Germany's Next Topmodel season 16 explained

Season Number:16
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Num Episodes:17
Network:ProSieben
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Judges:
    Num Contestants:31
    Winner:Alex-Mariah Peter

    The sixteenth season of Germany's Next Topmodel [1] aired on ProSieben in February to May 2021 under the catch phrase We are GNTM.

    The winner of this season was 23-year-old Alex-Mariah Peter from Cologne, who is notably the first trans woman to win Germany's Next Topmodel. Her prizes include a cover and spread in the German edition of Harper's Bazaar, a €100,000 cash prize, and an Opel Mokka.[2]

    Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the season was filmed under strict COVID-19 regulations like travel restrictions. As a result, the sixteenth season was the first and only season to be filmed entirely in Germany.[3]

    Contestants

    Ages stated are as of the beginning of the contest[4]

    Contestant AgeHometownFinishPlace
    Franziska Bergander24NürnbergEpisode 131-26
    Maria-Sophie Damiano19Konstanz
    Vanessa Gros21Munich
    Alexandra Reinke21Köln
    Samantha Herbst21Hamburg
    Lena Schreiber21Main-Spessart
    Ricarda Häschke21PinnebergEpisode 225 (quit)
    Anna-Maria 'Maria' Schimanski21Flensburg24
    Sara Ullmann20AichtalEpisode 323 (quit)
    Nana Fofana19Hamburg22
    Mira Folster19BordesholmEpisode 421 (quit)
    Sarah Ahrend22Kaiserslautern20
    Amina Hotait21BerlinEpisode 519
    Miriam Rautert25BerlinEpisode 618
    Chanel Silberberg21Oer-ErkenschwickEpisode 717
    Jasmine Jüttner21Vienna, AustriaEpisode 816 (quit)
    Alysha Hübner19Berlin15
    Linda Braunberger20NiederelbertEpisode 914
    Mareike Müller25Halle13
    Romy Wolf19ZittauEpisode 1012 (quit)
    Larissa Onac22AchimEpisode 1111
    Elisa Schattenberg20DortmundEpisode 1210
    Ana Martinovic20Neu-UlmEpisode 139
    Angelina 'Luca' Vanak19Bitterfeld-WolfenEpisode 148
    Liliana Maxwell21Rheda-WiedenbrückEpisode 157
    Yasmin Boulaghmal19BraunschweigEpisode 166
    Ashley Amegan23Fürstenfeldbruck5 (quit)
    Romina Palm21KölnEpisode 174
    Soulin Omar20Hamburg3
    Dascha Carriero20Solingen2
    Alex-Mariah Peter23Köln1

    Summaries

    Results table

    Place ModelEpisodes
    1234567891011121314151617
    1SAFESAFEIMMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOWWIN
    2DaschaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEIMMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOWSAFESAFESAFELOWSAFEOUT
    3SoulinSAFESAFEIMMSAFESAFEIMMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
    4RominaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
    5AshleySAFESAFEIMMSAFESAFEIMMLOWSAFESAFESAFELOW SAFESAFELOWLOWQUIT
    6YasminSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
    7LilianaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOWSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOWSAFEOUT
    8LucaSAFESAFEIMMSAFESAFEIMMSAFESAFELOWSAFESAFE SAFESAFEOUT
    9AnaSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEIMMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
    10ElisaSAFESAFEIMMSAFESAFEIMMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
    11LarissaSAFELOWIMMSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
    12RomySAFESAFEIMMSAFESAFEIMMSAFESAFESAFEQUIT
    13MareikeSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOWSAFEOUT
    14LindaSAFESAFEIMMSAFESAFELOWSAFESAFEOUT
    15AlyshaSAFESAFEIMMSAFESAFEIMMSAFEOUT
    16JasmineSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFELOWQUIT
    17ChanelSAFESAFEIMMSAFESAFESAFEOUT
    18MiriamSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
    19AminaSAFESAFEIMMSAFEOUT
    20SarahSAFESAFESAFEOUT
    21MiraSAFESAFESAFEQUIT
    22NanaSAFESAFEOUT
    23SaraSAFESAFEQUIT
    24MariaSAFEOUT
    25RicardaSAFEQUIT
    26-31AlexandraOUT
    FranziskaOUT
    LenaOUT
    OUT
    OUT
    VanessaOUT

    The contestant withdrew from the competition

    The contestant was eliminated

    The contestant was eliminated outside of the judging panel

    The contestant was in danger of elimination

    The contestant won the competition

    Photo shoot guide

    Controversies and criticism

    Throughout the season, six contestants quit the competition, breaking the record for most voluntary exits in the history of Germany's Next Topmodel. Most of them stated that during filming, they were feeling mentally and physically exhausted.[5] [6]

    Contestant Ashley Amegan stated that the production team had bullied her into changing her personality for the show.[7] That's why she left the show even though she made it to the live finale.[8]

    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.[9] [10]

    In February 2023, the Berliner Zeitung published an article about the show with the headline: "Why isn't Germany’s Next Topmodel actually canceled?"[11]

    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."[12]

    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.[13]

    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."[14] Web.de headlined: "Why Heidi Klum's statement is dishonest".[15] Annabelle (magazine) (Switzerland) headlined: "Heidi Klum, this justification went wrong".[16] In an article, Puls24 (Austria) asked whether Heidi Klum practiced perpetrator-victim reversal and Gaslighting.[17] Frankfurter Allgemeine headlined: "This woman only has dollar signs in her eyes" and also assumed that Heidi Klum was doing a perpetrator-victim reversal.[18] BILD asked: "How evil is Heidi Klum really?".[19]

    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.[20] [21]

    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.[22]

    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!"[23]

    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.[24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29]

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Adey. Oliver. 2020-11-12. 2021 - Germany's next top model: Heidi Klum's first celebrity guest in season 16 is a designer. 2021-02-13. The Latest News. en-US.
    2. Web site: Papa Klum raus? GNTM-Siegerin kriegt keinen ONEeins-Vertrag!. 2021-02-18.
    3. Web site: Adey . Oliver . Germany's next top model: All the facts about the 16th season of the model show with Heidi Klum . 4 February 2021 .
    4. Web site: Germany's next Topmodel - Models. 2021-02-04.
    5. Web site: GNTM (ProSieben): Topmodel-Fluch! Kandidatin Romy geht freiwillig. April 22, 2021. www.nordbuzz.de. May 28, 2021. April 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210410073325/https://www.nordbuzz.de/kino-tv/gntm-topmodel-fluch-noch-eine-prosieben-kandidatin-schmeisst-hin-90358076.html. dead.
    6. Web site: GNTM 2021 (ProSieben): Spoiler-Alarm! Steigt ein Model vor Finale aus?. May 22, 2021. www.nordbuzz.de. May 28, 2021. May 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210522092627/https://www.nordbuzz.de/kino-tv/gntm-2021-prosieben-spoiler-alarm-steigt-eine-finalistin-aus-90578149.html. dead.
    7. Web site: Fans sind enttäuscht von der Show. gala.de. 23 April 2021 .
    8. Web site: GNTM 2021: Ashley steigt kurz vor dem Finale aus – das siebte Model läuft Heidi davon!. May 20, 2021. bild.de.
    9. 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 .
    10. Web site: "Rechtswidrige Knebelverträge": So läuft es bei Heidi Klum und Germany's Next Topmodel wirklich hinter den Kulissen ab .
    11. Web site: "Germany's Next Topmodel": Warum wird diese Show eigentlich nicht abgesetzt? . 12 February 2023 .
    12. Web site: Heidi Klum: Schlimme Vorwürfe! Wird GNTM jetzt aus dem Programm geschmissen? . 11 February 2023 .
    13. Web site: Peyman Amin über Heidi Klum: "Reine Selbstinszenierung" bei GNTM . 16 February 2023 .
    14. Web site: GNTM 2023: Ex-Juror Wolfgang Joop lästert über Heidi Klum . 17 February 2023 .
    15. Web site: Warum Heidi Klums Statement nicht ganz ehrlich ist . 17 February 2023 .
    16. Web site: GNTM 2023: Heidi Klum, diese Rechtfertigung ging daneben . 17 February 2023 .
    17. Web site: Vorwürfe gegen GNTM: Heidi Klum ist sich keiner Schuld bewusst .
    18. News: Heidi Klum demütigt bei GNTM junge Mädchen und sieht sich als Opfer . Faz.net . Kaiser . Alfons .
    19. Web site: Abrechnung bei GNTM: Wie böse ist Heidi wirklich? .
    20. Web site: GNTM | Nach Kritik: Überraschende Entschuldigung von Jury-Mitglied . 17 March 2023 .
    21. Web site: GNTM, Miss Germany & Co.: Schluss mit Schönheitswettbewerben? I 13 Fragen I unbubble . .
    22. Web site: Tracy schmeißt bei GNTM hin: So hart geht es in der Show wirklich zu .
    23. Web site: "Germany's Next Topmodel": "Am Ende des Tages bin ich der Boss und ich bestimme die Regeln!" - WELT . 15 April 2023 .
    24. Web site: "Druck, Hass, Manipulation" bei GNTM: Models packen über Klum-Show aus . 28 June 2023 .
    25. Web site: Schwere Vorwürfe gegen GNTM? Neue Doku deckt über Heidi Klums Show auf! . 3 July 2023 .
    26. Web site: "STRG _F» berichtet über "Druck, Hass, Manipulation" bei «GNTM" . 28 June 2023 .
    27. Web site: "STRG_F": GNTM-Models packen über die Zustände hinter den Kulissen aus . 28 June 2023 .
    28. Web site: Germany's Next Topmodel . 3 August 2023 .
    29. Web site: Druck, Hass, Manipulation: Wie kaputt macht Germany's Next Topmodel? - STRG_F EPIC .

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