Austria's Next Topmodel
Austrian adaptation of America's Next Top Model.
Austria's Next Topmodel is a reality competition show based on the American version created by Tyra Banks. Its host was Lena Gercke, who won the first season of Germany's Next Topmodel and became the first winner of any Top Model series to later host one.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Reality television
- Creator
- Tyra Banks
- Presenter
- Franziska Knuppe (9)
- Former
- Lena Gercke (1-4)
- Melanie Scheriau (5-7)
- Eveline Hall (8)
- Country
- Austria
- Seasons
- 9
- Episodes
- 89
- Runtime
- 120 mins
- Network
- Puls 4 (2009–16, 2019); ATV (2017)
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History
The show's first cycle aired from January to February 2009 and was won by Larissa Marolt. The judging panel consisted of Andrea Weidler, head of Wiener Models, and runway coach Alamanda Belfor. As part of her prize, Marolt earned a place on the fourth cycle of Germany's Next Topmodel, where she placed eighth. In mid-2009, Puls 4 aired a spin-off titled Die Model WG, featuring six contestants from cycle one; it was won by Kordula Stöckl. The second cycle aired from November 2009 to February 2010 with the catchphrase "More girls, more jet set, more glamour." Andreas Ortner replaced Alamanda Belfor on the panel, and beauty expert Sabine Landl also joined. The winner was Aylin Kösetürk. The third cycle premiered in January 2011 with new judges Atıl Kutoğlu and Elvyra Geyer; Gercke remained host. This cycle featured one girl per federal state and five wildcards, and each episode sent winning competitors to an international destination. Gercke did not return for the fifth cycle, and Melanie Scheriau took over as host in January 2013. The sixth cycle aired in late 2014 and introduced male contestants and a social media scoring system. Each Facebook account received three votes, with the highest-voted contestant gaining immunity and the lowest automatically nominated for elimination alongside three judge-chosen contestants. The ProSiebenSat.1 Media group announced in April 2017 that the eighth cycle would air on ATV Austria, moving temporarily from Puls 4. Cycle 9 was again broadcast by Puls 4.
Controversies
Before the show began, Dominik Wachta, founder of a prior modeling contest called Österreichs Next Topmodel, accused Puls 4 of stealing his idea. Efforts to change the show's name failed because it was already licensed by CBS as the version created by Tyra Banks. In the third cycle, contestant Magalie Berghahn was eliminated after making racist comments during a phone conversation, referring to Lydia Nnenna Obute with a derogatory Austrian term and to Vanessa Lotz with a slang term for German woman. Puls 4 was later accused of using the controversy for promotion, as Berghahn's comments had been shown in the episode preview and were not censored when aired. Berghahn was not invited to the final runway show and later said the scandal ruined her life. In January 2012, cycle 4 contestant Sabrina Angelika Rauch died in a car crash after spinning out of control and colliding with a concrete mast; her co-driver survived. Three days before the episode featuring her elimination aired, a nude photo from a prior shoot was exposed, and judges confronted her about it, stating it was "too low for a top model. A friend of Rauch criticized the program for editing that scene. At the start of the next episode, the broadcast station displayed a silent screen expressing condolences.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which network aired Austria's Next Topmodel?
Austria's Next Topmodel aired on Puls 4 (2009–16, 2019) and ATV (2017).
How many episodes of Austria's Next Topmodel are there?
Austria's Next Topmodel has 89 episodes across 9 seasons.
When did Austria's Next Topmodel end?
Austria's Next Topmodel last aired on 5 November 2019.
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