Germany's Next Topmodel, Cycle 3

Germany's Next Topmodel Cycle 3
The Finalists of Cycle 3 of Germany's Next Topmodel
Also known as	GNTM
Genre	Reality television
Created by	Tyra Banks
Presented by	Heidi Klum
Judges	Heidi Klum Peyman Amin Rolf Scheider
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 Produktions GmbH & SevenOne Intermedia GmbH
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	100 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ProSieben
Picture format	PAL
Audio format	Dolby Digital
Original run	February 28, 2008 (2008-02-28) – June 5, 2008 (2008-06-05)
Chronology
Preceded by	Cycle 2
Followed by	Cycle 4
External links
Website
Production website

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.

For this season the number of contestants was expanded to 19. The show is hosted by top model Heidi Klum.

Episode summaries

Episode titles as credited on the Maxdome website.

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, pain, 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.

Episode 2: Die Sedcard

Title translation: The Sedcard Original airdate: March 6, 2008 Featured photographers: Stephan Pick, Oliver Schulze Special guest: Petra Gessulat Judge guest: Petra Gessulat

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 trouble 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 egg 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.

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 choose 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.

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 criticized for having started on a very high level but not being able to build 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 week 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 act in a Kill Bill themed commercial shoot for a fictional energy drink called taka. The commercial is 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.

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 Mike S. Dutz 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 helps the contestants to get into the mood for pin-up photography and posing, followed by a Rio Carnival themed photo shoot at the Orpheoum Theatre. 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. Christina Leibold wins the job for a television commercial shoot for the women razor Gillette Venus Breeze filmed by director Ben Hartenstein. Jennifer Hof has a minor accident in the girls' house, injuring her foot.

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 are taken out jogging in the Hollywood Hills with judge Peyman Amin. Later they do a food-themed photo shoot with photographer Kristian Schuller.

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 have a busy last week in Los Angeles. The Ed Hardy casting finally results in a shoot with Christina shot by Christian Audigier. A German telco provider does a commercial shoot including an audition where Carolin is selected as the winner. A challenge in the mansion involves humiliating Peyman, just like in the episode Das große Cosmopolitan-Shooting steht bevor from Germany's Next Topmodel, Cycle 2.

At judging, Wanda Badwal gets eliminated due to a lack of potential. Christina Leibold and Jennifer Hof enter the finale. When Janina Schmidt and Carolin Ruppert step forward to the judges, the episode ends with a cliffhanger once again, for the third time in season three.

Episode 15: Semi-Finale

Original airdate: June 3, 2008 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 episode features the search for a male top model.

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 is arranged, this time involving a spider and a python. Monrose present their new single "Strike the Match" and Seal performs two of his songs.

Contestants

Ages and measurements stated are at time of contest.

Contestants of Cycle 3
Contestant	Place	Age	Country	Federal state	City	Size	Measurements (in cm)
Jennifer Hof	W	16	Germany	Hesse	Rodgau	181 cm	84-67-93
Janina-Delia Schmidt	RU	23		Hamburg	Hamburg	177 cm	85-58-87
Christina Leibold	3rd	21		Bavaria	Volkach	175 cm	82-63-90
Wanda Badwal	4th	23		Hamburg	Hamburg	173 cm	87-62-87
Carolin Ruppert		24		Hesse	Kelkheim	174 cm	91-65-92
Gisele Oppermann	6th	20		Lower Saxony	Braunschweig	174 cm	82-63-87
Raquel Alvarez	7th	22	Switzerland	Bern	Bern	180 cm	86-61-90
Sarah Knappik	8th	21	Germany	North Rhine-Westphalia	Bochum	178 cm	86-66-92
Anna Vanessa Hegelmaier	9th	20		North Rhine-Westphalia	Bielefeld	178 cm	88-65-97
Sophia Maus	10th	19		North Rhine-Westphalia	Aachen	179 cm	85-65-95
Bianca Schumacher	11th	20		North Rhine-Westphalia	Krefeld	173 cm	80-58-88
Gina-Lisa Lohfink	12th	21		Hesse	Seligenstadt	169 cm	89-65-94
Katharina Yvonne Harms		18		Bremen	Bremen	185 cm	90-66-94
Elena Rotter	14th	20	Austria	Salzburg	Salzburg	170 cm	77-60-90
Aline Tausch	15th	20	Germany	Bavaria	Munich	171 cm	84-60-89
Tainá Santos Silva		18		North Rhine-Westphalia	Brühl	173 cm	83-61-87
Sandra Korte	17th	22		Saxony	Leipzig	178 cm	87-65-95
Aisha Grone		16		Hesse	Brandau	169 cm	82-60-89
Rubina Radwanski		20		Hesse	Frankfurt	175 cm	81-62-92

Controversies

• Aline Tausch, who was eliminated in episode four, did a nude photo shoot for penthouse magazine. She was confronted with it by Heidi Klum during the show.
• Gisele Oppermann became known for her whiny voice 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. 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. This happened to be the day of the broadcast of her elimination.
• On April 12, a "secret list" was published on a fan forum which foresaw all the eliminations correctly. On May 22 and May 23 tabloid newspaper Bild published two articles referencing to the list.

Summaries

Call-out order

Order as called out by host Heidi Klum
Order	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	16
01	Raquel	Carolin	Bianca	Sophia	Carolin	Janina	Raquel	Carolin	Carolin	Wanda	Christina	Christina	Jennifer	Jennifer
02	Katharina	Jennifer	Jennifer	Raquel	Janina	Gisele	Gisele	Wanda	Christina	Carolin	Wanda	Wanda	Janina	Janina
03	Carolin	Vanessa	Janina	Vanessa	Wanda	Vanessa	Jennifer	Gisele	Raquel	Jennifer	Janina	Jennifer	Christina
04	Gisele	Katharina	Carolin	Janina	Jennifer	Wanda	Christina	Jennifer	Wanda	Janina	Jennifer	Janina
05	Jennifer	Raquel	Vanessa	Jennifer	Christina	Jennifer	Carolin	Janina	Gisele	Gisele	Carolin	Carolin1
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	Vanessa
10	Sarah	Elena	Elena	Christina	Bianca	Christina
11	Aisha1	Bianca	Katharina	Katharina	Sarah
12	Aline	Wanda	Sarah	Sarah
13	Sandra1	Tainá	Gina-Lisa	Gina-Lisa1
14	Elena	Gina-Lisa	Gisele
15	Christina	Sarah
16	Bianca	Janina
17	Vanessa
18	Janina
19	Sophia

1. The contestant's elimination was shown the following episode

     The contestant was immune from elimination

     The contestant was eliminated

     The contestant won the competition

     The contestant quit the competition

Photo Shoot Guide

• 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”

Television ratings

Germany

Episode	from 3 years		14- to 49-year-old
	Viewers (in millions)	Share (in %)	Viewers (in millions)	Share (in %)
1	03,71	12,60	02,89	23,60
2	03,05	11,60	02,20	18,90
3	3,26	10,90	02,40	19,20
4	03,44	11,90	02,59	22,00
5	03,77	12,60	02,89	23,90
6	03,86	12,60	02,97	22,80
7	03,66	11,80	02,84	21,60
8	03,83		02,95	23,70
9	03,62		02,77	21,80
10	03,17	11,00	02,30	19,80
11	03,29	12,80	02,51	23,00
12	04,06	15,00	03,10	27,20
13	04,04	14,30	03,30	26,00
14	03,83	15,50	02,88	26,90
15	03,04	11,40	02,26	20,20
16	04,48	17,04	03,33	30,00

External links

• Germany's Next Topmodel: Cycle 3 at the Internet Movie Database