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:
- 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
Contestants
Ages stated are at start of contest.| Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | Finish | Place |
| Rubina Radwanski | 20 | Frankfurt | Episode 3 | ||
| Aisha Grone | 16 | Modautal | Episode 3 | ||
| Sandra Korte | 22 | Leipzig | Episode 3 | ||
| Aline Tausch | 20 | Munich | Episode 4 | 16–15 | |
| Tainá Santos Silva | 18 | Brühl | Episode 4 | 16–15 | |
| Elena Rotter | 20 | Salzburg, Austria | Episode 5 | 14 | |
| Katharina Harms | 18 | Bremen | Episode 6 | 13–12 | |
| Gina-Lisa Lohfink | 21 | Seligenstadt | Episode 6 | 13–12 | |
| Bianca Schumacher | 20 | Krefeld | Episode 7 | 11 | |
| Sophia Maus | 19 | Aachen | Episode 8 | 10 | |
| Anna Vanessa 'Vanessa' Hegelmaier | 20 | Bielefeld | Episode 10 | 9 | |
| Sarah Knappik | 21 | Bochum | Episode 10 | 8 | |
| Raquel Alvarez | 22 | Bern, Switzerland | Episode 11 | 7 | |
| Gisele Oppermann | 20 | Braunschweig | Episode 12 | 6 | |
| Wanda Badwal | 23 | Hamburg | Episode 14 | 5–4 | |
| Carolin Ruppert | 24 | Kelkheim | Episode 14 | 5–4 | |
| Christina Leibold | 21 | Volkach | Episode 16 | 3 | |
| Janina Schmidt | 23 | Hamburg | Episode 16 | 2 | |
| Jennifer Hof | 16 | Rodgau | Episode 16 | 1 |
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 coversPost–''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.