Germany's Next Topmodel season 4
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The fourth season of Germany's Next Topmodel aired on the German television network ProSieben from 12 February 2009 to 21 May 2009.
| Germany's Next Topmodel | |
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| Season 4 | |
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| No. of contestants | 17 |
| Winner | Sara Nuru |
| No. of episodes | 16 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ProSieben |
| Original release | 12 February – 21 May 2009 |
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In contrast to previous seasons, the show saw a significant change as the audition process was completely open this time, such that every model-wannabe got a chance to audition in front of the jury led by Heidi Klum. The numbers of applications were 1,104 in Düsseldorf, 1,376 in Munich and 18,786 who applied before via mail.[1]
Additionally, Austria's Next Topmodel season 1 winner, Larissa Marolt automatically secured a place among the top 20 finalists who will be chosen out of the semifinalists from the different audition cities and the written applications.
The winner of this season 19-year-old Sara Nuru from Munich. Her prizes include:
- A contract with Günther Klum's OneEins GmbH Management worth €200,000.
- A cover and spread in the German edition of Cosmopolitan.
- An advertising campaign for C&A and Maybelline New York.
- A Suzuki Swift Sport
The following prizes have been removed:
- A contract with IMG Models in Paris.
- A Volkswagen Tiguan
The international destinations for this cycle were set in Los Angeles, Las Vegas, New York City and Singapore.
Contestants
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(ages stated are at start of contest)[2]
| Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | Finish | Place |
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| Olivia Bermann | 20 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Berlin | Episode 4 | 17–15 |
| Johanna Popp | 21 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Nuremberg | ||
| Daphne Braun | 17 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Melle | ||
| Tessa Bergmeier | 19 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Überlingen | Episode 5 | 14 |
| Dana Franke | 20 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Berlin | Episode 6 | 13 |
| Tamara Busch | 16 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Giessen | Episode 7 | 12–11 |
| Aline Bauer | 19 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Marbach am Neckar | ||
| Stefanie Theissing | 21 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Münster | Episode 9 | 10 |
| Katrina Scharinger | 19 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Nuremberg | Episode 10 | 9 |
| Larissa Marolt[a] [3] | 16 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Sankt Kanzian am Klopeiner See, Austria | Episode 11 | 8 |
| Ira Meindl | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Cologne | Episode 12 | 7 |
| Sarina Nowak | 17 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Uelzen | Episode 13 | 6 |
| Maria Beckmann | 19 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Würzburg | Episode 14 | 5–4 |
| Jessica Motzkus | 20 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Wolfsburg | ||
| Marie Nasemann | 19 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Gauting | Episode 16 | 3 |
| Mandy Bork | 17 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Witten | 2 | |
| Sara Nuru | 19 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Munich | 1 |
- Larissa previously competed in the first season of Austria's Next Topmodel, where she would eventually win.
Episode summaries
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| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date | |
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| 40 | 1 | "Die Schönen und das Biest" | 9 February 2009 | |
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Germany's most successful model, Heidi Klum, opens the doors to the fashion world for the contestants of the fourth season of her hit show. Who will be "Germany's Next Top Model" 2009? The first open casting in Düsseldorf: Klum and her jury colleagues Peyman Amin and Rolf Schneider looked at 1,104 applicants for five hours. Which girls will make it to the first photo shoot and who will have to go home? | ||||
| 41 | 2 | "Münchener Schickeria" | 19 February 2009 | |
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Today, Heidi Klum, Peyman Amin, and Rolf Scheider are traveling to Munich for their second open casting call. In the Isar metropolis, 1,376 applicants, dressed in high heels and cool outfits, are eagerly waiting to fulfill their dreams. They all want to become "Germany's Next Top Model" 2009, but Heidi Klum can only take a few of them with her. The judges picked girls out and reduced their number down to the next 15 contestants. This casting was in Munich. | ||||
| 42 | 3 | "Eisprinzessinnen und ein Kartoffelsack" | 26 February 2009 | |
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The top 30 girls are off on their first trip: their first fashion show and an ice shoot await them in Berlin, where the models have to dress warmly. You can see who it is too cold for and who can melt the ice here. | ||||
| 43 | 4 | "Konkurrenz aus Österreich" | 5 March 2009 | |
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When they arrive in L.A. there is the first disillusionment: a new competitor joins the group. Larissa, the winner of Austria's Next Top Model. She quickly finds a connection and Tessa as a friend, but unfortunately the harmony quickly evaporates.
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| 44 | 5 | "Aufstand im Heidi-Land" | 12 March 2009 | |
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There is a new styling for the 14 girls. Heidi Klum and hairstylist Helena Faccenda have come up with new looks for the girls. This isn't okay for Larissa, she refuses and freaks out. But Tessa's fuses also blow.
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| 45 | 6 | "Viva Las Vegas" | 19 March 2009 | |
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It gets playful for the remaining 13 candidates: Heidi Klum flies to Las Vegas with her models. But the trip is not beneficial for everyone.
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| 46 | 7 | "Regen in Downtown L.A." | 26 March 2009 | |
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During the photo shoot, the candidates for Germany's Next Top Model could get their feet wet: They pose on the street in the cold rain in front of star photographer Rankin. Who is convincing despite the difficult circumstances?
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| 47 | 8 | "Der Sprung ins kalte Wasser" | 2 April 2009 | |
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The girls get their claws out and Larissa is the total outsider of the group. But the 16-year-old doesn't let the bullying get her down. Especially since there are important castings and a mermaid shoot coming up again!
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| 48 | 9 | "Pole Dancing" | 9 April 2009 | |
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New York shows who has an international chance of becoming a top model. Who gets to go on the catwalk with the professionals at Fashion Week? There is also a hot pole dancing shoot.
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| 49 | 10 | "Das grosse Kopfschütteln" | 16 April 2009 | |
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The candidates demonstrate their acting talent and film their first commercial.
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| 50 | 11 | "Sexy Diven" | 23 April 2009 | |
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The girls take on the role of style icons like Marilyn Monroe and have to prove once again whether they have what it takes to become a top model.
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| 51 | 12 | "Aloha, Topmodels!" | 30 April 2009 | |
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In this episode the young models are off to Hawaii! The aim is to land an order from an internationally known brand. Then it's back to L.A. to prepare for her rock star shoot. You really have to rock out!
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| 52 | 13 | "Bed of Roses" | 7 May 2009 | |
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Little movement, lots of expression: The top model candidates face a photoshoot with star photographer Russell James in a bed of red roses. How do the final six perform on the bed of roses? The candidates also have two auditions to land a job and impress the judges in the final stretch. A very special guest awaits the girls at the final decision: Victoria Beckham.
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| 53 | 14 | "Cover Shoot" | 14 May 2009 | |
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One week and two shows left until the finale: Today and Tuesday, "Germany's Next Top Model – by Heidi Klum" will decide who advances to the finals and whose dream will be over so close to the finish line. The top five have only a few chances left to impress the jury. This week's challenge calls for creativity: Each girl organizes her own photoshoot – from location to styling to makeup.
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| 54 | 15 | "Du Schwarze, du Blonde, du Braune" | 19 May 2009 | |
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Jessica, Mandy, or Marie: Which two girls will advance to the finals of "Germany's Next Top Model – by Heidi Klum" alongside Sarah, and whose dream will be shattered? Based on the number of successful auditions, Marie has the best chance. But the Munich native is the only one of the remaining three candidates who hasn't won a single challenge, and her last job was several weeks ago. "In the end, it all comes down to the little things – the nuances," says Heidi Klum.
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| 55 | 16 | "Das große Finale" | 21 May 2009 | |
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This is going to be huge! The finale of "Germany's Next Top Model – by Heidi Klum" will take place for the first time at the Lanxess Arena in Cologne. The venue has space for 8,000 guests, ten times the capacity of last year's finale. For the finale of "Germany's Next Top Model – by Heidi Klum," the arena will be transformed into a giant catwalk. Additionally, a large stage will be set up for several live acts. Who will Heidi Klum crown "Germany's Next Top Model" 2009?
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Summaries
Results table
| Place | Model | Episodes | |||||||||||||||
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| 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8[a] | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | ||||||
| 1 | Sara | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | Winner | |||
| 2 | Mandy | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | OUT | |||
| 3 | Marie | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||
| 4–5 | Jessica | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | LOW | OUT | |||||
| Maria | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
| 6 | Sarina | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
| 7 | Ira | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||
| 8 | Larissa | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||
| 9 | Katrina | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
| 10 | Stefanie | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | LOW | OUT | ||||||||||
| 11–12 | Tamara | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||||
| Aline | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||||||
| 13 | Dana | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Tessa | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| 15–17 | Olivia | OUT | |||||||||||||||
| Johanna | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
| Daphne | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
- The contestant was in danger of elimination
- The contestant was eliminated
- The contestant won the competition
Photo shoot guide
- Episode 1 photo shoot: Düsseldorf
- Episode 2 photo shoot: Munich shooting
- Episode 3 photo shoot: Frostbitten beauty
- Episode 4 photo shoot: Burning car in the desert in pairs
- Episode 5 photo shoot: Hanging from a hot air balloon
- Episode 6 photo shoot: Brides in B&W
- Episode 7 photo shoot: Bikinis in the rain
- Episode 8 photo shoot: Underwater
- Episode 9 photo shoot: Pole dancing
- Episode 10 commercial: Wonder Bra
- Episode 11 photo shoot: Famous divas
- Episode 12 photo shoot: Rock stars
- Episode 13 photo shoot: American beauty
- Episode 14 photo shoot: Cosmopolitan covers
- Episode 15 photo shoot: Elle Singapore covers
- Episode 16 photo shoot: Bull riding
Controversies
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Sophia Thomalla, daughter of German actress Simone Thomalla, was eliminated in the first round for having a friendship with judge Peyman Amin.[4]
In August 2022 Marie Nasemann revealed that she suffers from the spinal condition Scoliosis. Back in 2009, during the fourth season, her Scoliosis was discussed at a casting for Samsung. The editors of Germany's Next Topmodel tried to make her cry because of her illness and she also reveals: "I found out years later that Samsung would have liked to book me, but from the production side it wasn't allowed".[5]
In September 2022, the winner of the 4th season, Sara Nuru, joined the criticism of the show as she said: "I was not aware of how blatantly young women were treated there. It was as if I had blinders on, a lot is me I wasn't aware of it even as a participant. I'm still horrified by how young women are treated."[6] She added: "With the knowledge I have today, I would not take part in Germany's Next Topmodel again."[7]
In January 2023, the relentless criticism continued when former contestant Tessa Bergmeier (Season 4) criticized the Show and Heidi Klum live in front of an audience of millions during her participation in the 16th season of I'm a Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here. In a conversation with model Papis Loveday, she said: "They screwed me! I found it unfair. I had no idea what kind of light they wanted to put me in. They portrayed me as a bitch. [...] They made me a monster, I wasn't." Bergmeier describes Klum as "super-mega psycho. The devil is in her. [...] She laughs at little girls [...] A person who can torment others without any feeling of guilt. I couldn't continue modelling in Hamburg, no client wanted me anymore." Papis Loveday, who also worked on GNTM, added about Klum: "She only thinks of herself. Nobody can shine more than she does."[8][9]
In February 2023 Der Spiegel gives a glimpse into the notorious gag contracts that candidates have to sign in order to be able to take part in the Heidi Klum show. According to the Hamburg lawyer Jörg Nabert, these are "illegal gag contracts". The contract binds the women to an agency for two years. A regulation that, according to Nabert, is not customary in the industry. The participants also agree that the recordings "present them in a way that they don't like themselves". According to Der Spiegel, the contracts say: "The contributors are aware of any burdens that may result for them". If necessary, “substantive suggestions” would be made and enforced by the show management. Germany's Next Topmodel can thus stylize people like Tessa Bergmeier (Season 4) as "bitches" without them being able to defend themselves effectively afterwards. Heidi Klum's casting show goes further than similar formats with this practice.[10][11]
In February 2023, the Berliner Zeitung published an article about the show with the headline: "Why isn't Germany’s Next Topmodel actually canceled?"[12]
In February 2023 at the beginning of the 18th season, Heidi Klum gave a 10-minute speech in which she denied all allegations against her and the show and blamed the candidates themselves. This was once again heavily criticized by both the viewers and the media in Germany. The Berliner Morgenpost wrote: "Everything is wrong, says Klum. She emphasized that 'everything is real' on her show. There is no text or storyline for the models. That's why it's not her fault if a young model feels misrepresented after the broadcast. 'We can only portray a person as they are,' philosophizes Klum. Whether this is true remains questionable. On the one hand, because a story can be cobbled together afterwards that doesn't have to have anything to do with reality. On the other hand, because in the show very young girls in absolutely exceptional and stressful situations meet experienced editors who know exactly what the viewers later want to see on television."[13] Die Welt called Heidi Klum's statement "bizarre".[14] Frankfurter Allgemeine called it a "Catwalk of Shame".[15] Web.de headlined: "Why Heidi Klum's statement is dishonest".[16] Annabelle (magazine) (Switzerland) headlined: "Heidi Klum, this justification went wrong".[17] In an article, Puls24 (Austria) asked whether Heidi Klum practiced perpetrator-victim reversal and Gaslighting.[18] Frankfurter Allgemeine headlined: "This woman only has dollar signs in her eyes" and also assumed that Heidi Klum was doing a perpetrator-victim reversal.[19] BILD asked: "How evil is Heidi Klum really?".[20]
In March 2023 former judge Peyman Armin apologized to Lijana Kaggwa for what she had to experience on Germany's Next Topmodel. He also apologized for being part of Germany's Next Topmodel and promised to never take part in the show again. All of this was broadcast in the format "13 questions" on ZDF.[21][22]
In March 2023 BILD published the following message: "If the contestants get along too well, they will receive instructions from the crew to argue and produce beef." The participating contestants are also too young and inexperienced and cannot assess the extent of the show.[23]
In April 2023, Heidi Klum said about everything that happens at Germany's Next Topmodel: "At the end of the day I'm the boss and I make the rules!"[24]
In June 2023, the German TV broadcaster ZDF released a 70-minute investigative documentary about the machinations of the makers of Germany's Next Topmodel called "Pressure, hatred, manipulation: how sick does Germany's Next Topmodel make you?". For this documentary, around 50 former contestants, judges and members of the show's crew were interviewed, some anonymously. The makers of the documentary admitted that they are familiar with difficult investigations, but they have never experienced it before that so many people were afraid to talk about what happened as these former participants and employees of Germany's Next Topmodel. A crew member of the show who wished to remain anonymous is quoted as saying: "If you film a young woman from morning to night, you'll get every sectional image you want. So you can cut and tell what you want. A lot of things are cut together wildly. The jobs depend on it. It's about ratings." In addition, former contestants report how the show's editors deliberately foment manipulation, lies and discord among the contestants behind the scenes. The contestants are shielded from the outside world so they lose their nerve and argue. So 20 candidates have to sleep together in one room without contact to the outside world. The statements by Heidi Klum, the broadcasting TV station Pro7 and the production company are presented as hypocrisy. Pro7 is said to have earned 87 million euros with the Season 18, and Heidi Klum 10 million euros. The contestants receive no money. Germany's Next Topmodel has driven some contestants into depression and suicidal thoughts.[25][26][27][28][29][30]
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