Germany's Next Topmodel

Germany's Next Topmodel
Genre	Reality television
Created by	Tyra Banks
Starring	Heidi Klum
Judges	Current Heidi Klum Thomas Hayo (6–present) Michael Michalsky (11-present) Former Peyman Amin (1–4) Bruce Darnell (1–2) Boris Entrup (2) Qualid Ladraa (5) Armin Morbach (1) Rolf Scheider (3–4) Kristian Schuller (5) Thomas Rath (6–7) Enrique Badulescu (8) Wolfgang Joop (9-10)
Opening theme	"Nasty Girl" (1) "Hit Me Up" (2) "Amazing (Remix)" (3) "Circus" (4) "Fight For This Love" (5) "Girls Beautiful" (6) "Turn Me On" (7)[1] "Scream & Shout"(8) "It Should Be Easy" (9) "What I Did for Love" (10) "In The Night & Work" (11)
Country of origin	Germany
Original language(s)	German
No. of seasons	11
No. of episodes	162 (as of 10 March 2016)
Production
Producer(s)	Tresor TV (former), RedSevenEntertainment
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	approx. 60–100 minutes
Release
Original network	ProSieben
Picture format	PAL
Audio format	Dolby Digital
Original release	January 25, 2006 – present
External links
Website

Germany's Next Topmodel is a German reality television series, based on a concept that was introduced by Tyra Banks with America's Next Top Model. The competition is hosted by Heidi Klum. She also serves as the lead judge and executive producer of the show.

Show format

Each yearly search of Germany's Next Topmodel has 10 to 17 episodes and starts with 12–25 contestants. Each episode, one contestant is eliminated, though a double/triple elimination or no elimination was given by consensus of the judging panel.

Makeovers are administered to contestants early in the competition (usually after the first or second elimination in the finals).

Differences between ANTM and GNTM

While the American version's usually started with thirty-something semi-finalists who are cut down to a batch of between ten and sixteen contestants, Germany's Next Topmodel season premieres begin with highlights from the auditions of 100 candidates (cycles 1 and 2) and 120 candidates (cycle 3) respectively.

The panel challenge in front of the judges on America's Next Top Model is almost always replaced by a runway walk in front of the judges on the German show.

In the elimination process on America's Next Top Model, host Tyra Banks hands out a photograph to each of the contestants who are safe, in order of merit. The bottom two of each episode are called to stand before Banks and are judged individually.

The call-out order does play a major role in determining who this week's best contestant was – quite in contrast to Germany's Next Topmodel where the call-out order does not say anything about the quality of the contestants' performance, except in the final. Moreover, they are called out one by one while the others are waiting in the backstage lobby. The US contestants are all present. GNTM also starts the finale with 3 or 4 contestants left, it usually takes 2h. In ANTM, the finale starts with 2 or 3 contestants left and takes 1h.

The final five or six contestants travel to an international destination on the American show while Germany's version is noncommittal about the number of journeys abroad; cycle 1 went abroad two times, cycle 2 did so four times and cycle 3 went to six different countries.

On America's Next Top Model, the final two or three contestants compete in a runway, and the winner is chosen in the judging room. On Germany's Next Topmodel, the final three or four contestants compete in a runway and a photo shoot in front of live audience in Cologne, Germany before the winner is revealed. The final show is live on TV. Cycle 4 final show was the first to air live from a concert hall instead of a TV studio.

Due to the pregnancy of Heidi Klum, the start of the fifth season was postponed and kicked-off in March. Instead a spin-off called Die Model WG was shown featuring several former contestants from the show and hosted by judge Peyman Amin.

Judges

Only Heidi Klum herself has been part of the judging panel on every cycle. All the other permanent judges have always been male. Thomas Hayo remained a permanent judge the longest (five consecutive cycles), followed by Peyman Amin (four consecutive cycles). After leaving the show, Amin eventually hosted the show's spin-off, Die Model WG, and signed cycle 5's winner Alisar Ailabouni despite never meeting her on the show. And although Boris Entrup only was a regular judge on cycle two, he still is part of the show (as of 2016) as the make up advisor for the girls.

Criticism

Since Cycle 5, the show's ratings decreased.^[2] In an attempt to increase the ratings, the format is increasingly focusing on conflicts between contestants.^[3]

In 2009, German model Julia Stegner said that Germany's Next Topmodel had "little to do with the reality of modelling."^[4]

In 2011, cycle 5 winner Alisar Ailabouni withdrew from her contract with ONEeins Management (which is managed by Heidi Klum's father Günther), which she received as part of her prize page for winning the competition.^[5] This was first time a winner of the show sued her way out of a prize contract. Ailabouni was not invited to cycle 6's live finale, while several ProSieben-related magazines referred to cycle 4 winner Sara Nuru as "last year's winner", given she was working as a backstage host. Since then, a number of other contestants have withdrawn from their contracts with ONEeins, including Viktoria Lantratova^[6] and Miriam Höller (both cycle 5),^[7] Jana Beller (cycle 6 winner),^[6] Luise Will (cycle 8)^[8] and Aminata Sanogo (cycle 9).^[9]

In 2012, former judge Rolf Scheider criticized the program, saying, "The show has never produced a new Nadja Auermann or Claudia Schiffer", and that girls who "lack modelling talent" are selected purely for ratings.^[10] Regardless of this, he appeared on the fifth cycle of Austria's Next Topmodel as a judge.

In 2013, Klum was criticized by German comedian Cordula Stratmann, who branded Klum "the face and soul of a cold-hearted, disgusting production" and "the trainer in malice and condescension."^[11]

In May 2013, during the live finale of cycle 8, Klum was attacked by two topless Femen activists, Zana Ramadani and Hellen Langhorst, who flashed her.^[12]

In April 2014, Miriam Höller, from cycle 5 said in an interview that contestants are poorly treated on the show; for example, they are not given enough food or their mobile phones are taken away. She also said that Klum was "extremely cold", and criticized the cooperation with Günther Klum. She also mentioned that a client who had worked with her before the show wanted to book her but ONEeins said Höller was busy, even though she wasn't busy at that time. The client was offered to book Sara Nuru instead of Höller.^[7]

In April 2014, German model Eva Padberg said that the show was just entertainment and not the reality of model business. She also expressed her hopes for participating girls to know this.^[13]

In May 2015, psychiatrist Manfred Lütz said according to a study "GNTM" promoted anorexia.^[14] Also, in that time, "Germany's Next Topmodel" was checked by the German Commission for the Protection of Minors in the Media (Kommission für Jugendmedienschutz). Since the first cycle, the show is subject of repeated checks by the Commission.^[15][16][17]

In September 2015, former judge Wolfgang Joop criticized the show as well, stating he didn't want to be part of that anymore since "The viewers expect things that the fashion expert does not. Namely, contestants collapsing, getting homesick, crying and falling on their heels. These are stories that do not interest us in the fashion world."^[18][19]

Cycles

Cycle	Premiere date	Winner	Runner-up	Other contestants in order of elimination	Number of contestants	International Destination(s)
1	000000002006-01-25-000025 January 2006	Lena Gercke	Yvonne Schröder	Anne Mühlmeier & Andrea Lichtenberg, Céline Roscheck (quit), Rahel Krüger, Micaela Schäfer, Luise Mikulla, Lena Meier & Charlotte Offeney, Janina Ortmann, Jennifer Wanderer	12	Los Angeles New York City Paris
2	000000002007-03-01-00001 March 2007	Barbara Meier	Anni Wendler	Janine Mackenroth, Enyerlina Sanchez & Antje Pötke, Janina Cüpper, Alla Kosovan, Denise Dahinten, Tonia Michaely & Aneta Tobor, Milla von Krockow, Anja Platzer, Mandy Graff & Fiona Erdmann, Hana Nitsche	15	St. Moritz Cape Town Paris Bangkok Los Angeles Lisbon
3	000000002008-02-28-000028 February 2008	Jennifer Hof	Janina Schmidt	Rubina Radwanski & Sandra Korte & Aisha Grone, Tainá Santos Silva & Aline Tausch, Elena Rotter, Katharina Harms & Gina-Lisa Lohfink, Bianca Schumacher, Sophia Maus, Vanessa Hegelmaier (quit), Sarah Knappik, Raquel Alvarez, Gisele Oppermann, Wanda Badwal & Carolin Ruppert, Christina Leibold	19	Barcelona Vienna Tel Aviv Paris New York City Los Angeles Sydney Melbourne
4	000000002009-02-12-000012 February 2009	Sara Nuru	Mandy Bork	Olivia Berman & Johanna Popp & Daphne Braun, Tessa Bergmeier, Dana Franke, Tamara Busch & Aline Bauer, Stefanie Theissing, Katrina Scharinger, Larissa Marolt, Ira Meindl, Sarina Nowak, Maria Beckmann & Jessica Motzkus, Marie Nasemann	17	Los Angeles Las Vegas Miami New York City Honolulu London Singapore
5	000000002010-03-04-00004 March 2010	Alisar Ailabouni	Hanna Bohnekamp	Aline Kautz (quit), Petra Roscheck & Lena Kaiser, Lara Emsen, Luisa Kreuger, Nadine Höcherl & Cathérine Kropp, Miriam Höller, Wioleta Psiuk, Jacqueline Kohl, Viktoria Lantratova, Pauline Afaja & Leyla Mert, Louisa Mazzurana, Neele Hehemann, Laura Weyel	18	Cape Town New York City Los Angeles San Francisco Milan
6	000000002011-03-03-00003 March 2011	Jana Beller	Rebecca Mir	Lilia Doubrovina & Chiara Breder, Valerie Blum (quit), Concetta Mazza, Ivon Zito, Christien Fleischauer, Amira Regaieg, Franziska König, Simone Rohrmüller, Tahnee Keller, Paulina Kaluza & Natascha Beil, Florence Lodevic, Sarah Jülich & Isabel Rath, Joana Damek (quit), Jil Goetz, Marie-Luise Schäfer, Lisa Könnecke, Sihe Jiang, Anna-Lena Schubert & Aleksandra Nagel, Amelie Klever	25 [20]	Schladming London Los Angeles Tampa Miami Las Vegas Rio de Janeiro Nassau
7	000000002012-02-23-000023 February 2012	Luisa Hartema	Sarah-Anessa Hitzschke	Romina Djurovic & Laura Wittek & Abiba Makoya Bakayoko, Valerie-Charlotte Kirchner von Schröder & Sabine Snobl & Isabell Janku & Franziska Poehling, Anelia Moor, Natalia Kowalczykowska & Michelle Luise Lafleur, Maxi Böttcher, Jasmin Abraha, Annabelle Rieß, Melek Civantürk, Shawny Sander, Laura Scharnagl, Inga Bobkow, Lisa Volz, Diana Ovchinnikova (quit), Evelyn Keck (quit), Sara Kulka, Kasia Lenhard, Dominique Miller	25	Phuket Los Angeles New York San Diego Tahiti Cancún Paris
8	000000002013-02-28-000028 February 2013	Lovelyn Enebechi	Maike van Grieken	Katharina Oltzow, Merle Lambert (quit), Nancy Limonta & Lisa Quack & Linda Niewerth, Lisa-Giulia Wende, Michelle Maas, Höpke Voss (quit) & Bingyang Liu (quit), Leandra Martin, Sophie Jais (quit), Anna Seebrecht, Jessika Weidner, Janna Wiese, Veronika Weddeling, Jacqueline Thiessen, Leonie Marwitz, Carolin Sünderhauf, Christine Gischler, Marie Czuczman, Anna Maria Damm, Sabrina Elsner, Luise Will	25	Dubai Hong Kong Los Angeles New York City Honolulu
9	000000002014-02-06-00006 February 2014	Stefanie Giesinger	Jolina Fust	Lisa Seibert & Jill Schmitz, Pauline Cottin (quit) & Laura Haas (quit) & Ina Bartak (quit) & Fata Hasanovic (quit), Franziska Wimmer, Laura Kristen, Emma Kahlert, Antonia Balzer, Simona Hartl & Jana Heinisch, Sainabou Sosseh, Lisa Gelbrich, Sarah Weinfurter, Anna Wilken (quit), Samantha Brock, Nancy Nagel & Karlin Obiango, Nathalie Volk & Betty Taube & Aminata Sanogo, Ivana Teklic	25 [21]	Singapore Los Angeles Salt Lake City New York City Mumbai Paris Malé
10	000000002015-02-12-000012 February 2015	Vanessa Fuchs	Anuthida Ploypetch	Sarah Kocar (quit), Annabel Paasch (quit), Laura Weidner & Ariana Xhatova, Adriane Sutsch, Lena Stockhausen & Jovana Bulic & Daniela Wolking, Neele Busse & Irene Pichler, Erica Santos Silva, Varisa Caluk & Sandy Provazek, Sara Faste & Laura Dünninger, Kiki Hölzl, Lisa Bärmann & Jüli Ürküt, Darya Strelnikova, Katharina Wandrowsky, Ajsa Selimovic	23 [22]	Los Angeles Oahu Miami New York City London Dubai Milan Auckland Malé Paris
11	000000002016-02-04-00004 February 2016[23]	Kim Hnizdo	Elena Carriere	Luisa Bolghiran (quit), Saskia Böhlcke & Laura Penelope Baumgärtner (quit) & Fred Riss, Sophie Schweer & Shirin Kelly, Cindy Unger, Laura Bräutigam & Jennifer Daschner, Yusra Babekr-Ali & Christin Götzke, Lara-Kristin Bayer, Camilla Cavalli, Julia Wulf (quit), Laura Franziska Blank, Laura Bleicher, Luana Florea, Elena Kilb, Lara Helmer, Taynara Silva Wolf, Jasmin Lekudere, Fata Hasanovic	24	Lanzarote Fuerteventura Madrid Milan Los Angeles New York Miami Sydney Shanghai Majorca

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Germany’s Next Topmodel.

• Official website
• Official YouTube Channel
• Germany's Next Topmodel at the Internet Movie Database
• GNTM-Blog / German Fanbase