Lena Johanna Gercke (born 29 February 1988) is a German

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and

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. She won the first season of ''

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'' and was the host of ''

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'' (seasons 1–4).

Early life

Gercke was born in

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and grew up in

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, where she attended Liebfrauenschule Cloppenburg (ULF), a

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'' Gymnasium'', completing her '' Abitur'' in 2007. Gercke is an amateur

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player. She has a sister and two paternal half-sisters.

Career

Modelling

On 14 August 2004, Gercke won a casting call for fast food chain Burger King. She was represented by Langer-Pueschel who booked her for photoshoots, catwalk shows, and dance performances. At the beginning of 2006, she attended a casting call for ''

'' hosted by Heidi Klum. Upon winning the competition, she received an advertising contract with the fashion label OuiSet, a modeling contract with

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in Paris, the cover shoot for the June 2006 issue of German '' Cosmopolitan'' and an advertising contract with

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for

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. She also appeared in magazines such as the American issues of ''Cosmopolitan'', ''Sports Week'', '' Glamour'' and on the cover of French ''Votre Beauté''. She was featured in print campaigns of '' H&M'', ''

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'' and '' Geox''. In 2010, she walked on

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for the Spring season of '' Custo Barcelona''.

Television

In 2013, Gercke became a judge on ''

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''. In 2014, her sister joined the show for a surprise audition. In 2015, she hosted the prime time hidden camera show ''Prankenstein''. From 2015 to 2021, she present with Thore Schölermann the talent show on ProSieben and on Sat.1 '' The Voice of Germany'' and from 2018 they present '' The Voice Senior'' on Sat.1.

Personal life

Gercke's relationship with a film director, Dustin Schöne, became known in April 2019. They have one daughter (born 2020).

References

External links

*
Lena Gercke
in the Fashion Model Directory * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gercke, Lena 1988 births Living people German female models Germany's Next Topmodel winners People from Cloppenburg People from Marburg German television presenters German women television presenters Sat.1 people