Germany's Next Topmodel season 15 explained

Season Number:15
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Num Episodes:17
Network:ProSieben
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Judges:
    Num Contestants:28
    Winner:Jacqueline Wruck

    The fifteenth season of Germany's Next Topmodel aired on ProSieben in February to May 2020 under the catch phrase Get ready for GRL Power.

    The winner of this season was 21-year-old Jacqueline Wruck from Kiedrich. Her prizes include a modeling contract worth €140,000 with ONEeins fab Management, a spread and cover in the German Harper's Bazaar, a campaign for Philipp Plein's parfum and a €100,000 cash prize.

    The international destinations of this cycle are Santa Cruz, Los Angeles, New York City, London, Milan, Paris, Montego Bay and Ocho Rios.

    Due to the COVID-19 epidemic in Germany, the live final aired without a live audience in the studio. Furthermore, Heidi Klum joined from Los Angeles via video link due to international travel restrictions. Christian Anwander hosted the final.

    Contestants

    (ages stated are at start of contest)[1]

    Contestant AgeHometownFinishPlace
    Daria Cupachin22SeevetalEpisode 2 28-26
    Charlotte Steinborn 23München
    Nina-Sue Wurm19Dießen am Ammersee
    Saskia Mächler22BraunschweigEpisode 325-24
    Malin Blumenthal21Berlin
    Alina Enders23KölnEpisode 423-21
    Valeria Zock19Freiburg im Breisgau
    Laura Schäfer19Düsseldorf
    Cassandra Feliciano27GeraEpisode 620-19
    Marie Rathay19Landau in der Pfalz
    Pinar Aygün22Mühlacker18-17
    Sarah Sonko23Köln
    21KasselEpisode 716
    Mareike Lerch24BerlinEpisode 815 (quit)
    Julia Figueroa20Schweinfurt14
    Johanna Höpfler20RemseckEpisode 913
    Bianca Eigenfeld18AachenEpisode 1012
    Julia Przybylski17DortmundEpisode 1111
    Nadine Wimmer20FürstenfeldbruckEpisode 1210
    Vivian Cole21MünchenEpisode 139
    Maribel Sancia Todt18Mülheim an der RuhrEpisode 148
    Larissa Neumann19Mörfelden-WalldorfEpisode 157
    Tamara Hitz19Vienna, AustriaEpisode 166
    Anastasia 'Nastya' Borisova20Berlin5
    Lijana Kaggwa23KasselEpisode 174 (quit)
    Maureen Ugodi20Vienna, Austria3
    Sarah Posch20Vorau, Austria2
    Jacqueline 'Jacky' Wruck21Kiedrich1

    Summaries

    Results table

    Place ModelEpisodes
    1234567 891011121314151617
    1JackySAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEWIN
    2Sarah P.SAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOWOUT
    3MaureenSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
    4LijanaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOWSAFELOWQUIT
    5AnastasiaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFE SAFESAFESAFESAFELOWLOWLOWSAFEOUT
    6TamaraSAFESAFESAFESAFELOWSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOWSAFESAFELOWOUT
    7LarissaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEIMMSAFELOWSAFEOUT
    8MaribelSAFESAFESAFELOWSAFE SAFELOWLOWSAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
    9VivianSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
    10NadineSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
    11Julia P.SAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
    12BiancaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
    13JohannaSAFESAFESAFESAFELOWSAFESAFESAFEOUT
    14Julia F.SAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
    15MareikeSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEQUIT
    16LucySAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
    PinarSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
    Sarah S.SAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
    SAFESAFESAFESAFELOWOUT
    MarieSAFESAFESAFESAFELOWOUT
    AlinaSAFESAFESAFEOUT
    LauraSAFESAFESAFEOUT
    ValeriaSAFESAFEOUT
    MalinSAFESAFEOUT
    SaskiaSAFESAFEOUT
    CharlotteSAFEOUT
    DariaSAFEOUT
    SAFEOUT

    The contestant was eliminated

    The contestant was eliminated outside of judging panel

    The contestant was in danger of elimination

    The contestant won the competition

    Photo shoot guide

    Criticism and Death threats

    In January 2021, former contestant Maribel Sancia Todt 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."[2]

    Contestant Lijana Kaggwa received death threats after participating in the fifteenth season of Germany's Next Top Model. She told that she was spat on the street and people tried to poison her dog, which led to police protection. She decided to quit at the live final due to these incidents. Christian Vock from web.de criticized the show for not being completely aware of these death threats. He said that the editing room was mainly used to show unpleasant statements from Lijana on TV and thus exaggerate it.[3] [4] Mareike Fangmann from Stern wrote: "The broadcasting channel ProSieben has also a 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."[5]

    In May 2022 Lijana Kaggwa (Season 15) who received death threats and had to experience cyberbullying after her participation in Germany's Next Topmodel reveals the inhumane practices of Germany's Next Topmodel in a YouTube video. The video has 2.4 million views in nine days.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] 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."[11] The broadcaster ProSieben takes 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.[12]

    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 Germany's Next Topmodel and was surprised that the show had not yet been canceled. His video is called: "Abu$e, lies and minors".[13] [14] [15]

    In July 2022 after Lijana Kaggwa 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.[16]

    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.[17] [18]

    In February 2023, the Berliner Zeitung published an article about the show with the headline: "Why isn't Germany’s Next Topmodel actually canceled?"[19]

    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."[20]

    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."[21]

    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.[22]

    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."[23]

    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."[24] Die Welt called Heidi Klum's statement "bizarre".[25] Frankfurter Allgemeine called it a "Catwalk of Shame".[26] Web.de headlined: "Why Heidi Klum's statement is dishonest".[27] Annabelle (magazine) (Switzerland) headlined: "Heidi Klum, this justification went wrong".[28] In an article, Puls24 (Austria) asked whether Heidi Klum practiced perpetrator-victim reversal and Gaslighting.[29] Frankfurter Allgemeine headlined: "This woman only has dollar signs in her eyes" and also assumed that Heidi Klum was doing a perpetrator-victim reversal.[30] BILD asked: "How evil is Heidi Klum really?".[31]

    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.[32] [33]

    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.[34]

    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!"[35]

    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.[36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Germany's next Topmodel - Models. 24 July 2013.
    2. Web site: Ex-"GNTM"-Model packt über Show aus: "Haben mich krank verunsichert" .
    3. Web site: Leben ist "gerade ein Albtraum": GNTM-Finalistin Lijana schmeißt hin. 20 May 2020.
    4. Web site: GNTM-Finale 2020: Jacky ist Germany's next Topmodel. 22 May 2020.
    5. Web site: Die Attacken gegen Lijana haben ProSieben wachgerüttelt – warum der Sender eine Mitschuld trägt. 22 May 2020 .
    6. News: Lijana über GNTM und Heidi Klum: "Die redet nicht mit uns, wenn die Kamera nicht läuft" . Die Welt . 21 May 2022 .
    7. Web site: Ex-GNTM-Kandidatin Lijana: Schwere Vorwürfe: "Es wird manipuliert, wer stolpern soll und wer nicht" . 18 May 2022 .
    8. Web site: Trotzt Schweigepflicht! Ex-GNTM-Kandidatin erhebt schwere Vorwürfe gegen Produktion . 19 May 2022 .
    9. Web site: Ex-GNTM-Kandidatin Lijana packt aus: Vorwürfe gegen Produktionsteam . 19 May 2022 .
    10. Web site: Germany's next Topmodel - was passiert wirklich hinter den Kulissen? . .
    11. Web site: GNTM: Nathalie Volk mit schweren Vorwürfe gegen Heidi Klum – "Narben wegen Heidi" . 22 May 2022 .
    12. Web site: Kritik an Heidi Klum: Ex-"GNTM"-Kandidatin legt mit Vorwürfen gegen Sender nach .
    13. Web site: Heidi Klums toxisches Umfeld: Youtuber Rezo zerlegt "Germany's Next Topmodel" .
    14. Web site: Prosieben kontert Vorwürfe: Rezo "zerstört" Heidi Klum vor GNTM-Finale . 27 May 2022 .
    15. Web site: GNTM Exposed: Mi$$brauch, Lügen und Minderjährige . .
    16. News: Germany's Next Topmodel: Teilsieg für Lijana gegen Heidi Klum . Die Welt . 13 July 2022 .
    17. News: (S+) »Germany's Next Topmodel« mit Heidi Klum: Was ist dran an den Vorwürfen ehemaliger Kandidatinnen? . Der Spiegel . 10 February 2023 . Backes . Laura . Gantenbrink . Nora . Hof . Elisa von . Padtberg . Carola . Rainer . Anton . Rützel . Anja .
    18. Web site: "Rechtswidrige Knebelverträge": So läuft es bei Heidi Klum und Germany's Next Topmodel wirklich hinter den Kulissen ab .
    19. Web site: "Germany's Next Topmodel": Warum wird diese Show eigentlich nicht abgesetzt? . 12 February 2023 .
    20. Web site: Heidi Klum: Schlimme Vorwürfe! Wird GNTM jetzt aus dem Programm geschmissen? . 11 February 2023 .
    21. Web site: GNTM 2023: Wer Heidi Klum zuschaut, ist genauso schlimm wie sie | NOZ . 13 February 2023 .
    22. Web site: Peyman Amin über Heidi Klum: "Reine Selbstinszenierung" bei GNTM . 16 February 2023 .
    23. Web site: GNTM 2023: Ex-Juror Wolfgang Joop lästert über Heidi Klum . 17 February 2023 .
    24. Web site: Neue Staffel GNTM: Heidi äußert sich zu Kritik an ihrer Show . 17 February 2023 .
    25. Web site: GNTM 2023 - Heidi Klums skurrile Ansprache ans Publikum - WELT . 2 March 2023 .
    26. News: GNTM 2023: Heidi Klums Catwalk of Shame hat wieder eröffnet! . Faz.net . Benken . Marie von den .
    27. Web site: Warum Heidi Klums Statement nicht ganz ehrlich ist . 17 February 2023 .
    28. Web site: GNTM 2023: Heidi Klum, diese Rechtfertigung ging daneben . 17 February 2023 .
    29. Web site: Vorwürfe gegen GNTM: Heidi Klum ist sich keiner Schuld bewusst .
    30. News: Heidi Klum demütigt bei GNTM junge Mädchen und sieht sich als Opfer . Faz.net . Kaiser . Alfons .
    31. Web site: Abrechnung bei GNTM: Wie böse ist Heidi wirklich? .
    32. Web site: GNTM | Nach Kritik: Überraschende Entschuldigung von Jury-Mitglied . 17 March 2023 .
    33. Web site: GNTM, Miss Germany & Co.: Schluss mit Schönheitswettbewerben? I 13 Fragen I unbubble . .
    34. Web site: Tracy schmeißt bei GNTM hin: So hart geht es in der Show wirklich zu .
    35. Web site: "Germany's Next Topmodel": "Am Ende des Tages bin ich der Boss und ich bestimme die Regeln!" - WELT . 15 April 2023 .
    36. Web site: "Druck, Hass, Manipulation" bei GNTM: Models packen über Klum-Show aus . 28 June 2023 .
    37. Web site: Schwere Vorwürfe gegen GNTM? Neue Doku deckt über Heidi Klums Show auf! . 3 July 2023 .
    38. Web site: "STRG _F» berichtet über "Druck, Hass, Manipulation" bei «GNTM" . 28 June 2023 .
    39. Web site: "STRG_F": GNTM-Models packen über die Zustände hinter den Kulissen aus . 28 June 2023 .
    40. Web site: Germany's Next Topmodel . 17 July 2023 .
    41. Web site: Druck, Hass, Manipulation: Wie kaputt macht Germany's Next Topmodel? - STRG_F EPIC .

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