statement is dishonest". [27] Annabelle (magazine) (Switzerland) headlined: "Heidi Klum, this justification went wrong". [28] In an article, Puls24 (Austria) asked whether Heidi Klum practiced perpetrator-victim reversal and Gaslighting. [29] Frankfurter Allgemeine headlined: "This woman only has dollar signs in her eyes" and also assumed that Heidi Klum was doing a perpetrator-victim reversal. [30] BILD asked: "How evil is Heidi Klum really?". [31]

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. [32] [33]

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. [34]

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!" [35]

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. [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41]

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<i>Germanys Next Topmodel</i> season 11 Season of television series

The eleventh season of Germany's Next Topmodel aired on ProSieben from February to May 2016.

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.

<i>Germanys Next Topmodel</i> season 14 Season of television series

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 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.

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