Germany's Next Topmodel, Cycle 3

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Germany's Next Topmodel Cycle 3
Genre	Reality television
Created by	Tyra Banks
Presented by	Heidi Klum
Judges	Heidi Klum Rolf Scheider Peyman Amin
Theme music composer	Seal
Opening theme	"Amazing"
Country of origin	Germany
Language(s)	German, English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	17
Production
Producer(s)	Tresor TV
Running time	100 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ProSieben
Picture format	PAL
Audio format	Dolby Digital
Original airing	February 28, 2008
External links
Official website
IMDb profile

Germany's Next Topmodel, Cycle 3 is the third season of the show that was aired on the German television network ProSieben. The show started airing on February 28, 2008 with 120 semi-finalists in the competition, and finished on June 5, 2008. This cycle's tagline as mentioned in the television previews, is "Sie laufen wieder" ("They walk again" – as in to walk the runway). This season was commercially presented by Volkswagen Tiguan.

Within the first two episodes, the number of contestants was reduced to 19 finalists. The show was hosted by top model Heidi Klum.

Contents 1 Episode summaries 1.1 Episode 1: Das große Casting in Köln 1.2 Episode 2: Die Sedcard 1.3 Episode 3: Erster Zoff im Modelhaus 1.4 Episode 4: Haare ab 1.5 Episode 5: Willkommen in New York 1.6 Episode 6: Ganz verliebt am Strand 1.7 Episode 7: Keine Zeit für Jetlag! 1.8 Episode 8: Vertical Catwalk 1.9 Episode 9: Ab nach Down Under 1.10 Episode 10: Tanz mit den Aborigines 1.11 Episode 11: Actiontraining, Diebestour und Tanzschritte 1.12 Episode 12: Showgirls, Küsse und Dita von Teese 1.13 Episode 13: Ed Hardy, Fitness und ein schmackhaftes Shooting 1.14 Episode 14: Cosmopolitan-Shooting, Angriff auf Peyman und die Final-Entscheidung 1.15 Episode 15: Semi-Finale 1.16 Episode 16: Finale 2 Contestants 3 Controversies 4 Summaries 4.1 Call-out order 4.2 Photo Shoot Guide [20] 5 Television ratings 5.1 Germany [21] [22] 6 References

[edit] Episode summaries

Episode titles as credited on the Maxdome website.^[1]

[edit] Episode 1: Das große Casting in Köln

Title translation: The Big Audition in Cologne Original airdate: February 28, 2008 Featured photographer: Robertino Nicolic Special guest(s): Boris Entrup, Philipp Plein

Out of 18.217 applicants, 120 girls from all over Germany, Austria and Switzerland came to Cologne to convince the judges of their qualities as Germany's next top model. The young women had to walk the runway either in a favourite outfit or bathing suit. Moreover they undertook small challenges: Some had to sing, dance or scream in wrath, others were told to advertise a shampoo or even expose the preferences of a cleansing agent for toilets. Meanwhile the other contestants had to show three different emotions (anger, dolor and happiness) in a one-minute-photoshoot.

The judges narrowed down the competition to fifty girls, who flew to Barcelona in a surprise trip the next morning. They were booked for the BREAD & BUTTER – tradeshow for selected brands festival on January 16, January 17, and January 18, 2008. The show was presented by Phillipp Plein, a well-known designer, on the same evening. As most of the girls had not been very experienced in doing a runway show, some of them had severe problems on the catwalk which lead to several pitiable sights. In the end thirty girls reached the next round.

[edit] Episode 2: Die Sedcard

Title translation: The Sedcard Original airdate: March 06, 2008 Featured photographers: Stephan Pick, Oliver Schulze Special guest: Petra Gessulat Judge guest: Petra Gessulat

[edit] Episode 3: Erster Zoff im Modelhaus

Title translation: First Trouble in the Model House Original airdate: March 13, 2008 Featured photographer: Kristian Schuller Judge guest: Kristian Schuller

The 19 finalists are taken to their first destination in Austria to do a photoshoot in front of a helicopter. However before that judge Rolf Scheider reports about several complaints by the hotel organisation about how the girls left their rooms and asks the abusers to reveal themselves in front of the entire group. Gisele, Sarah and Gina-Lisa admit to having smoked in the rooms but who has drunk all the alcohol from the mini-bar remains a secret. Scheider promises consequences for everyone. At the photoshoot several girls have troubles with the wind like Gina-Lisa whose dress is constantly soaring up leaving her underwear visible for several moments but its Gisele who's taken most of the attention due to being afraid of helicopters. Back in Germany the girls finally arrive at the model house but as a result of none of them admitting having drunk the alcohol yet, they are taken back to a youth hostel as a punishment for the entire group. One day later they are finally allowed to stay in the luxurious building but its the first housemeeting, organized by Gisele, Katharina and Aisha, that is causing new trouble. Several girls accuse each other of being responsible for a bad atmosphere, and Gisele accuses Aline of having called Gina-Lisa a prostitute. The meeting ends without any constructive result when Gisele bursts out into tears because the group surrounding Aline is calling her a liar. On elimination day the girls have to do a runway walk in front of the judges while keeping an eye on a spoon in their mouth. While hearing her criticism, Katharina is asked by the judges who was bitching the most in the house, and as she states its Tainá Santos Silva both girls are happy to have a chat in front of the panel which is interrupted by Heidi after seeing no signs of results coming up from that. Outside the room Katharina is accused by the other girls for being a snitch and another argument between the two parties begins. The episode ends with a cliffhanger once again, the first time being cycle 2's episode 11. The elimination process is completely cut from the episode but a preview showed a few seconds of the following week's episode.

[edit] Episode 4: Haare ab

Title translation: Hair Cut Original airdate: March 20, 2008 Featured photographer: Matt McCabe Special guest(s): Helena Faccenda, Dr. Stefan Fredrich, Evelyn Hammerström, Berthold Steinle, Thomas Krygier Judge guest: Helena Faccenda Eliminated in the beginning: Sandra Korte, Rubina Radwanski, Aisha Grone Eliminated in the end: Tainà Silva, Aline Tausch Winner of the reward challenge: Gisele Oppermann, Sarah Knappik

Last week's elimination is shown at the very beginning of this episode. Rubina Radwanski is eliminated due to the inability to express her personality in a photo shoot. Heidi Klum tells Aisha that she has a lot of potential but the judges don't think they are able to bring out the best in her, so she is sent home as well. The judges panel also decides to send Sandra Korte home because her under achievements hamper the progress of the show.

The remaining contestants go to a salon for their makeovers. Gina-Lisa Lohfink and Wanda Badwal, however, complain throughout the entire process. Lohfink is upset in large part because she does not want to have her long white weave cut short. Badwal cries about her hair loss.

Afterwards the contestants are taken to a fashion store where they have to pick outfits that match their new haircut. Once again Lohfink draws everybody's attention by wrapping herself up in ten articles of clothing. – She is certain that she is allowed to keep everything she wears. Gisele Oppermann and Sarah Knappik are chosen as the challenge's winners. They get to chose a complete outfit for free.

The girls then visit the tanzhaus nrw where personal coach Dr. Stefan Fredrich encourages them to talk about themselves in front of the group. Oppermann reveals being bullied in the past by her shoolmates and breaks down once again in front of the group just like some other girls.

Eight contestants are given the chance to audition for the leading role in a C&A shoes television commercial; Janina Schmidt wins the modelling job.

For the week's photo shoot, the girls have to pose in pairs of two. Each girl is representing the opposite to her partner. Carolin Ruppert and Jennifer Hof are safe from elimination and get a business class ticket for the plane that will move the contestants to their new home in New York City.

At judging, Aline Tausch is called out for not satisfying the judges' expectation concerning her photo, while Tainá Silva is criticized for her lack of potential. Both girls are eliminated.

[edit] Episode 5: Willkommen in New York

Title translation: Welcome to New York Original airdate: March 27, 2008 Featured Photographer: Oliver Gast Special guest: Kristian Schuller, Hana Soukupová, Gunter Thiel, Mario Page, Wichy Hassan Judge guest: Oliver Gast Eliminated: Elena Rotter Winner of the reward challenge: Wanda Badwal, Christina Leibold

The remaining 14 contestants start their journey in New York with attending different castings for the currently running New York Fashion Week. Janina-Delia Schmidt finds herself in the lucky position of landing two jobs on different shows and Jennifer Hof wins a job for a promotional in front of New Yorks skyline. Once again the girls get in trouble after being forced by the judges to vote for the four weakest among them that shouldn't attend castings. Sarah Knappik is named by everyone including herself for still not being able to walk followed by Gina-Lisa Lohfink, Carolin Ruppert and Christina Leibold. Although not being among these four, Gisele Oppermann gets teary for another time after receiving a heavy amount of votes as well. At the week's photoshoot on which the girls have to pose with exotic animals Oppermann refuses to take photos with an ape after not being happy of how the animal is treated by the team. Therefore Heidi tells her on eliminations day that they're sick of her behaviour and gives her a warning but let her pass onto the next round. It's Elena Rotter, the only austrian among the finalists, who has to leave New York halfway with being critized for having started on a very high level but not being able to built upon this and being surpassed by the other girls.

This week's photo shoot was inspired by the shoot for 1-800-Flowers on the episode The Girl Who Suddenly Collapsed from America's Next Top Model, Cycle 4.

[edit] Episode 6: Ganz verliebt am Strand

Title translation: All Amorous on the Beach Original airdate: April 3, 2008 Featured photographer: Russell James Special guest: Heike Jarick, Marco Glaviano, Petra Gessulat Judge guest: Alek Wek Eliminated: Katharina Harms Winner of the reward challenge: Raquel Alvarez, Sophia Maôestranie, Vanessa Hegelmier

This week's photo shoot was inspired by the beach shoot on the episode The Girl Who Blames The Taxi Driver from America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8.

[edit] Episode 7: Keine Zeit für Jetlag!

Title translation: No Time for Jetlag! Original airdate: April 10, 2008 Featured Photographer: Special guest: Yfke Sturm Judge guest: Yfke Sturm Eliminated in the beginning: Gina-Lisa Lohfink Eliminated in the end: Bianca Schumacher

This week's photo shoot was inspired by the gender swap shoot on the episode The Girl Who Takes Credit from America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8.

[edit] Episode 8: Vertical Catwalk

Original airdate: April 17, 2008 Featured Photographer: Philippe Kerlo Special guest: Jochen Schweizer, Boris Entrup, Rankin, Bert Peulecke, Veronika Ziegaus Judge guest: Philippe Kerlo Eliminated: Sophia Maus

This week's photo shoot was inspired by the nude shoot on the episode The Girl Who Marks Her Territory from America's Next Top Model, Cycle 7.

[edit] Episode 9: Ab nach Down Under

Original airdate: April 24, 2008 Featured Photographer: Special guest: Judge guest: Eliminated: No contestant was eliminated

This episode marks the first time that host Heidi Klum is not part of the judges panel.

[edit] Episode 10: Tanz mit den Aborigines

Title translation: Dance with the Aborigines Original airdate: May 1, 2008 Featured Photographer: Special guest: Judge guest: Erika Eleniak Eliminated: Sarah Knappik

Sarah Knappik refers to a Bild article published on April 11, 2008 – 33 days before the broadcast.^[2]

This week's reward photo shoot was shot on top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge as in The Girl Who Blames The Taxi Driver from America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8.

[edit] Episode 11: Actiontraining, Diebestour und Tanzschritte

Title translation: Action Training, Thief Tour and Dance Steps Original airdate: May 8, 2008 Featured Director: Thomas Job Special guest: Judge guest: Daniel Bernhardt Eliminated: Raquel Alvarez

This episode the contestants are put to the test when they have to maneuver their way through a laser maze. Carolin Ruppert wins the challenge, and her reward is jewellery amounting to $10,000. This challenge is taken from the episode The Girl Who Changes Her Attitude on Cycle 8 of America's Next Top Model. The episode features martial arts training with Daniel Bernhardt and a photo shoot for McDonald's Germany. In lieu of the main photo shoot that week, the girls had act in a Kill Bill themed commercial shoot for a fictional energy drink called taka. The commercial was inspired by the Rollitos chips commercial in the episode The Girl Whose Lip Puffed Up from America's Next Top Model, Cycle 2. Raquel Alvarez and Jennifer Hof struggle with their commercials and eventually Alvarez is eliminated due to the lack of potential compared to the other contestants. The song that is played during Alvarez's Best of compilation is "Grissom's Overture" by John M. Keane.

[edit] Episode 12: Showgirls, Küsse und Dita von Teese

Title translation: Showgirls, Kisses and Dita von Teese Original airdate: May 15, 2008 Featured Photographer: Salem Featured Director: Ben Hartenstein Special guest: Dita von Teese Judge guest: Dita von Teese Eliminated: Gisele Oppermann

This week, inspired by her appearance on The Girl Who Graduates from America's Next Top Model, Cycle 7, Dita von Teese is iinvited to help the contestants to get into the mood of pin-up photography and posing, followed by a Rio Carnival themed photo shoot at the Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles). It was partly inspired by the pin-up shoot on The Girls Who Are 1940s Pin-ups from America's Next Top Model, Cycle 5. The photo shoot is a Christina Leibold wins the job for a television commercial shoot for the Gillette Venus Breeze filmed by director Ben Hartenstein. Jennifer Hof has a minor accident in the girls' house, injuring her foot.

[edit] Episode 13: Ed Hardy, Fitness und ein schmackhaftes Shooting

Title translation: Ed Hardy, Fitness and a Flavorsome Shoot Original airdate: May 22, 2008 Featured Photographer: Kristian Schuller Special guest: Christian Audigier Judge guest: Kristian Schuller Eliminated: No contestant was eliminated

The girls were taken out jogging through the Hollywood Hills with Peyman Amin. Later, a photo shoot with photographer Kristian Schuller was done in food-themed styling.

[edit] Episode 14: Cosmopolitan-Shooting, Angriff auf Peyman und die Final-Entscheidung

Title translation: Cosmopolitan Shoot, Attack on Peyman and the Decision for the Final Original airdate: May 29, 2008 Featured Director: Matthias Kopp Special guest: Christian Audigier Judge guest: Petra Gessulat Eliminated: Wanda Badwal

The girls had a busy last week in Los Angeles. The Ed Hardy casting finally materialized as a shoot with Christian Audigier for Christina. A German telco provider did a commercial shoot including casting where Carolin was selected and a challenge in the villa involved humilating Peyman, just like in Cycle 2.

At judging, Wanda Badwal gets eliminated due to a lack of potential. Christina Leibold and Jennifer Hof enter the finals. When Janina-Delia Schmidt and Carolin Ruppert step forward to the judges, the episode ends with a cliffhanger once again, the first time being cycle 2's episode 11.

[edit] Episode 15: Semi-Finale

Original airdate: June 3, 2008 Featured Director: Special guest: Judge guest: Petra Gessulat Eliminated in the beginning: Carolin Ruppert

For the first time in Germany's Next Topmodel history two episodes are broadcast within one week. This was the first follow with men Models.

[edit] Episode 16: Finale

Original airdate: June 5, 2008 Featured Photographer: Philippe Kerlo Second Runner-up: Christina Leibold Runner-up: Janina-Delia Schmidt Germany's Next Topmodel: Jennifer Hof

The final show featured all of this cycle's contestants walking the runway. As in previous finale shows, a fake photo shooting was arranged, this time involving a spider and a python. Monrose presented their new single "Strike the Match" and Seal two of his songs.

[edit] Contestants

Ages and measurements stated are at time of contest.

Contestants of Cycle 3
Contestant [3]	Place	Age	Country	Federal state	City	Size	Measurements (in cm)
Jennifer Hof	1	16	Germany	Hesse	Rodgau	182 cm	87-62-93
Janina-Delia Schmidt	2	23		Hamburg	Hamburg	177 cm	85-58-87
Christina Leibold	3	21		Bavaria	Volkach	175 cm	82-63-90
Wanda Badwal	4	23		Hamburg	Hamburg	173 cm	87-62-87
Carolin Ruppert		24		Hesse	Kelkheim	174 cm	91-65-92
Gisele Oppermann[4]	6	20		Lower Saxony	Braunschweig	174 cm	82-63-87
Raquel Alvarez[5]	7	22	Switzerland	Bern	Bern	180 cm	86-61-90
Sarah Knappik	8	21	Germany	North Rhine-Westphalia	Bochum	178 cm	86-66-92
Anna Vanessa Hegelmaier	9	20		North Rhine-Westphalia	Bielefeld	178 cm	88-65-97
Sophia Maus	10	19		North Rhine-Westphalia	Aachen	179 cm	85-65-95
Bianca Schumacher[6]	11	20		North Rhine-Westphalia	Krefeld	173 cm	80-58-88
Gina-Lisa Lohfink[7]	12	21		Hesse	Seligenstadt	169 cm	89-65-94
Katharina Yvonne Harms[8]		18		Bremen	Bremen	185 cm	90-66-94
Elena Rotter[9]	14	20	Austria	Salzburg	Salzburg	170 cm	77-60-90
Aline Tausch[10]	15	20	Germany	Bavaria	Munich	171 cm	84-60-89
Tainá Santos Silva		18		North Rhine-Westphalia	Brühl	173 cm	83-61-87
Sandra Korte[11]	17	22		Saxony	Leipzig	178 cm	87-65-95
Aisha Grone		16		Hesse	Brandau	169 cm	82-60-89
Rubina Radwanski[12]		20		Hesse	Frankfurt	175 cm	81-62-92

[edit] Controversies

• Aline Tausch, who was eliminated in episode four, did a nude photo shoot for penthouse magazine.^[13] She was confronted with it by Heidi Klum during the show.
• Gisele Oppermann became known for her whiny voice^[14] and her bursting into tears permanently when being confronted with one of her many phobias such as her fear of cockroaches, butterflies ("lepidopterophobia") and elevators.^[15] She is the first contestant in the history of Germany's Next Topmodel to quit a photo shoot. (See Willkommen in New York.)
• On May 15 it was reported that Gisele Oppermann used to be a drug dealer in secondary school selling hashish to seventh graders, consuming drugs herself and eventually getting the boot.^[16] This happened to be the day of the broadcast of her elimination.
• On April 12, a "secret list" was published on a fan forum^[17] which foresaw all the eliminations correctly. On May 22 and May 23 tabloid newspaper Bild published two articles referencing to the list.^[18][19]

[edit] Summaries

[edit] Call-out order

Order as called out by host Heidi Klum
Order	Episode 3	Episode 4	Episode 5	Episode 6	Episode 7	Episode 8	Episode 9	Episode 10	Episode 11	Episode 12	Episode 13	Episode 14	Episode 15	Episode 16
01	Raquel	Carolin	Bianca	Sophia	Carolin	Janina	Raquel	Carolin	Carolin	Wanda	Christina	Christina	Janina	Jennifer
02	Katharina	Jennifer	Jennifer	Raquel	Janina	Gisele	Gisele	Wanda	Christina	Carolin	Wanda	Wanda	Jennifer	Janina
03	Carolin	Vanessa	Janina	Vanessa	Wanda	Vanessa	Jennifer	Gisele	Raquel	Jennifer	Janina	Jennifer	Christina	Christina
04	Gisele	Katharina	Carolin	Janina	Jennifer	Wanda	Christina	Jennifer	Wanda	Janina	Jennifer	Carolin1
05	Jennifer	Raquel	Vanessa	Jennifer	Christina	Jennifer	Carolin	Janina2	Gisele	Gisele	Carolin	Janina
06	Wanda	Christina	Christina	Carolin	Sophia	Raquel	Janina	Raquel	Jennifer	Christina
07	Tainá	Sophia	Wanda	Wanda	Vanessa	Sophia	Wanda	Sarah	Janina
08	Rubina1	Aline	Raquel	Bianca	Gisele	Sarah	Sarah	Christina
09	Gina-Lisa	Gisele	Sophia	Gisele	Raquel	Carolin	Vanessa	Vanessa3
10	Sarah	Elena	Elena	Christina	Bianca	Christina
11	Aisha1	Bianca	Katharina	Katharina	Sarah
12	Aline	Wanda	Sarah	Gina-Lisa1
13	Sandra1	Tainá	Gina-Lisa	Sarah
14	Vanessa	Gina-Lisa	Gisele
15	Christina	Sarah
16	Bianca	Janina
17	Janina
18	Elena
19	Sophia
Notes: The contestant's elimination was shown the following episode Janina Schmidt was safe from being eliminated because of having the most collective challenge wins. Vanessa Hegelmaier chose to quit the competition due to the aftermath of a concussion.

     The contestant won the reward challenge

     The contestant was safe from being eliminated

     The contestant was eliminated

     The contestant won the competition

     The contestant quit the competition

     The contestant runner-up the competition

[edit] Photo Shoot Guide ^[20]

• Episode 1 Photo Shoot: “Emotionen” (Emotions)
• Episode 2 Photo Shoot: “Sedcard”
• Episode 3 Photo Shoot: “Cobra”
• Episode 4 Photo Shoot: “Angels and Demons”
• Episode 5 Photo Shoot: “Animal”
• Episode 6 Photo Shoot: “Beach Love”
• Episode 7 Photo Shoot: “Drag Queens”
• Episode 8 Photo Shoot: “Haare und Nackt” (Hair and Nude)
• Episode 9 Photo Shoot: “Surf”
• Episode 10 Photo Shoot: “Baywatch”
• Episode 11 Photo Shoot: Martial Arts commercial shoot
• Episode 12 Photo Shoot: “Showgirls”
• Episode 13 Photo Shoot: “Food”
• Episode 14 Photo Shoot: “Cosmopolitan Cover Shoot”

[edit] Television ratings

[edit] Germany ^{[21] [22]}

Episode	from 3 years		14- to 49-year-old
	Viewers (in millions)	Share (in %)	Viewers (in millions)	Share (in %)
1	3,71	12,60	2,89	23,60
2	3,05	11,60	2,20	18,90
3	3,26	10,90	2,40	19,20
4	3,44	11,90	2,59	22,00
5	3,77	12,60	2,89	23,90
6	3,86	12,60	2,97	22,80
7	3,66	11,80	2,84	21,60
8	3,83		2,95	23,70
9	3,62		2,77	21,80
10	3,17	11,00	2,30	19,80
11	3,29	12,80	2,51	23,00
12	4,06	15,00	3,10	27,20
13	4,04	14,30	3,3	26,00
14	3,83	15,5	2,88	26,90
15	3,04	11,4	2,26	20,20
16	4,48	17,04	3,33	30,00

[edit] References

v • d • e Germany's Next Topmodel Current Judges & Personnel Heidi Klum • Peyman Armin • Rolf Scheider Cycles: Former Judges 1-2: Bruce Darnell • 1: Armin Morbach • 2: Boris Entrup Cycles: Winners 1: Lena Gercke • 2: Barbara Meier • 3: Jennifer Hof Please see individual cycles articles for additional contestants.