Germany's Next Topmodel season 3

The third season of Germany's Next Topmodel aired on German television network ProSieben from 28 February to 5 June 2008, under the catch phrase "Sie laufen wieder" ("They walk again" – as in to walk the runway).

For this season the number of contestants was expanded to 19. However, this season started with 120 semi-finalists in the competition.

The winner of the show was 16-year-old Jennifer Hof from Rodgau. Her prizes include:

• A contract with IMG Models in Paris.
• A cover and spread in the German edition of Cosmopolitan.
• An advertising campaign for C&A worth €250,000.
• A Volkswagen Tiguan

The international destinations for this season were set in Barcelona, Vienna, Tel Aviv, Los Angeles, New York City and Sydney.

Contestants

Ages stated are at start of contest.

Episode summaries

Summaries

Results table

Photo shoot guide

• Episode 1 photo shoot: Emotions (casting)
• Episode 2 photo shoot: Sedcard (casting)
• 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: Hair and nude
• Episode 9 photo shoot: Surf
• Episode 10 photo shoot: Baywatch
• Episode 11 photo shoot: Martial arts commercial
• Episode 12 photo shoot: Showgirls
• Episode 13 photo shoot: Five course meal
• Episode 14 photo shoot: Cosmopolitan covers

Post–Top Model careers

Vanessa Hegelmaier, who withdrew due to an accident, became an internationally successful topmodel after the show.

Controversy

• 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 '.)
• On 15 May 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 12 April, a "secret list" was published on a fan forum which foresaw all the eliminations correctly. On 22 and 23 May tabloid newspaper Bild published two articles referencing to the list.