Germany's Next Topmodel

Germany's Next Topmodel (often abbreviated as GNTM) is a German reality television series, based on the concept introduced by Tyra Banks with America's Next Top Model. The competition is hosted by Heidi Klum, who also serves as the lead judge and executive producer of the show. It is currently the longest-airing Top Model adaptation at 18 years and the second Top Model series to have the most cycles.

For the most recent cycle, see Germany's Next Topmodel (season 18).

Germany's Next Topmodel
GenreReality television
Created byTyra Banks
StarringHeidi Klum
Judges
Opening theme
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
No. of seasons18
No. of episodes281
Production
ProducersTresor TV (former), RedSevenEntertainment
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running timeapprox. 60–100 minutes
Release
Original networkProSieben
Original release25 January 2006 (2006-01-25) –
present

The show has been heavily criticized in Germany because of the treatment of its contestants.[2][3][4][5] The allegations include gaslighting,[6] abuse of power,[7] misrepresentation of contestants[8] and manipulations by the crew[9] as well as body shaming.[10] The show is also accused of being responsible for the cyberbullying[11] and death threats[12] against the contestants due to the show's misrepresentation[13] of them. The show is also in the focus of the Commission for Youth Media Protection[14] and the Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.[15] Former judges have distanced themselves from the show.[16]

Show format

Germany's Next Topmodel currently has 18 seasons. Each season has ten to 18 episodes and starts with 12–35 contestants. During each episode, one contestant is eliminated, though a double/triple elimination or no elimination has been given through 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 America's Next Top Model typically starts with 30 semi-finalists who are cut down to a batch of between ten and 16 contestants, Germany's Next Top Model 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 Top Model 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 three or four contestants left, while in ANTM, the finale starts with two or three contestants left.

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 on a runway, and the winner is chosen in the judging room. On Germany's Next Top Model, the final three or four contestants compete on a runway and a photo shoot in front of a 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.

Host and 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 for the longest (six 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. Although Boris Entrup only was a regular judge on Cycle two, he still was part of the show until 2017 as the makeup advisor. In 2017 Wolfgang Joop became the first former judge to return as he was a guest judge for one episode as well as the finale, he came back in 2018 as well.

The judging panel since the 14th season consists of guest judges only with Klum being the only permanent judge.[17]

Judges Seasons
1
(2006)		 2
(2007)		 3
(2008)		 4
(2009)		 5
(2010)		 6
(2011)		 7
(2012)		 8
(2013)		 9
(2014)		 10
(2015)		 11
(2016)		 12
(2017)		 13
(2018)		 14
(2019)		 15
(2020)		 16
(2021)		 17
(2022)		 18
(2023)
Hosts
Heidi Klum Main
Judging Panelists
Peyman Amin Main
Bruce Darnell Main
Armin Morbach Main
Boris Entrup Main Guest
Rolf Scheider Main
Qualid "Q" Ladraa Main
Kristian Schuller Guest Main Guest Recurring Guest
Thomas Hayo Main Guest
Thomas Rath Main Guest
Enrique Badulescu Guest Main Guest
Wolfgang Joop Main Guest
Michael Michalsky Main Guest

Criticism and controversies

Since Season 5, the show's ratings decreased.[18] In an attempt to increase the ratings, the format is increasingly focusing on conflicts between contestants.[19]

In 2009, German model Julia Stegner said that Germany's Next Top Model had "little to do with the reality of modelling."[20]

In 2011, season 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.[21] This was the first time a winner of the show sued her way out of a prize contract. Ailabouni was not invited to Season 6's live finale, while several ProSieben-related magazines referred to Season 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[22] and Miriam Höller (both Season 5),[23] Jana Beller (Season 6 winner),[22] Luise Will (Season 8)[24] and Aminata Sanogo (Season 9).[25]

In 2012, former judge Rolf Scheider criticized the program, saying, "The show has never produced a new Nadja Auermann or Claudia Schiffer", and that contestants who "lack modelling talent" are selected purely for ratings.[26] Regardless of this, he appeared on the fifth cycle of Austria's Next Top Model 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."[27]

In May 2013, during the live finale of Season 8, Klum was attacked by two topless Femen activists, Zana Ramadani and Hellen Langhorst, who flashed her.[28]

In April 2014, Miriam Höller, from Season 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.[23]

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 contestants to know this.[29]

In May 2015, psychiatrist Manfred Lütz said according to a study "GNTM" promoted anorexia.[30] Also, in that time, GNTM was checked by the German Commission for the Protection of Minors in the Media (Kommission für Jugendmedienschutz). Since the first Season, the show is subject of repeated checks by the commission.[31][32][33]

In September 2015, former judge Wolfgang Joop criticized the show as well, stating he didn't want to be part of it 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."[34][35]

In 2017 in Episode 9 of Season 12 the contestants had a photo shoot on a bed with male models wearing lingerie. The photoshoot took place in the streets of Los Angeles and caused a car accident that Heidi Klum made fun of. Audiences and the media criticized her for making light of the incident.[36][37]

In May 2017 the finale of Season 12 aired and Heidi Klum was heavily criticized by the media and audience for her performance. For example, Süddeutsche Zeitung said the only winner of the show after 12 Seasons is just Heidi Klum and not the participants. They argued it does not matter who wins the show, because it is only about promotion, the showmanship of Heidi Klum herself, and about showing a pestilent body image.[38][39][40] Among other things, Heidi Klum sang using playback and was criticized for the quality of this performance by Spiegel Online.[41] In addition, the Season 12 finale had very low ratings.[42]

Also in May 2017 the German radio and television broadcaster Philipp Walulis criticized the show and its practices within his YouTube show "Walulis". His main criticism is that the contestants get gagging contracts and that the show is only concerned about advertising campaigns instead of the contestants, with some former contestants providing testimony.[43]

Beth Ditto said in June 2017: "I see it very critically that in programs like this girls are stirred up against each other. There are so many other ways to do what you want without such a show that destroys so many dreams."[44]

In May 2018 Season 13 contestant Victoria Pavlas claimed that ProSieben and the team behind Germany's Next Topmodel portrayed her dishonestly, saying, "I do not want to be portrayed like this by ProSieben only for fame." In addition, like many contestants in the show's history, she also got out of her contract, and she did not appear on the live finale.[45][46]

In 2019 Season 4 contestant Tessa Bergmeier criticized the show and revealed the practices of the crew behind the camera, stating, "The production people often put words and phrases in the contestants' mouths that they would never have said." She also said that she never applied for the show, she was hired because of her emotional nature.[47]

In 2019, in Season 14 there was a physical fight between contestants Jasmin Cadete and Lena Lischewski shown on television, leading to Cadete's disqualification. Lischewski's lawyer sued ProSieben and the cameramen saying: "It is unacceptable that a television station films how a minor is beaten by another participant during the filming and the present camera crew does not intervene immediately, but continues to film the scene."[48]

Also in Season 14 in 2019 after Vanessa Stanat quit, ProSieben took over her official Instagram account. Shortly after, Stanat did not have access to her personal account either. Many, including Stanat herself, believe that this happened due to ProSieben being angry about her announcing her quit just a few weeks before the finale. Rebecca Mir took to Instagram to discredit Stanat, however she and ProSieben received backlash, because ProSieben shared personal information about Stanat with Mir.[49]

In 2020, Season 14 winner Simone Kowalski said that "it is not right that it is perceived as entertainment, how young people bring each other down." She also stated that she is not able to watch the show.[50]

In March 2020, contestant Abigail Odoom (Season 13) revealed that she had a car accident during a challenge that involved a fast driving car. The show buried this information. She claimed that not only was she not allowed to talk about the car accident, but also that she was not taken care of quickly enough and that she did not feel treated appropriately afterwards.[51][52]

Contestant Lijana Kaggwa received death threats after participating in Season 15 of Germany's Next Topmodel. She told that she was spat on, on the street, her car was refilled, and people tried to poison her dog, leading to police protection. She quit in the live final. Christian Vock from Web.de criticized the show for not being completely aware of the death threats. He said that the editing room was mainly used to show unpleasant statements from Lijana on TV and thus exaggerate it.[53][54] Mareike Fangmann from Stern (magazine) wrote: The broadcasting channel ProSieben also has complicity because the broadcaster knows exactly how to cut scenes together in order to identify a clear bitch. Good for the ratings, good for the show. [...] But ProSieben should have protected Lijana beforehand. Could have omitted scenes to protect her and thus incited less hatred.[55] In December 2020 Lijana Kaggwa also stated: "The broadcast of GNTM 2020 completely ruined me mentally. I've become a different person. Bit by bit it took away my self-confidence and my lust for life."[56]

In December 2020 Nathalie Volk (contestant from Season 9) stated, that she would rather jump out of a window than ever work with Heidi Klum again.[57]

In December 2020 Season 14 winner Simone Kowalski met Günther Klum (the father of Heidi Klum) in court. In the end, the court decided the employment contract with Günther Klum will be terminated retrospectively and Simone will receive her full salary.[58]

In January 2021, former contestant Maribel Sancia Todt (Season 15) said that the production portrayed her as "pretty stupid" and "introverted". This behavior was "totally provoked" by the production crew. "They made me so sick and unsettled with their questions," explains Maribel. As a result, she refused to speak and became more and more silent. Her conclusion: "I was just smart enough to keep my mouth shut at the right moment."[59]

In February 2021, Season 15 winner Jacky Wruck sued from her employment contract with Heidi Klum GmbH & Co. KG / ONE eins fab Management.[60]

In February 2021 in Season 16 the contestants had to walk nude in front of Heidi Klum. That would be heavily criticized by the audience and even by the German Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. The Ministry stated, "Sexism is not something that we can simply tolerate or ignore. Together we need to be very clear about sexism for what it is: namely, a form of violence.". Also Season 10 winner Vanessa Fuchs said, that she wouldn't have done that, saying, "My fashion shows weren't nude shows."[61]

In March 2021 former contestant Jana Heinisch said, that disputes are deliberately provoked with lies from the production company. The crew manipulates the contestants behind the scenes. The edit alone decides whether a contestant is likeable or not.[62]

In April 2021 in Season 16 the contestants had to do a photo shoot at a height of 122 meters. Contestant Linda Braunberger was eliminated by Heidi Klum due to having a panic attack. This was heavily criticized by the media and viewers.[63] Braunbeger also stated, like many contestants before, that she was portrayed in a wrong and very negative way, saying, "I've already noticed that I was portrayed in a blatantly negative way. We also had nice moments together, but unfortunately they weren't shown."[64]

Also in April 2021, former contestant Theresia Fischer said, that the contestants were only allowed to go to the toilet if they had signed off. When the show started, it was no longer possible to go to the toilet.[65]

In Season 16 six contestants quit the competition, most of them stating that during the shooting of the show they were not feeling well, especially mentally.[66][67]

Contestant Ashley Amegan (Season 16) said the production team had bullied her into changing her personality for the show,[68] citing her treatment as the reason she left early despite qualifying for the live finale.[69]

As of 2021, three finalists quit the competition before the live finale.[70]

In February 2022, the contestants once again had a nude photoshoot for the 17th season. This time, the models had to pose fully naked in a public space. Once again, the production company, Heidi Klum and the broadcasting channel ProSieben were heavily criticized for the fact that the naked shooting took place in public, and the models were not protected.[71][72]

In April 2022, the head of MGM Models, Marco Sinervo, criticized GNTM. He claimed that the format has absolutely nothing to do with models or fashion, but a lot with the abuse of those who should actually be under protection from the supposedly necessary nude photoshoots or 'makeovers' to the isolation from their families and the gag contracts that make them more like serfs of ProSieben and Klum's father Günther for years.[73]

Also, in April 2022 the former contestant Tamara Hitz (season 15) criticized the show. Like so many contestants before her, she confirmed, "Some producers try to steer the girls' actions in a certain direction during interviews. A lot of things didn't even come out of our mouths. There was always some petrol poured into the fire." She also reveals that the contestants always had an inkling of who would soon be eliminated because leading up to the elimination, that contestant would be filmed more frequently, proving the fake scripted background of the show and the cruel treatment of the entire production with the contestants.[74]

Also, in April 2022 Heidi Klum and GNTM were accused of diversity washing.[75]

In April 2022 Hendrik Busch from the online magazine Moviepilot described GNTM as manipulative psycho terror.[76]

In May 2022, former contestant Lijana Kaggwa (Season 15) who received death threats and cyberbullying after her participation in GNTM revealed the inhumane practices of GNTM in a YouTube video. The video garnered 2.4 million views in nine days.[77][78][79][80][81] Nathalie Volk (contestant from Season 9) said that Lijana Kaggwa is telling the truth and furthermore that this show is bullying and assault. There was an incident when Heidi Klum threw her into the pool and threw off-color balloons. She was 16 years old at the time and also bled. She said: "I have scars on my body because of Heidi."[82] The broadcaster ProSieben took legal action against Lijana Kaggwa and Nathalie Volk. Volk said, "I find it unbelievable that the broadcaster would like to report us, Lijana and me. I've also spoken to many Americans here. They are also totally appalled that the broadcaster and the broadcasting group want to sue young women for telling the truth." She also stated that she is still traumatized by the show.[83] Lijana Kaggwa has published more details about the GNTM crew's manipulations in a second video. Within the video, other contestants confirm the incidents: Nina-Sue Wurm (Season 15), Maribel Sancia Todt (Season 15), Nathalie Volk (Season 9), Neele Bronst (Season 12), Lenara Klawitter (Season 17) and Vanessa Stanat (Season 14).[84][85]

Also in May 2022 Chiara "Kiki" Hölzl (contestant from Season 10) revealed that she broke her arm during a photo shoot, and this was covered up by the show.[86]

In May 2022 In the course of the allegations of former contestants against the show and Heidi Klum, the Germany-wide very famous Youtuber Rezo also strongly criticized GNTM and was surprised that the show had not yet been cancelled. His video is called: "Abu$e, lies and minors".[87][88][89][85]

Heidi Klum's net worth is estimated at $130 million. She is said to earn $10 million per season of GNTMl.[90]

Also, in May 2022, Season 17 contestant Jasmin Jägers boycotted the live finale of season 17. Due to the bad experiences of former participants, she no longer wants to be associated with GNTM.[91]

In May 2022, during the live finale of Season 17, Heidi Klum said about the criticism of the show: "Dear critics, unfortunately I have to disappoint you. We're going on as before." This was condemned in the strongest terms by both the German media and viewers and caused outrage in Germany. Der Spiegel headlined: "Final in Heidi's torture cellar".[92] Stern (magazine) headlined "Stupid instead of diversity - how Heidi Klum doesn't want to change anything"[4] and T-Online said: "The ego show of the GNTM deadbeat mom".[93] The well-known German comedian Carolin Kebekus said "Germany's Next Topmodel made many great: eating disorders, self-loathing, cyberbullying" and "this year they went crazy for diversity because every woman has the right to be humiliated by Heidi Klum."[94]

In July 2022 after Lijana Kaggwa (Season 15) was sued by the creators for her criticism of the show, the court agreed that Lijana Kaggwa was right on crucial points. She can now officially say and write: "The production of Germany's Next Topmodel manipulated me on the set in such a way that I correspond to the role model of the bitch. Entire actions were given to me.” Lijana Kaggwa can therefore continue to be critical about the show and has just announced another unveiling video on Instagram, which is supposed to be about the court process and the verdict.[95]

In August 2022 Marie Nasemann (contestant from Season 4) 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 GNTM 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".[96]

In August 2022 the German personality Désirée Nick published an interview with Nathalie Volk (Season 9) within her podcast. She criticized: "What could be easier than to play your power over little girls who trust you? That is morally very questionable, like everything Heidi Klum has ever done".[97]

In August 2022 in the wake of allegations by former participants against GNTM, the winner of the 14th season, Simone Kowalski, also spoke up as she said: "Top Model is very dangerous for today's and the previous generations! Many young women have mental trauma! Heidi says she's just being the hostess, but she has a responsibility to at least face the pain and trauma that has been inflicted on many girls!". Kowalski also teamed up with America's Next Top Model contestant Lisa D'Amato to talk about her traumatic experiences with GNTM.[98] She said during the interview, that GNTM made her sick: "They took everything from me, I almost lost my family, my friends, all my money. It was inhuman - they broke me mentally. I came on the show healthy and got sick." She also said that after the show she was forced against her will to work for Heidi Klum's father. To former contestants defending the show, she says: "Good for you, but not for everyone". In her opinion, GNTM should be discontinued.[99][100]

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."[101] She added: "With the knowledge I have today, I would not take part in Germany's Next Topmodel again."[102]

In December 2022 Anna Maria Damm (contestant from Season 8) said: "Germany's Next Topmodel messed up my modeling".[103]

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."[104][105]

By 2023, many celebrities have publicly spoken out against the show and criticizing it such as Beth Ditto, Eva Padberg, Julia Stegner, Carolin Kebekus, Cordula Stratmann, Désirée Nick, Wolfgang Joop, Roger Willemsen, Sara Nuru, Simone Kowalski also as Femen and even the German Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.[44][29][20][94][27][97][34][35][106][102][99][100][28][61]

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.[107][108]

In February 2023, the Berliner Zeitung published an article about the show with the headline: "Why isn't Germany’s Next Topmodel actually canceled?"[109]

In February 2023, the German InTouch wrote: "The willingness to use violence among girls is increasing. They form gangs, bully, hit. Heidi is also partly responsible for the fact that, at least on TV, such behavior should not lead to extra airtime..." The article goes on to say: "With Germany’s Next Topmodel absolutely wrong values are conveyed. It gives the impression that bullying is a legitimate means of dealing with each other."[110]

In February 2023, the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung wrote that Germany’s Next Topmodel is one of the worst trash TV programs on German television. And: "anyone who watches Heidi Klum is just as bad as she is."[111]

In February 2023, the former judge Peyman Armin criticized the show and Heidi Klum as well. He said: "It has become a pure self-portrayal by Heidi. Heidi comes first. Then Heidi and Heidi again. When Heidi Klum is in the foreground and takes care of the slapstick, for sensational shootings and catfights." Part of the episodes are therefore always scenes in which Heidi Klum would blaspheme with jurors about the contestants.[112]

Also in February 2023, former judge Wolfgang Joop criticized the show and Heidi Klum again when he said he had no say in the decisions. "Heidi does that. Nobody can help there." Not even the producers were allowed to have a say, apart from the timing of the direction. Joop: "Then they say something like: 'Don't let her go yet, the boyfriend will come, that'll bring a lot of tears of joy, we'll take that with us.'" He added: "I wouldn't have been surprised if the show had been discontinued."[113]

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."[114] Die Welt called Heidi Klum's statement "bizarre".[115] Frankfurter Allgemeine called it a "Catwalk of Shame".[116] Web.de headlined: "Why Heidi Klum's statement is dishonest".[117] Annabelle (magazine) (Switzerland) headlined: "Heidi Klum, this justification went wrong".[118] In an article, Puls24 (Austria) asked whether Heidi Klum practiced perpetrator-victim reversal and Gaslighting.[119] Frankfurter Allgemeine headlined: "This woman only has dollar signs in her eyes" and also assumed that Heidi Klum was doing a perpetrator-victim reversal.[120] BILD asked: "How evil is Heidi Klum really?".[121]

In March 2023 former judge Peyman Armin apologized to Lijana Kaggwa for what she had to experience on GNTM. He also apologized for being part of GNTM and promised to never take part in the show again. All of this was broadcast in the format "13 questions" on ZDF.[122][123]

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.[124]

In April 2023, Heidi Klum said about everything that happens at GNTM: "At the end of the day I'm the boss and I make the rules!"[125]

In April 2023, former contestant Lijana Kaggwa (from season 14) criticized the way broadcaster ProSieben, the production company and Heidi Klum dealt with 19-years old contestant Anya Elsner. She was presented in an exaggeratedly negative and very one-sided negative way in Season 18 and subsequently received countless hateful comments on the Internet. Even some tabloid media such as Focus,[126] Berliner Kurier[127] or DASDING[128] spread the hate and cyberbullying about the young contestant in a low-level and anti-social way. Lijana Kaggwa criticized the fact that GNTMl repeatedly produced cyberbullying and hatred by misrepresenting a young contestant and takes the risk of destroying a young woman's life for ratings.[129] A month earlier, viewers were horrified by the bullying of other season 18 contestants towards Anya Elsner.[130]

In April 2023, Marco Sinervo, founder and CEO of MGM Models, one of the largest modeling agencies in Europe, says that not a single one of the Season 18 contestants has any chance as a model. He also said that GNTM is shameful for the entire fashion industry.[131]

In April 2023 the well-known German influencer Kayla Shyx said about GNTM: "Even if you're super self-confident, you can quickly lose that on the show. The girls who take part in it will never get rid of their trauma and are traumatized for years. In addition, the broadcaster always ensures that one or two participants are portrayed as the bad guys." Shyx sees three effects of the show: "Suicidal thoughts, anxiety and depression." According to a study by the "International Central Institute for Youth and Educational Television" a third of all girls surveyed with eating disorders named GNTM as a trigger for it. Shyx also finds Heidi Klum problematic on the show and hopes the show will be canceled.[132]

In May 2023 contestant Katherine Markov (Season 18) said that she was misrepresented on GNTM. She is nowhere near as religious as shown on the show.[133]

Also in May 2023, the contestant Mirella Janev (Season 18) said about GNTM: "The show is not about modeling, but about cringe walks and shock value to get the ratings." She added: "I don't know if it's because the viewership has lost its level or the production itself and to what extent that is mutually dependent, but I have the feeling that simply watching 'Germany's Next Top Model' over the time the show has lost respect" In addition she said, if the contestants quarreled, the production would also fuel them.[134]

In June 2023 Berliner Zeitung headlined: "The finale of Germany's Next Topmodel is the most embarrassing show on German TV."[135]

In June 2023, the German TV broadcaster ZDF released a 70-minute investigative documentary about the machinations of the makers of GNTM 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 GNTM. 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 ProSieben and the production company are presented as hypocrisy. ProSieben is said to have earned 87 million euros with the Season 18, and Heidi Klum 10 million euros. The contestants receive no money. GNTM has driven some contestants into depression and suicidal thoughts.[136][137][138][139][140][141]

Cycles
Cycle Premiere date Winner Runner-up Other contestants in order of elimination Number of contestants International Destinations
1 25 January 2006 Lena Gercke Yvonne Schröder Andrea Lichtenberg & Anne Mühlmeier, Céline Roscheck (quit), Rahel Krüger, Micaela Schäfer, Luise Mikulla, Charlotte Offeney & Lena Meier, Janina Ortmann, Jennifer Wanderer 12 New York City
Los Angeles
Paris
2 1 March 2007 Barbara Meier Anni Wendler Sophie (quit) & Alina (quit), Janine Mackenroth, Antje Pötke & Enyerlina Sanchez, Janina Cüpper, Alla Kosovan, Denise Dahinten, Aneta Tobor & Tonia Michaely, Milla von Krockow, Anja Platzer, Mandy Graff & Fiona Erdmann, Hana Nitsche 17 St. Moritz
Bangkok
Los Angeles
3 28 February 2008 Jennifer Hof Janina Schmidt Rubina Radwanski & Aisha Grone & Sandra Korte, Aline Tausch & Tainá Santos Silva, 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
New York City
Sydney
Melbourne
Los Angeles
4 12 February 2009 Sara Nuru Mandy Bork Olivia Bermann & 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 Las Vegas
Los Angeles
Miami
New York City
Honolulu
London
Singapore
5 4 March 2010 Alisar Ailabouni Hanna Bohnekamp Aline Kautz (quit), Lena Kaiser & Petra Roscheck, Lara Emsen, Luisa Kreuger, Cathérine Kropp & Nadine Höcherl, 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 Chiara Breder & Lilia Doubrovina, Valerie Blum (quit), Concetta Mazza, Ivon Zito, Christien Fleischhauer, Amira Regaieg, Franziska König, Simone Rohrmüller, Tahnee Keller, Natascha Beil & Paulina Kaluza, Florence Lodevic, Isabel Rath & Sarah Jülich, Joana Damek (quit), Jil Goetz, Marie-Luise Schäfer, Lisa Könnecke, Sihe Jiang, Aleksandra Nagel & Anna-Lena Schubert, Amelie Klever 25[142] Schladming
London
Los Angeles
Tampa
Miami
Las Vegas
Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo
Nassau
7 23 February 2012 Luisa Hartema Sarah-Anessa Hitzschke Romina Djurovic & Laura Wittek & Abiba Makoya Bakayoko, Isabell Janku & Sabine Snobl & Franziska Pöhling & Valerie-Charlotte Kirchner von Schröder, Anelia Moor, Michelle-Luise Lafleur & Natalia Kowalczykowska, 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 Lenhardt, Dominique Miller 25

Phuket
Los Angeles
New York
San Diego
Papeete
Cancún
Paris

8 28 February 2013 Lovelyn Enebechi Maike van Grieken Clara Zaveta (quit), 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 26 Dubai
Los Angeles
New York City
Honolulu
9 6 February 2014 Stefanie Giesinger Jolina Fust Jill Schmitz & Lisa Seibert, 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, Aminata Sanogo & Nathalie Volk & Betty Taube, Ivana Teklic 25[143] 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, Jovana Bulic & Lena Stockhausen & Daniela Wolking, Irene Pichler & Neele Busse, Erica Santos Silva, Sandy Provazek & Varisa Caluk, Laura Dünninger & Sara Faste, Kiki Hölzl, Jüli Ürküt & Lisa Bärmann, Darya Strelnikova, Katharina Wandrowsky, Ajsa Selimovic 23
 Los Angeles
Oahu
Miami
New York City
London
Dubai
Milan
Auckland
Malé
Paris
11 4 February 2016 Kim Hnizdo Elena Carriere Luisa Bolghiran (quit), Fred Riss & Laura-Penelope Baumgärtner (quit) & Saskia Böhlcke, Sophie Schweer & Shirin Kelly, Cindy Unger, Jennifer Daschner & Laura Bräutigam, Christin Götzke & Yusra Babekr-Ali, 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
Majorca
Milan
Los Angeles
New York City
Miami
Sydney
Shanghai
12 9 February 2017 Céline Bethmann Serlina Hohmann Christina Wiessner & Saskia Mächler, Elisa Weihmann & Victoria Wanke, Claudia Fiedler, Milena Ziller & Chaline Bang & Kimberly Pereira, Helena Fritz (quit), Aissatou Niang, Deborah Lay, Melina Budde, Neele Bronst, Julia Fux, Greta Faeser (quit), Julia Steyns, Soraya Eckes, Giuliana Radermacher, Brenda Hübscher, Sabine Fischer, Anh Phuong Dinh Phan, Carina Zavline, Lynn Petertonkoker & Maja Manczak, Leticia Wala-Ntuba, Romina Brennecke 28 Barcelona
Menorca
Majorca
Paris
Marseille
Los Angeles
New York
Las Vegas
London
13 8 February 2018 Toni Dreher-Adenuga Julianna Townsend Selma Toroy, Ivana Rajić-Hrnjić (quit) & Viktoria Wendell & Lania Barzanji, Liane Polt, Julia Freimuth, Lis Kanzler & Valèrie Wersche, Karoline Seul, Isabella Özdemir & Franziska Schwager, Sarah Amiri, Gerda Lewis, Anne Volkmann, Stephanie Groll, Shari Streich, Abigail Odoom, Bruna Rodrigues & Victoria Pavlas, Zoe Saip, Trixi Giese, Sara Leutenegger & Klaudia Giez, Sally Haas, Jennifer Michalczyk, Christina Peno, Pia Riegel 29 Las Terrenas
Los Angeles
San Diego
New York City
Cancún
Lisbon
Paris
Havana
14 7 February 2019 Simone Kowalski Sayana Ranjan Anastasiya Baskakova & Marlene Donner & Ann-Kathrin Grünewald & Debora do Nascimento Goulart, Olivia Rhode (quit), Maria Willhauk & Naomi Ufelle & Celine Hamann & Loriane Glocke, Kim Dammer (quit), Joelle Pascai-Quednau & Melina Lucht & Catharina Maranca, Leonela Hires, Luna Dzek Dukadjinac, Enisa Bukvic (quit), Jasmin Veit Cadete Rosado (disqualified), Melissa Hemberger, Justine Klippenstein, Theresia Fischer, Julia Helm, Lena Lischewski, Tatjana Wiedemann, Sarah Almoril, Caroline Krüger, Alicija Köhler, Vanessa Stanat (quit), Cäcilia Zimmer 30 Sölden
Los Angeles
New York City
Miami
Amsterdam
Paris
15 30 January 2020 Jacky Wruck Sarah Posch Daria Cupachin & Nina-Sue Wurm & Charlotte Steinborn, Saskia Mächler & Malin Blumenthal, Alina Enders & Valeria Zock & Laura Schäfer, Cassandra Feliciano & Marie Rathay, Pinar Aygün & Sarah Sonko, Lucy Hellenbrecht, Mareike Lerch (quit), Julia Figueroa, Johanna Höpfler, Bianca Eigenfeld, Julia Przybylski, Nadine Wimmer, Vivian Cole, Maribel Sancia Todt, Larissa Neumann, Tamara Hitz, Anastasia Borisova, Lijana Kaggwa (quit), Maureen Ugodi 28 Los Pargos
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New York City
London
Milan
Paris
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Ocho Rios
16 4 February 2021 Alex-Mariah Peter Dascha Carriero Franziska Bergander & Maria-Sophie Damasio & Vanessa Gros & Alexandra Reinke & Samantha Herbst & Lena Schreiber, Ricarda Häschke (quit), Maria Schimanski, Sara Ullmann (quit), Nana Fofana, Mira Folster (quit), Sarah Ahrend, Amina Hotait, Miriam Rautert, Chanel Silberberg, Jasmine Jüttner (quit), Alysha Hübner, Linda Braunberger, Mareike Müller, Romy Wolf (quit), Larissa Onac, Elisa Schattenberg, Ana Martinovic, Luca Vanak, Liliana Maxwell, Yasmin Boulaghmal, Ashley Amegan (quit), Romina Palm, Soulin Omar 31 None
17 3 February 2022 Lou-Anne Gleißenebner-Teskey Luca Lorenz Emilie Clement & Meline Kermut & Pauline Schäfer, Kim Bieder & Wiebke Schwartau, Kristina Ber & Lisa-Marie Cordt, Lenara Klawitter (quit), Kashmira Maduwege, Laura Wentz, Barbara Radtke & Jasmin Jägers, Julia Weinhäupl & Laura Bittner, Jessica Adwubi & Paulina Stępowska, Annalotta Bönninger, Viola Schierenbeck & Inka Ferbert, Amaya Baker, Vanessa Kunz, Sophie Dräger & Juliana Stürmer, Lena Krüger, Vivien Sterk, Lieselotte Reznicek, Anita Schaller, Noëlla Mbomba, Martina Gleißenebner-Teskey 31 Athens
Mykonos
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Ibiza
18 16 February 2023 Vivien Blotzki Somajia Ali Alina Enns & Elisabeth Schmidt & Indira Mölle & Ana Feddersen, Slata Schneider & Melissa Stoebke Carbonel, Melina Rath & Juliette Schulz, Emilia Steitz & Eliz Steingraf & Zoey Saflekou, Sarah Benkhoff (quit), Tracy Candesh Baumgarten (quit), Jülide Beganovic, Elsa Latifaj, Lara Rollhaus, Zuzel Palacio Calunga & Charlene Christian, Leona Kastrati, Ina Aufenberg, Anya Elsner, Cassy Cassau & Marielena Aponte, Maike Nitsch, Nina Kablitz, Mirella Janev, Katherine Markov, Ida Kulis & Anna-Maria Fuhrmann, Coco Clever, Nicole Reitbauer, Selma Schröder, Olivia Hounkpati 35 Los Angeles
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