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".
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:
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.
ContestantAgeHeightHometownFinishPlace
Rubina Radwanski20FrankfurtEpisode 3
Aisha Grone16ModautalEpisode 3
Sandra Korte22LeipzigEpisode 3
Aline Tausch20MunichEpisode 416–15
Tainá Santos Silva18BrühlEpisode 416–15
Elena Rotter20Salzburg, AustriaEpisode 514
Katharina Harms18BremenEpisode 613–12
Gina-Lisa Lohfink21SeligenstadtEpisode 613–12
Bianca Schumacher20KrefeldEpisode 711
Sophia Maus19AachenEpisode 810
Anna Vanessa 'Vanessa' Hegelmaier20BielefeldEpisode 109
Sarah Knappik21BochumEpisode 108
Raquel Alvarez22Bern, SwitzerlandEpisode 117
Gisele Oppermann20BraunschweigEpisode 126
Wanda Badwal23HamburgEpisode 145–4
Carolin Ruppert24KelkheimEpisode 145–4
Christina Leibold21VolkachEpisode 163
Janina Schmidt23HamburgEpisode 162
Jennifer Hof16RodgauEpisode 161

Summaries

Photo shoot guide

Episode 1 photo shoot: Emotions Episode 2 photo shoot: Sedcard Episode 3 photo shoot: CobraEpisode 4 photo shoot: Angels and demonsEpisode 5 photo shoot: AnimalEpisode 6 photo shoot: Beach loveEpisode 7 photo shoot: Drag queensEpisode 8 photo shoot: Hair and nudeEpisode 9 photo shoot: SurfEpisode 10 photo shoot: BaywatchEpisode 11 photo shoot: Martial arts commercial Episode 12 photo shoot: ShowgirlsEpisode 13 photo shoot: Five course mealEpisode 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 and elevators. She is the first contestant in the history of Germany's Next Topmodel to quit a photo shoot.
  • 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.