Germany's Next Topmodel season 9
The ninth season of Germany's Next Topmodel aired on German television network ProSieben from 6 February to 8 May 2014 under the catch phrase Show Yourself.
The judging panel for this season consists of Thomas Hayo and Wolfgang Joop. This judging panel would remain unchanged until the following season.
As in the last preceding years, a preselection was done and open castings were not part of the show anymore. The first episode started with 25 finalists, which were selected from the initial 70 semifinalists.
The winner of the competition was 17-year-old Stefanie Giesinger from Kaiserlautern. Her prizes include:
- A modeling contract with Günther Klum's OneEins GmbH Management.
- A cover and spread in the German edition of Cosmopolitan.
- An Opel Adam
The international destinations for this season were set in Singapore, Los Angeles, Mumbai, Salt Lake City, Paris, New York City, and Malé.
Contestants
Summaries
Photo shoot guide
Episode 1 photo shoot: Black and White beauty shots in a poolEpisode 2 photo shoot: Flora and fauna with snakesEpisode 3 photo shoots: Sedcard; floating with balloons overlooking a roller coasterEpisode 4 video shoot: Filming the opening sequenceEpisode 5 photo shoot: Posing in pairs on the beach with a male modelEpisode 6 photo shoots: Portraying both genders in pairs in B&W; posing with tarantulas in glitter body paintEpisode 7 photo shoot: Hysterical divas in a restaurantEpisode 8 photo shoots: Amerindian beauty; cowgirl fashion filmsEpisode 9 photo shoot: Crying in 1920s fashionEpisode 10 photo shoot: Jumping from a trampoline in colored gownsEpisode 11 photo shoot: Hydrant sexy shootEpisode 12 photo shoot: Posing with little childrenEpisode 13 photo shoot: Cosmopolitan coversEpisode 14 photo shoot: Crashed sailing ship from Mars in coutureEpisode 15 photo shoot: Stage rock stars
Controversy
An article on Bild.de revealed before the live finale that the final three as being Ivana Teklic, Stefanie Giesinger, and Jolina Fust.
Post ''Topmodel'' careers
Pauline Cottin has signed with ONEeins.Fata Hasanovic has signed with ONEeins.Laura Kristen has signed with ONEeins.Emma Kahlert has signed with ONEeins.Antonia Balzer has signed with ONEeins.Simona Hartl has signed with ONEeins. She walked at Genf fashion week.Jana Heinisch has signed with Louisa Models.Sainabou Sosseh has signed with ONEeins.Lisa Gelbrich has signed with ONEeinsSarah Weinfurter has signed with ONEeins.Samantha Brock has been signed with ONEeins. She has walked at Berlin fashion week.Anna Wilken has signed with Munich Models. She walked at Berlin fashion week and Paris fashion week.Karlin Obiango has signed with ONEeins. She released a single called "Wunderkind".Nancy Nagel has signed with ONEeinsBetty Taube has signed a modeling contract with ONEeins. She has walked for Guido Maria Kretschmer at Berlin fashion week. She had a TV spot for Chixx. She appeared in the show Topmodel on Tour, and had her own feature called Betty Goes Tokyo in the German tabloid program Taff. Nathalie Volk has signed with Modelwerk in Hamburg and has modeled for Swiss lingerie-retailer Vicky Bonheur. She participated in the German version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!Aminata Sanogo has signed with Mega Model in Hamburg. She appeared on the cover of German Stern magazine.Ivana Teklic has signed with Pars Management and Women Management. She walked for Dior, Wunderkind, Calvin Klein, Ralph & Russo, Julien Macdonald, Roksanda Ilincic and Roberto Cavalli and other designers at Paris, Milan and London fashion week, became the face of Joffroy make-up and a campaign for Gucci, had a spread in Vogue, Kaltblut, Flanelle, Perk, Factice and Up magazines and modelled for the covers of Quality, Perk and Up magazines, thus making her one of the most successful alumni of Germany's Next Topmodel. Jolina Fust was signed with ONEeins. She is now signed with Munich Models and Next Model Management in London. She has walked at Berlin fashion week.Stefanie Giesinger has collected all of her prizes as the winner, including the cover of Cosmopolitan, a TV-commercial for Opel, and a modeling contract with ONEeins. She walked for Wunderkind and at Milan and Berlin fashion week and she walked for Dolce & Gabbana for Milan Fashion Week.