The ninth season of ''

Germany's Next Topmodel ''Germany's Next Topmodel'' (often abbreviated as ''GNTM'') 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 ...

'' aired on German television network

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from 6 February to 8 May 2014 under the catch phrase ''Show Yourself''. The judging panel for this season consists of

Thomas Hayo Thomas Hayo (born 1969 in Neunkirchen, Saarland) is a German creative director. He has worked with models such as Gisele Bündchen, Naomi Campbell, Toni Garrn, Doutzen Kroes and Alessandra Ambrosio. Life Thomas was born and raised in German ...

and

Wolfgang Joop Wolfgang Joop (born 18 November 1944) is a German fashion designer. He is the founder of the fashion and cosmetics company JOOP! as well as the fashion brand Wunderkind. Early life Joop was born in Potsdam to editor and author and his wife ...

. This judging panel would remain unchanged until the following season. As in the last preceding years, a preselection was done and open castings were not part of the show anymore. The first episode started with 25 finalists, which were selected from the initial 70 semifinalists. The winner of the competition was 17-year-old Stefanie Giesinger from

Kaiserlautern Kaiserslautern (; ) is a town in southwest Germany, located in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate at the edge of the Palatinate Forest. The historic centre dates to the 9th century. It is from Paris, from Frankfurt am Main, 666 kilometers (414 m ...

. Her prizes include: *A modeling contract with Günther Klum's OneEins GmbH Management. *A cover and spread in the German edition of ''

Cosmopolitan Cosmopolitan may refer to: Internationalism * World citizen, one who eschews traditional geopolitical divisions derived from national citizenship * Cosmopolitanism, the idea that all of humanity belongs to a single moral community * Cosmopolitan ...

''. *An ''

Opel Adam The Opel Adam is a city car engineered and produced by the German car manufacturer Opel, and is named after the company's founder Adam Opel. It was sold under the Vauxhall marque in the United Kingdom. It was launched in France at the 2012 Pa ...

'' The international destinations for this season were set in

Singapore Singapore, officially the Republic of Singapore, is an island country and city-state in Southeast Asia. The country's territory comprises one main island, 63 satellite islands and islets, and one outlying islet. It is about one degree ...

Los Angeles Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the List of municipalities in California, most populous city in the U.S. state of California, and the commercial, Financial District, Los Angeles, financial, and Culture of Los Angeles, ...

Mumbai Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...

Salt Lake City Salt Lake City, often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC, is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. It is the county seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in the state. The city is the core of the Salt Lake Ci ...

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...

New York City New York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States, located at the southern tip of New York State on one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs, each coextensive w ...

, and

Malé Malé is the capital and most populous city of the Maldives. With a population of 211,908 in 2022 within its administrative area and coterminous geographical area of , Malé is one of the most densely populated cities in the world. The city i ...

Contestants

''(ages stated are at start of contest)''

Episode summaries

Summaries

Results table

: The contestant quit the competition : The contestant was immune from elimination : The contestant was in danger of elimination : The contestant was eliminated : The contestant won the competition

Photo shoot guide

* Episode 1 photo shoot: Black and White beauty shots in a pool * Episode 2 photo shoot: Flora and fauna with snakes * Episode 3 photo shoots: Sedcard; floating with

balloons A balloon is a flexible membrane bag that can be inflated with a gas, such as helium, hydrogen, nitrous oxide, oxygen, or air. For special purposes, balloons can be filled with smoke, liquid water, granular media (e.g. sand, flour or rice), ...

overlooking a

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* Episode 4 video shoot: Filming the opening sequence * Episode 5 photo shoot: Posing in pairs on the beach with a male model * Episode 6 photo shoots: Portraying both genders in pairs in B&W; posing with tarantulas in glitter body paint * Episode 7 photo shoot: Hysterical divas in a restaurant * Episode 8 photo shoots: Amerindian beauty; cowgirl fashion films * Episode 9 photo shoot: Crying in 1920s fashion * Episode 10 photo shoot: Jumping from a trampoline in colored gowns * Episode 11 photo shoot: Hydrant sexy shoot * Episode 12 photo shoot: Posing with little children * Episode 13 photo shoot: ''

'' covers * Episode 14 photo shoot: Crashed

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from

Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun. It is also known as the "Red Planet", because of its orange-red appearance. Mars is a desert-like rocky planet with a tenuous carbon dioxide () atmosphere. At the average surface level the atmosph ...

in couture * Episode 15 photo shoot: Stage rock stars

Controversy

An article on Bild.de revealed before the live finale that the final three as being Ivana Teklic, Stefanie Giesinger, and Jolina Fust.

Post ''Topmodel'' careers

* Pauline Cottin has signed with ''ONEeins''. * Fata Hasanovic has signed with ''ONEeins''. * Laura Kristen has signed with ''ONEeins''. * Emma Kahlert has signed with ''ONEeins''. * Antonia Balzer has signed with ''ONEeins''. * Simona Hartl has signed with ''ONEeins''. She walked at Genf fashion week. * Jana Heinisch has signed with Louisa Models. * Sainabou Sosseh has signed with ''ONEeins''. * Lisa Gelbrich has signed with ''ONEeins'' * Sarah Weinfurter has signed with ''ONEeins''. * Samantha Brock has been signed with ''ONEeins''. She has walked at Berlin fashion week. * Anna Wilken has signed with

Munich Models MUNICH MODELS GmbH is a modeling agency based in Munich, Germany. Founded in 1992 by Susanne Maushake, the agency represents female models for editorial and commercial modelling. Models represented (present) Munich Models represented by the agenc ...

. She walked at Berlin fashion week and Paris fashion week. * Karlin Obiango has signed with ''ONEeins''. She released a single called "Wunderkind". * Nancy Nagel has signed with ''ONEeins'' * Betty Taube has signed a modeling contract with ''ONEeins''. She has walked for Guido Maria Kretschmer at Berlin fashion week. She had a TV spot for Chixx. She appeared in the show ''Topmodel on Tour'', and had her own feature called ''Betty Goes Tokyo'' in the German tabloid program ''Taff''. * Nathalie Volk has signed with Modelwerk in Hamburg and has modeled for Swiss lingerie-retailer Vicky Bonheur. She participated in the German version of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' * Aminata Sanogo has signed with Mega Model in Hamburg. She appeared on the cover of German ''Stern'' magazine. * Ivana Teklic has signed with Pars Management and

Women Management Women Management is a prominent modeling agency with its headquarters in New York City, New York. It is a part of the Women International Agency Chain, which was established by Paul Rowland in the year 1988. In addition to its New York location, ...

. She walked for

Dior Christian Dior SE (), commonly known as Dior, is a French Multinational corporation, multinational luxury goods company that is controlled and chaired by French businessman Bernard Arnault, who also heads LVMH. , Dior controlled around 42% of ...

Wunderkind A child prodigy is, technically, a child under the age of 10 who produces meaningful work in some domain at the level of an adult expert. The term is also applied more broadly to describe young people who are extraordinarily talented in some f ...

Calvin Klein Calvin Richard Klein (born November 19, 1942) is an American fashion designer. In 1968, he launched the company that later became Calvin Klein. In addition to clothing, he has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewellery. ...

Ralph & Russo Ralph & Russo is a European, privately held company owned and founded by Tamara Ralph and Michael Russo. Ralph & Russo is a high fashion house that specializes in haute couture and ready-to-wear clothes, luxury goods, and fashion accessories ...

Julien Macdonald Julien Macdonald OBE (born 19 March 1971) is a British fashion designer from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, who has appeared as judge on the television programme, ''Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model''. In 2001, he was named " British Fashion Designer ...

, Roksanda Ilincic and

Roberto Cavalli Roberto Cavalli (; 15 November 1940 – 12 April 2024) was an Italian fashion designer and inventor. He was known for exotic prints and for creating the sand-blasted look for jeans. The Roberto Cavalli fashion house sells luxury clothing, perf ...

and other designers at Paris, Milan and London fashion week, became the face of Joffroy make-up and a campaign for

Gucci Guccio Gucci S.p.A., doing business as Gucci ( , ), is an Italian Luxury goods, luxury fashion house based in Florence. Its product lines include handbags, ready-to-wear, footwear, accessories, and home decoration; and it licenses its name and ...

, had a spread in ''Vogue'', ''Kaltblut'', ''Flanelle'', ''Perk'', ''Factice'' and ''Up'' magazines and modelled for the covers of ''Quality'', ''Perk'' and ''Up'' magazines, thus making her one of the most successful alumni of ''Germany's Next Topmodel''. * Jolina Fust was signed with ''ONEeins''. She is now signed with Munich Models and

Next Model Management Jean-Luc Didier Henri Brunel (; 18 September 1946 – 19 February 2022) was a French model scout. He gained prominence by leading the international modelling agency Karin Models, and founded MC2 Model Management, with financing by Jeffrey Epstein ...

in London.Jolina Fust
''NEXT Model Management''. She has walked at Berlin fashion week. * Stefanie Giesinger has collected all of her prizes as the winner, including the cover of ''Cosmopolitan'', a TV-commercial for

Opel Opel Automobile GmbH (), usually shortened to Opel, is a German automobile manufacturer which has been a subsidiary of Stellantis since 16 January 2021. It was owned by the American automaker General Motors from 1929 until 2017 and the PSA Gr ...

, and a modeling contract with ''ONEeins''. She walked for

and at Milan and Berlin fashion week and she walked for

Dolce & Gabbana Dolce & Gabbana (), also known by initials D&G, is an Italian Luxury goods, luxury fashion house founded in 1985 in Legnano by Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana. The house specializes in ready-to-wear, handbags, accessories, ...

for Milan Fashion Week.

References

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