Germany's Next Topmodel season 17 explained

Season Number:17
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Num Episodes:17
Network:ProSieben
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    Num Contestants:31

    The seventeenth season of Germany's Next Topmodel[1] aired on ProSieben from February to May 2022.

    The winner of this season was 18-year-old Lou-Anne Gleißenebner-Teskey from Klosterneuburg, Austria, who is notably the first model in Top Model history to compete with her mother. Her prizes include a cover and spread in the German edition of Harper's Bazaar, a €100,000 cash prize, and a campaign with MAC Cosmetics.

    The international destinations of this cycle are Athens, Mykonos, Los Angeles and Ibiza. Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, this season is filmed under strict COVID-19 regulations like travel restrictions. Nevertheless, this was the first cycle to film abroad since the fifteenth cycle since the previous cycle was filmed entirely in Germany.[2]

    This is the first season where the maximum age limit was removed, allowing contestants of all ages (lowest age limit still being 18) to enter the contest.

    Contestants

    Ages stated are as of the beginning of the contest[3]

    Contestant AgeHometownFinishPlace
    Emilie Clement19Tafers, SwitzerlandEpisode 131-29
    Meline Kermut20Bergisch Gladbach
    Pauline Schäfer18Schwerte
    Kim Bieder20RheineEpisode 228-27
    Martha 'Wiebke' Schwartau22Berlin
    Kristina Ber20LübeckEpisode 326-25
    Lisa-Marie Cordt22Hannover
    Lenara Klawitter24LingenEpisode 424 (quit)
    Kashmira Maduwege20Winnenden23
    Laura Wende19GünzachEpisode 522
    Barbara Radtke68HandewittEpisode 621-20
    Jasmin Jägers23Düsseldorf
    Julia Weinhäupl21SurbergEpisode 719-18
    Laura Bittner20Großenhain
    Jessica Adwubi23BerlinEpisode 817-16
    Paulina Stępowska32Berlin
    Annalotta Bönninger20SchwerteEpisode 915
    Viola Schierenbeck21Episode 1014-13
    Inka Ferbert19Nierstein
    Amaya Baker18BöblingenEpisode 1112
    Vanessa Lealia Kunz20MetzingenEpisode 1211
    Sophie Dräger18HarsewinkelEpisode 1310-9
    Juliana Stürmer24Berlin
    Lena Krüger20 TeltowEpisode 148
    Vivien Sterk21Prien am ChiemseeEpisode 157
    Lieselotte Reznicek66BerlinEpisode 166
    Anita Schaller20Neustadt an der DonauEpisode 175
    Noëlla Mbomba24Berlin4
    Martina Gleißenebner-Teskey50Klosterneuburg, Austria3
    Luca Lorenz19Munich2
    181

    Summaries

    Results table

    Place ModelEpisodes
    1234567891011121314151617
    1Lou-AnneSAFESAFEIMMSAFEIMMHIGHSAFESAFESAFELOWSAFESAFEHIGHSAFEHIGHSAFESAFESAFELOWWIN
    2LucaSAFEIMMIMMSAFESAFESAFEHIGHHIGHSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOWHIGHSAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
    3MartinaSAFEIMMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEHIGHSAFESAFESAFESAFELOWSAFESAFELOWLOWOUT
    4NoëllaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEHIGHSAFESAFESAFELOWSAFEHIGHSAFELOWSAFEOUT
    5AnitaSAFEIMMSAFESAFESAFELOWSAFEHIGHSAFESAFELOWLOWSAFESAFESAFEHIGHOUT
    6LieselotteSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOWLOWSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEHIGHOUT
    7VivienSAFEIMMSAFESAFESAFEHIGHSAFESAFEHIGHSAFEHIGHSAFESAFESAFEOUT
    8LenaSAFESAFEIMMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOWSAFESAFESAFEOUT
    9-10JulianaSAFESAFESAFESAFEIMMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
    SophieSAFELOWIMMSAFEIMMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOWSAFEOUT
    11VanessaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEHIGHSAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
    12AmayaSAFEIMMIMMSAFEIMMHIGHSAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
    13-14InkaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEHIGHSAFESAFEOUT
    ViolaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEHIGHLOWSAFESAFEOUT
    15AnnalottaSAFESAFEIMMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
    16-17JessicaSAFESAFEIMMSAFESAFELOWSAFEOUT
    PaulinaSAFEIMMIMMSAFELOWSAFESAFEOUT
    18-19JuliaSAFESAFESAFESAFELOWLOWOUT
    Laura B.SAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
    20-21BarbaraSAFESAFEIMMSAFEIMMOUT
    JasminSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
    22Laura W.SAFESAFESAFELOWOUT
    23KashmiraSAFESAFEIMMOUT
    24LenaraSAFESAFESAFEQUIT
    25-26KristinaSAFELOWOUT
    SAFESAFEOUT
    27-28KimSAFEOUT
    WiebkeSAFEOUT
    EmilieOUT
    MelineOUT
    PaulineOUT

    The contestant won best performance

    The contestant was immune from elimination

    The contestant withdrew from the competition

    The contestant was eliminated

    The contestant was in danger of elimination

    The contestant won the competition

    Photo shoot guide

    Controversies

    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 Germany's Next Topmodel.[4]

    During the live finale Heidi Klum said towards 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".[5] Stern (magazine) headlined "Stupid instead of diversity - how Heidi Klum doesn't want to change anything"[6] and T-Online said: "The ego show of the GNTM deadbeat mom".[7] 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."[8]

    In August 2022 in the wake of allegations by former participants against Germany's Next Topmodel, 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 Germany's Next Topmodel.[9] She said during the interview, that Germany’s Next Topmodel 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, Germany's Next Topmodel should be discontinued.[10] [11]

    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.[12] [13]

    In February 2023, the Berliner Zeitung published an article about the show with the headline: "Why isn't Germany’s Next Topmodel actually canceled?"[14]

    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."[15]

    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."[16]

    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.[17]

    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."[18]

    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."[19] Die Welt called Heidi Klum's statement "bizarre".[20] Frankfurter Allgemeine called it a "Catwalk of Shame".[21] Web.de headlined: "Why Heidi Klum's statement is dishonest".[22] Annabelle (magazine) (Switzerland) headlined: "Heidi Klum, this justification went wrong".[23] In an article, Puls24 (Austria) asked whether Heidi Klum practiced perpetrator-victim reversal and Gaslighting.[24] Frankfurter Allgemeine headlined: "This woman only has dollar signs in her eyes" and also assumed that Heidi Klum was doing a perpetrator-victim reversal.[25] BILD asked: "How evil is Heidi Klum really?".[26]

    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.[27] [28]

    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.[29]

    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!"[30]

    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.[31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36]

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Proseiben. ProSeiben. 2021-11-17. 2021 - GNTM 2022: HEIDI KLUM KRITISIERT DESIGNER:INNEN – "SIE WOLLEN DIVERSITY, ABER SO WIRKLICH DANN AUCH NICHT". 2021-11-22. Proseiben. en-US.
    2. Web site: Adey . Oliver . Neue GNTM-Staffel: Die älteste Kandidatin ist 68 Jahre. 17 November 2021 .
    3. Web site: Germany's next Topmodel - Models. 2021-02-04.
    4. Web site: "GNTM": Model boykottiert nach Horror-Vorwürfen das Finale .
    5. News: (S+) Germany's Next Topmodel Finale 2022: In Heidis Folterkeller . Der Spiegel . 27 May 2022 . Rützel . Anja .
    6. Web site: Dumm statt Diversity — wie Heidi Klum nichts ändern will . 27 May 2022 .
    7. Web site: Heidi Klum: Der GNTM-Rabenmutter sind ihre Model-Schützlinge doch egal . 27 May 2022 .
    8. Web site: GNTM: Carolin Kebekus schießt gegen Castingshow und Heidi Klum . 27 May 2022 .
    9. Web site: Gewinnerin Simone Kowalski über GNTM-Trauma: "Heidi trägt die Verantwortung" . 10 August 2022 .
    10. Web site: Simone Kowalski: »GNTM machte mich krank! . 15 August 2022 .
    11. Web site: "GNTM": Ex-Siegerin weint vor Kamera – und spricht über ihre Erfahrungen .
    12. 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 .
    13. Web site: "Rechtswidrige Knebelverträge": So läuft es bei Heidi Klum und Germany's Next Topmodel wirklich hinter den Kulissen ab .
    14. Web site: "Germany's Next Topmodel": Warum wird diese Show eigentlich nicht abgesetzt? . 12 February 2023 .
    15. Web site: Heidi Klum: Schlimme Vorwürfe! Wird GNTM jetzt aus dem Programm geschmissen? . 11 February 2023 .
    16. Web site: GNTM 2023: Wer Heidi Klum zuschaut, ist genauso schlimm wie sie | NOZ . 13 February 2023 .
    17. Web site: Peyman Amin über Heidi Klum: "Reine Selbstinszenierung" bei GNTM . 16 February 2023 .
    18. Web site: GNTM 2023: Ex-Juror Wolfgang Joop lästert über Heidi Klum . 17 February 2023 .
    19. Web site: Neue Staffel GNTM: Heidi äußert sich zu Kritik an ihrer Show . 17 February 2023 .
    20. Web site: GNTM 2023 - Heidi Klums skurrile Ansprache ans Publikum - WELT . 2 March 2023 .
    21. News: GNTM 2023: Heidi Klums Catwalk of Shame hat wieder eröffnet! . Faz.net . Benken . Marie von den .
    22. Web site: Warum Heidi Klums Statement nicht ganz ehrlich ist . 17 February 2023 .
    23. Web site: GNTM 2023: Heidi Klum, diese Rechtfertigung ging daneben . 17 February 2023 .
    24. Web site: Vorwürfe gegen GNTM: Heidi Klum ist sich keiner Schuld bewusst .
    25. News: Kaiser . Alfons . Heidi Klum demütigt bei GNTM junge Mädchen und sieht sich als Opfer . de . FAZ.NET . 2023-04-07 . 0174-4909.
    26. Web site: Abrechnung bei GNTM: Wie böse ist Heidi wirklich? .
    27. Web site: GNTM | Nach Kritik: Überraschende Entschuldigung von Jury-Mitglied . 17 March 2023 .
    28. Web site: GNTM, Miss Germany & Co.: Schluss mit Schönheitswettbewerben? I 13 Fragen I unbubble . .
    29. Web site: Tracy schmeißt bei GNTM hin: So hart geht es in der Show wirklich zu .
    30. Web site: "Germany's Next Topmodel": "Am Ende des Tages bin ich der Boss und ich bestimme die Regeln!" - WELT . 15 April 2023 .
    31. Web site: "Druck, Hass, Manipulation" bei GNTM: Models packen über Klum-Show aus . 28 June 2023 .
    32. Web site: Schwere Vorwürfe gegen GNTM? Neue Doku deckt über Heidi Klums Show auf! . 3 July 2023 .
    33. Web site: "STRG _F» berichtet über "Druck, Hass, Manipulation" bei «GNTM" . 28 June 2023 .
    34. Web site: "STRG_F": GNTM-Models packen über die Zustände hinter den Kulissen aus . 28 June 2023 .
    35. Web site: Germany's Next Topmodel . 3 August 2023 .
    36. Web site: Druck, Hass, Manipulation: Wie kaputt macht Germany's Next Topmodel? - STRG_F EPIC .

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