Stefanie Giesinger (born 27 August 1996) is a German model. She was the winner of the ninth season of the modeling-competition ''

Germany's Next Topmodel ''Germany's Next Topmodel'' (often abbreviated as ''GNTM'') is a German reality television series, based on a concept introduced by Tyra Banks with ''America's Next Top Model''. The competition is hosted by Heidi Klum who also serves as the le ...

'', and was on the cover of the German '' ''Cosmopolitan'''' in June 2014.

Early life

Giesinger was born in

Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern (; Palatinate German: ''Lautre'') is a city 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 Frankfur ...

. Her parents are

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and emigrated from

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to Germany in 1995, a year before her birth. She has

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and had to undergo an emergency operation at the age of 13.

Career

After winning ''

'' in 2014, she was signed to Günther Klum's modelling agency ONEeins. She did not extend her two-year contract. In 2014, she was cast for the movie ''

Der Nanny ''The Manny'' (German: ''Der Nanny'') is a 2015 German comedy film directed and co-written by Matthias Schweighöfer, starring himself as a greedy and super-busy real-estate developer, and Milan Peschel as a victim of his development who accident ...

'', which was released in 2015. She was also cast for the music video to the song "80 Millionen" by German artist

Max Giesinger Max Giesinger (born 3 October 1988) is a German singer-songwriter and musician. He first gained widespread popularity with his single "80 Millionen", placing as high as second position in the German charts. His music is usually labeled as pop a ...

(not related), and walked for

Dolce & Gabbana Dolce & Gabbana (), also known by initials D&G, is an Italian 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, and cosmetic ...

during Milan Fashion Week 2017. In 2018, she was honoured as "Idol of the Year" at the

About You Awards The About You Awards (stylized as ''ABOUT YOU Awards'') is an awards ceremony presented annually by the German online fashion retailer About You GmbH. The award ceremony honors influential social media personalities in Germany. Prizes are awarded ...

held by German fashion online retailer About You.

Personal life

Since 2016, she has been in a relationship with the YouTuber

Marcus Butler Marcus Lloyd Butler (born 18 December 1991) is an English model and former YouTuber, whose channels have reached over 4.1 million subscribers. In 2015, he released an autobiographical book, titled ''Hello Life!''. Butler co-hosted a radio sh ...

."Ich möchte mit Marcus mein Leben verbringen"
t-online.de vom 15. Februar 2017

References

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