This is a list of contestants who have appeared on the German television show Germany's Next Topmodel. Hosted by model Heidi Klum and her panel of judges. A number of aspiring models compete to win a modeling contract with a top modeling agency, along with other prizes.
The series first aired on January 25, 2006, and as of 2026, twenty-one seasons have aired. A total of 595 contestants have been selected as finalists in the show in its twenty-one years running, with 487 eliminations (455 eliminations from the main panel and 32 eliminations from outside of panel), 46 withdrawals and 2 disqualifications.
A total of twenty-two models (Lena Gercke, Barbara Meier, Jennifer Hof, Sara Nuru, Alisar Ailabouni, Jana Beller, Luisa Hartema, Lovelyn Enebechi, Stefanie Giesinger, Vanessa Fuchs, Kim Hnizdo, Céline Bethmann, Toni Dreher-Adenuga, Simone Kowalski, Jacqueline Wruck, Alex-Mariah Peter, Lou-Anne Gleissenebner, Vivien Blotzki, Lea Oude Engberink, Jermaine Kokoú Kothé, Moritz Rüdiger, and Daniela DjokiÃÂ) crowned "Germany's Next Topmodel".
Contestants from all over Europe with German descent may apply to be on the show through casting calls, but the series has been known to recruit contestants from a myriad of various methods. In more recent years of the show, the production team has taken to scouting for contestants on various social media platforms, like Instagram or TikTok.
Contestants
Table Notes
Statistics
- Quitters: 46 - Céline Roscheck (Cycle 1), Sophie Dahl (Cycle 2), Alina Maier (Cycle 2), Vanessa Hegelmaier (Cycle 3), Aline Kautz (Cycle 5), Valerie Blum (Cycle 6), Joana Damek (Cycle 6), Diana Ovchinnikova (Cycle 7), Evelyn Keck (Cycle 7), Clara Zaveta (Cycle 8), Merle Lambert (Cycle 8), Höpke Voà(Cycle 8), Bingyang Liu (Cycle 8), Sophie Jais (Cycle 8), Pauline Cottin (Cycle 9), Laura Haas (Cycle 9), Ina Bartak (Cycle 9), Fata Hasanovic (Cycle 9), Anna Wilken (Cycle 9), Sarah Kocar (Cycle 10), Annabel Paasch (Cycle 10), Luisa Bolghiran (Cycle 11), Laura Penelope Baumgärtner (Cycle 11), Julia Wulf (Cycle 11), Helena Fritz (Cycle 12), Greta Faeser (Cycle 12), Ivana RajiÃÂ-Hrnjià(Cycle 13), Olivia Rhode (Cycle 14), Kim Dammer (Cycle 14), Enisa Bukvic (Cycle 14), Vanessa Stanat (Cycle 14), Mareike Lerch (Cycle 15), Lijana Kaggwa (Cycle 15), Ricarda Häschke (Cycle 16), Sara Ullmann (Cycle 16), Mira Folster (Cycle 16), Jasmine Jüttner (Cycle 16), Romy Wolf (Cycle 16), Ashley Amegan (Cycle 16), Lenara Klawitter (Cycle 17), Sarah Benkhoff (Cycle 18), Tracy Baumgarten (Cycle 18), Vivien Walkemeyer (Cycle 19), Safia Asare (Cycle 20), Katrin Gömann-Elsner (Cycle 20), & Matthias Hanauska (Cycle 21)
- Disqualifications: 2 - Jasmin Cadete Rosado (Cycle 14) and Pitzi Müller (Cycle 19)
- Models eliminated outside of judging panel: 38 - Concetta Mazza (Cycle 6), Christien Fleischhauer (Cycle 6), Simone Rohrmüller (Cycle 6), Florence Lodevic (Cycle 6), Laura Scharnagl (Cycle 7), Katharina Oltzow (Cycle 8), Lisa-Giulia Wende (Season 8), Christina Wiessner (Cycle 12), Saskia Mächler (Cycle 12), Claudia Fiedler (Cycle 12), Aissatou Niang (Cycle 12), Anh Phuong Dinh Phan (Cycle 12), Selma Toroy (Cycle 13), Liane Polt (Cycle 13), Karoline Seul (Cycle 13), Gerda Lewis (Cycle 13), Shari Streich (Cycle 13), Klaudia Giez (Cycle 13), Sara Leutenegger (Cycle 13), Sarah Almoril (Cycle 14), Cassandra Feliciano (Cycle 15), Marie Rathay (Cycle 15), Tamara Hitz (Cycle 15), Linda Braunberger (Cycle 16), Melissa Stoebke-Carbonel (Cycle 18), Slata Schneider (Cycle 18), Jülide Beganovic (Cycle 18), Charlene Christian (Cycle 18), Zuzel Palacio Calunga (Cycle 18), Alexander Van Hove (Cycle 20), Lulu Gömann (Cycle 20) & Ray Ewulu (Cycle 20)
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