The sixth season of Germany's Next Topmodel aired on German television network ProSieben from 3 March to 12 June 2011.
Once again the entire judging panel except for Heidi Klum was replaced. Q and Kristian Schuller both left the show after one Cycle. Thomas Hayo and fashion designer Thomas Rath joined in.
In difference to the last two years, this season featured a preselection without open castings. The first episode started with 50 semifinalists, the fewest since Cycle 1. This was also the first season where an elimination outside the judging panel can happen at any point.
The winner of the competition was 20-year-old Jana Beller from Recklinghausen. Her prizes include:
The international destinations for this season were set in Schladming, London, Los Angeles, Nassau and Rio de Janeiro.
(ages stated are at start of contest)
The show hit US-American news when the mansion in Los Angeles in which the final 15 competitors were supposed to live burnt down one day before filming, with firefighter Glenn Allen being killed. A new mansion was found immediately without a significant delay in production.