Germany's Next Topmodel season 16


The sixteenth season of Germany's Next Topmodel aired on German television network ProSieben from 4 February to 27 May 2021, under the catch phrase We are GNTM.
The winner of this season was 23-year-old Alex-Mariah Peter from Cologne, who is notably the first trans woman to win Germany's Next Topmodel. Her prizes include:
The following prize have been removed:
  • A modeling contract with Günther Klum's OneEins GmbH Management worth €140,000.
Due to the COVID-19 epidemic, the season was filmed under strict COVID-19 regulations, including travel restrictions, resulting in the sixteenth season being the first and only season filmed entirely in Germany. As a result of these restrictions, a preselection was held instead of open castings, and the first episode started with 31 finalists.

Contestants

Ages stated are as of the beginning of the contest
ContestantAgeHeightHometownFinishPlace
Franziska Bergander24NürnbergEpisode 131-26
Maria-Sophie Damiano19KonstanzEpisode 131-26
Vanessa Gros21MunichEpisode 131-26
Alexandra Reinke21KölnEpisode 131-26
Samantha Herbst21HamburgEpisode 131-26
Lena Schreiber21Main-SpessartEpisode 131-26
Ricarda Häschke21PinnebergEpisode 225
Anna-Maria 'Maria' Schimanski21FlensburgEpisode 224
Sara Ullmann20AichtalEpisode 323
Nana Fofana19HamburgEpisode 322
Mira Folster19BordesholmEpisode 421
Sarah Ahrend22KaiserslauternEpisode 420
Amina Hotait21BerlinEpisode 519
Miriam Rautert25BerlinEpisode 618
Chanel Silberberg21Oer-ErkenschwickEpisode 717
Jasmine Jüttner21Vienna, AustriaEpisode 816
Alysha Hübner19BerlinEpisode 815
Linda Braunberger20NiederelbertEpisode 914
Mareike Müller26HalleEpisode 913
Romy Wolf19ZittauEpisode 1012
Larissa Onac22AchimEpisode 1111
Elisa Schattenberg20DortmundEpisode 1210
Ana Martinovic20Neu-UlmEpisode 139
Angelina 'Luca' Vanak19Bitterfeld-WolfenEpisode 148
Liliana Maxwell21Rheda-WiedenbrückEpisode 157
Yasmin Boulaghmal19BraunschweigEpisode 166
Ashley Amegan23FürstenfeldbruckEpisode 165
Romina Palm21KölnEpisode 174
Soulin Omar20HamburgEpisode 173
Dascha Carriero21SolingenEpisode 172
Alex-Mariah Peter23KölnEpisode 171

Summaries

Photo shoot guide

  • Episode 2 photo shoot and video shoot: Promo shoot in groups and opening credits with Heidi Klum
  • Episode 3 photo shoot: Ballet dancers in pairs
  • Episode 4 photo shoot: Luxurious women in front of a hotel with dogs
  • Episode 5 photo shoot: Posing at the end of the runway in Christian Cowan gowns
  • Episode 6 photo shoot: Sedcard
  • Episode 7 video shoot: 80's themed television spots
  • Episode 8 photo shoot: Posing in a large, vertical, rotating square in groups of four
  • Episode 9 photo shoot: Fairies at a height of 122 meters
  • Episode 10 video shoot: Emotions with Otto Waalkes
  • Episode 11 photo shoot: Artistic butterflies in an abandoned ruin
  • Episode 12 photo shoot: Polaroid test shots
  • Episode 13 photo shoot: Composite nude shots
  • Episode 15 photo shoot: Ice queens with the Magic Mike Crew
  • Episode 16 photo shoot: Harper's Bazaar cover
  • Episode 17 music video: Behind Blue Eyes by Tokio Hotel & ''VIZE''

Controversies and criticism

Throughout the season, six contestants quit the competition, breaking the record for most voluntary exits in the history of Germany's Next Topmodel. Most of them stated that during filming, they were feeling mentally and physically exhausted.
Contestant Ashley Amegan stated that the production team had bullied her into changing her personality for the show. That's why she left the show even though she made it to the live finale.