Lena Gercke

Lena Gercke
Born	Lena Johanna Gercke (1988-02-29) February 29, 1988 Marburg, Hesse, West Germany
Modeling information
Height	5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m)
Hair color	Blonde
Eye color	Blue
Measurements	35½–24½–35 (US) 90–62–89 (EU)
Dress size	6 US/36 EU
Manager	IMG Models
Website
www.lena-g.de

Lena Johanna Gercke,^[1] (born February 29, 1988) is a German fashion model and television host. She was winner of the first cycle of Germany's Next Top Model and Host of Austria's Next Topmodel (cycles 1-4).

Early life

Gercke was born in Marburg,^[2] Germany and grew up in Cloppenburg where she attended the Liebfrauenschule Cloppenburg (ULF),^[1] a Roman Catholic gymnasium,^[3] completing her abitur in 2007.^[4][5] Gercke is a hobby chess player. She has a sister and two half-sisters, who are her father's daughters.^[2]

Career

Modelling career

On August 14, 2004, Gercke won a casting call for fast food chain Burger King. She was represented by Langer-Pueschel who booked her for photoshoots, catwalk shows, and dance performances. At the beginning of 2006, she attended a casting call for Germany's Next Topmodel hosted by Heidi Klum. Upon winning the competition, she received an advertising contract with the fashion label OuiSet, a modeling contract with IMG Models in Paris, the cover shoot for the June 2006 issue of German Cosmopolitan and an advertising contract with Microsoft for Windows Live. She also appeared in magazines such as the American issues of Cosmopolitan, Sports Week, Glamour and on the cover of French Votre Beauté. She was featured in print campaigns of H&M, Mexx and Geox. In 2010 she walked on New York Fashion Week for the Spring season of Custo Barcelona.^[6]

Television career

In 2013, Gercke became a judge on Das Supertalent. In 2014, her sister auditioned for the show without knowing.^[7]

References

External links

• Official website
• Lena Gercke in the Fashion Model Directory
• Lena Gercke at the Internet Movie Database