Austria's Next Topmodel

The show was hosted by Lena Gercke, the winner of the first cycle of Germany's Next Top model. Gercke is the first Top Model winner to become the host of a Top Model series. The judging panel for the show's first cycle consisted of the head of Vienna-based modeling agency Wiener Models, Andrea Weidler, and runway coach Alamanda Belfor. It aired from January to February 2009 and was won by Larissa Marolt. As part of her prize package for winning the contest, Marolt won a place on the fourth cycle of Germany's Next Top model, where she placed eighth.

In mid-2009, Puls 4 aired a spin-off of the show Die Model WG, which featured six of cycle one's contestants. The show was won by Kordula Stöckl.

The second cycle aired from November 2009 to February 2010. Its catchphrase was "More girls, more jet set, more glamour." Former model and photographer Andreas Ortner joined the judging panel, replacing Alamanda Belfor. Beauty expert Sabine Landl, the models' stylist in cycle 1, also joined the panel. The winner of the cycle was Aylin Kösetürk.

The third cycle premiered in January 2011 and introduced new judges: the designer Atil Kutoglu and the runway coach Elvyra Geyer. Gercke remained the host.[4] The cycle featured a significant change in the cast, and one girl per federal state and five wildcards made the cut. Additionally, in every episode, competitors that won the casting traveled to an international destination.

Gercke did not return to host the fifth cycle, opting instead to concentrate on her own modeling career.[5] In January 2013 the Austrian model,Melanie Scheriau, took over as host.[6] The sixth cycle featured male contestants for the first time and aired in late 2014.[7] Cycle 7 aired from late 2015 to spring 2016 ,while cycle 8 began to air in November 2017.

Males were introduced to the competition in the sixth cycle of the show. The social media scoring system used in the American version of the show was also implemented in the sixth cycle. In contrast to the American version of the show, each voter was required to cast their votes via Facebook. Furthermore, there was no grading scale. Each Facebook account was allotted three votes, which could be spent on any combination of contestants. The competitor with the highest number of votes in each round was granted immunity. At the same time, the contestant with the lowest amount was automatically nominated for elimination, along with three other contestants chosen by the judges.

The ProSiebenSat.1 Media group announced in April 2017 that the eighth cycle would air on ATV Austria, thus temporarily moving the show from Puls 4.[8]

Cycle 9 was again broadcast by Puls 4.