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.
| Judges | Seasons | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (2006) |
2 (2007) |
3 (2008) |
4 (2009) |
5 (2010) |
6 (2011) |
7 (2012) |
8 (2013) |
9 (2014) |
10 (2015) |
11 (2016) | |
| Heidi Klum | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ |
| Peyman Amin | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||||||
| Bruce Darnell | ♦ | ♦ | |||||||||
| Armin Morbach | ♦ | ||||||||||
| Boris Entrup | ♦ | ||||||||||
| Rolf Scheider | ♦ | ♦ | |||||||||
| Kristian Schuller | ♦ | ||||||||||
| Qualid "Q" Ladraa | ♦ | ||||||||||
| Thomas Hayo | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | ♦ | |||||
| Thomas Rath | ♦ | ♦ | |||||||||
| Enrique Badulescu | ♦ | ||||||||||
| Wolfgang Joop | ♦ | ♦ | |||||||||
| Michael Michalsky | ♦ | ||||||||||
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 | 25 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 | 1 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 | 28 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 | 12 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 | 4 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 | 3 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 | Schladming London Los Angeles Tampa Miami Las Vegas  Rio de Janeiro  Nassau |
| 7 | 23 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 | |
| 8 | 28 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 | 6 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 | Singapore Los Angeles Salt Lake City New York City  Mumbai Paris  Malé |
| 10 | 12 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 | 4 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
- ↑ "Germany's Next TopModel 2012 – Intro / Opening Credits (Top 22)". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
- ↑ ""Germany's Next Topmodel" startet mit Verlusten –". Quotenmeter.de. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
- ↑ "Zickenkrieg bringt Topmodels Jahresbestwert –". Quotenmeter.de. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
- ↑ "Star-Model Julia Stegner hält Heidi Klums Castingshow für realitätsfern". Digitalfernsehen.De. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
- ↑ "Alisar lässt Heidi stehen •". News.at. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
- 1 2 "GNTM: Nächstes Model klagt sich aus Vertrag!". Promiflash.de. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
- 1 2 http://www.bunte.de/tv-show/gntm-miriam-guenther-klum-ist-das-schwarze-schaf-81951.html
- ↑ http://www.bild.de/unterhaltung/leute/leute/topmodel-drittplatzierte-kuendigt-klum-vertraege-32584482.bild.html
- ↑ http://www.express.de/gntm/nach--germany-s-next-topmodel--aminata-sanogo-klagt-sich-aus-klum-agentur,1197380,27719874.html
- ↑ Der Spiegel (2012-02-26). "Ex-Juror attackiert "Topmodel"-Show: Manchen Mädchen fehlt "jegliches Talent zum Modeln" - SPIEGEL ONLINE". Spiegel.de. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
- ↑ ""Heidi Klum ist eine Trainerin in Gehässigkeit"". Welt Online. 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
- ↑ Fotostrecke (2013-05-30). "Femen-Aktivistinnen protestieren bei GNTM - SPIEGEL ONLINE - Kultur". Spiegel.de. Retrieved 2013-06-07.
- ↑ http://in.de/germanys-next-topmodel/eva-padberg-kritik-gntm-14318.html
- ↑ http://www.stern.de/kultur/tv/germanys-next-topmodel-macht-magersuechtig-psychiater-manfred-luetz-kritisiert-heidi-klum-und-prosieben-2192571.html
- ↑ http://www.welt.de/kultur/medien/article140712957/Ist-Germanys-Next-Topmodel-jugendgefaehrdend.html
- ↑ http://www.t-online.de/unterhaltung/tv/id_73955224/gntm-2015-petition-gegen-germany-s-next-topmodel-gestartet.html
- ↑ http://www.taz.de/!159794/
- ↑ http://www.promiflash.de/gntm-aus-wolfgang-joop-verraet-die-wahren-gruende-1509269326.html
- ↑ http://www.myheimat.de/news/kommentieren/gntm-darum-steigt-juror-wolfgang-joop-wirklich-aus-d2714741.html
- ↑ It was never announced which contestants were part of the final cast. There was no fade-out at the end of each episode, the opening sequence only featured the top 18 and several girls were not present at the live finale for the runway walk. However, ONEeins Management listed the entire top 25 as cast members of the cycle.
- ↑ http://mediathek.rbb-online.de/fritz/fritzaktuell?documentId=17748540
- ↑ http://www.myheimat.de/news/kommentieren/germanys-next-topmodel-2015-dreharbeiten-starten-in-los-angeles-d2651412.html
- ↑ http://www.prosieben.de/tv/germanys-next-topmodel/news-fun/die-neue-staffel-von-germany-s-next-topmodel-by-heidi-klum-startet-im-februar-2016-100039
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