Germany's Next Topmodel (season 15)

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Germany's Next Topmodel
Season 15
Judges	Heidi Klum
No. of contestants	28
Winner	Jacqueline "Jacky" Wruck
Country of origin	Germany
Release
Original network	ProSieben
Original release	30 January (2020-01-30) – 21 May 2020 (2020-05-21)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

Germany's Next Topmodel, cycle 15 is the fifteenth cycle of Germany's Next Topmodel. It aired on ProSieben in February to May 2020. There is again no jury for this season, each episode has one or more guest judges.

The prizes including a modeling contract worth €140,000 with ONEeins fab Management, a spread and cover in the German Harper's Bazaar, a campaign for Philipp Plein's parfum and a €100,000 cash prize.

The international destinations of this cycle are Santa Cruz, Los Angeles, New York City, London, Milan, Paris, Montego Bay and Ocho Rios.

The winner of this season was 21-year-old Jacky Wruck from Kiedrich.

Due to the COVID-19 epidemic in Germany, the live final aired without a live audience in the studio. Furthermore, Heidi Klum joined from Los Angeles via video link due to international travel restrictions. Christian Anwander hosted the final.

Contestants[]

(ages stated are at start of contest)^[1]

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Finish	Place
Daria Cupachin	22	Seevetal	Episode 2	28-26
Charlotte Steinborn	25	München
Nina-Sue Wurm	19	Dießen am Ammersee
Saskia Mächler	22	Braunschweig	Episode 3	25-24
Malin Blumenthal	21	Berlin
Alina Enders	23	Köln	Episode 4	23-21
Valeria Zock	19	Freiburg im Breisgau
Laura Schäfer	19	Düsseldorf
Cassandra Feliciano	27	Gera	Episode 6	20-19
Marie Rathay	19	Landau in der Pfalz
Pinar Aygün	22	Mühlacker		18-17
Sarah Sonko	23	Köln
Lucy Hellenbrecht	21	Kassel	Episode 7	16
Mareike Lerch	24	Berlin	Episode 8	15 (quit)
Julia Figueroa	20	Schweinfurt		14
Johanna Höpfler	20	Remseck	Episode 9	13
Bianca Eigenfeld	18	Aachen	Episode 10	12
Julia Przybylski	17	Dortmund	Episode 11	11
Nadine Wimmer	20	Fürstenfeldbruck	Episode 12	10
Vivian Cole	21	München	Episode 13	9
Maribel Sancia Todt	18	Mülheim an der Ruhr	Episode 14	8
Larissa Neumann	19	Mörfelden-Walldorf	Episode 15	7
Tamara Hitz	19	Vienna, Austria	Episode 16	6
Anastasia "Nastya" Borisova	20	Berlin		5
Lijana Kaggwa	23	Kassel	Episode 17	4 (quit)
Maureen Ugodi	20	Vienna, Austria		3
Sarah Posch	20	Vorau, Austria		2
Jacqueline "Jacky" Wruck	21	Kiedrich		1

Episode summaries[]

Episode 1: Mädchen, Models, München![]

Original airdate: January 30, 2020

The new season began with a big casting. Then, the girls had to do a fashion show in Julien MacDonald gowns. The girls got tips and help from star guest Milla Jovovich. After that, 25 girls were chosen by Heidi Klum to be part in the fifteenth cycle of Germany's Next Topmodel.

• Special guests: Julien MacDonald & Milla Jovovich

Episode 2: Welcome to the Jungle![]

Original airdate: February 6, 2020

The girls arrived in Costa Rica. There, they had their first big photoshoot with fashion photographer Rankin. Before the shoot, Heidi announced that 3 girls would get a chance to join the competition: Jacky, Maribel and Valeria. At the shoot, the girls had to pose in the jungle in groups with a male model. On the next day, the girls had a quick catwalk teaching with model Stella Maxwell. At elimination, Charlotte, Daria and Nina-Sue were eliminated.

• Wildcard: Jacky Wruck, Maribel Sancia Todt & Valeria Zock
• Eliminated: Charlotte Steinborn, Daria Cupachin & Nina-Sue Wurm
• Featured photographer: Rankin
• Special guest: Stella Maxwell

Episode 3: Das Nacktshooting[]

Original airdate: February 13, 2020

The week started with a catwalk training with Heidi. After that, the girls had their next big photoshoot. The girls had to pose nude on the beach with a horse. On the next day, four of the girls (Lucy, Malin, Tamara & Valeria) had a quick catwalk teaching with model Joan Smalls. At elimination, Malin and Saskia were eliminated.

• Eliminated: Malin Blumenthal & Saskia Mächler
• Featured photographer: Vicky Lawton
• Special guest: Joan Smalls

Episode 4: Time for Action![]

Original airdate: February 20, 2020

The week started with a stunt teaching before their next big photoshoot. The girls had an action shoot. They had to jump while posing as action stars. Then, the girls had a workout on the beach. On the next day, the girls had to walk in outfits from The Blonds. At elimination, Alina, Laura and Valeria were eliminated.

• Eliminated: Alina Enders, Laura Schäfer & Valeria Zock
• Featured photographer: Max Montgomery
• Special Guests: The Blonds

Episode 5: Umstyling[]

Original airdate: February 27, 2020

The girls arrived in Los Angeles and moved into their model loft. This week was the big makeover. After that, the girls had their sedcard photoshoot. At elimination, it was announced that Heidi couldn't participate at the elimination because she had a parasite. Cassandra, Johanna, Maribel, Marie and Tamara landed in the bottom five but were saved, because Heidi was absent.

• Bottom five: Cassandra Feliciano, Johanna Höpfler, Maribel Sancia Todt, Marie Rathay & Tamara Hitz
• Eliminated: None
• Featured photographer: Christian Anwander
• Special Guest: Christian Anwander

Episode 6: Das große Krabbeln[]

Original airdate: March 5, 2020

The 6th week started with a catwalk training. Anastasia, Jacky and Lijana were invited for a casting for the German InStyle. Anastasia was booked for the job. Then, the girls had their next photoshoot. They had to pose in a cave with tarantulas, scorpions or cockroaches. After the shoot, Cassandra and Marie were eliminated. At elimination, the girls had to walk in gowns from the designer Peter Dundas. In the end, Pinar and Sarah S. were eliminated.

• Booked for job: Anastasia Borisova
• Shoot out: Cassandra Feliciano, Johanna Höpfler, Maribel Sancia Todt, Marie Rathay & Tamara Hitz
• Eliminated outside of judging panel: Cassandra Feliciano & Marie Rathay
• Eliminated: Pinar Aygün & Sarah Sonko
• Featured photographer: Lado Alexi
• Special Guest: Peter Dundas

Episode 7: Everybody comes to Hollywood![]

Original airdate: March 12, 2020

This week started with a photoshoot. The girls had to portray Marilyn Monroe while posing in a box. On the next day, the girls had an interview challenge. Anastasia, Maribel and Sarah P. struggled the most while Julia P., Tamara and Vivian were declared the winners of the challenge. At elimination, Lucy was eliminated.

• Challenge winner: Julia Przybylski, Tamara Hitz & Vivian Cole
• Eliminated: Lucy Hellenbrecht
• Featured photographer: Yu Tsai
• Special Guest: Alessandra Ambrosio

Episode 8: Catwalk-Time![]

Original airdate: March 19, 2020

The week started with a casting for got2b. Tamara was booked for the job. Later, the girls flew to Berlin for Berlin Fashion Week. There, the girls went to 5 different castings. Anastasia, Johanna, Lijana, Maureen and Sarah P. were booked for a job. After this, Mareike decided to quit the competition. At elimination, the girls had to walk in a fashion show in Christian Cowan's designs while posing at the end of the runway for a photoshoot. Julia F. and Maribel landed in the bottom two. In the end, Julia F. was eliminated.

• Quit: Mareike Lerch
• Booked for job: Anastasia Borisova (2x), Johanna Höpfler, Lijana Kaggwa, Maureen Ugodi, Sarah Posch & Tamara Hitz
• Bottom two: Julia Figueroa & Maribel Sancia Todt
• Eliminated: Julia Figueroa
• Featured photographer: Robert Erdman
• Special Guest: Christian Cowan & Nikeata Thompson

Episode 9: Color Splash[]

Original airdate: March 26, 2020

The girls moved into their model mansion. After that, the girls had a dance teaching. On their next photoshoot, the girls had to pose in groups while being splashed with colored powder. At elimination, the girls had to perform their dance in groups while musician Ava Max sang. Johanna and Maribel landed in the bottom two. In the end, Johanna was eliminated.

• Bottom two: Johanna Höpfler & Maribel Sancia Todt
• Eliminated: Johanna Höpfler
• Featured photographer: Kristian Schuller
• Special Guests: Ava Max & Kristian Schuller

Episode 10: Wild Wild West[]

Original airdate: April 2, 2020

The week started with a with another stunt teaching. That week the girls had a video shoot. The girls had to portray cowgirls while acting out a fighting scene. At elimination, the girls had to walk in gowns from designer Jeremy Scott while lip-syncing to their song on the runway. In the end, Bianca was eliminated.

• Eliminated: Bianca Eigenfeld
• Featured director: Mario Schmolka
• Special Guest: Jeremy Scott

Episode 11: Boys Boys Boys![]

Original airdate: April 9, 2020

The next week started with a teaching on how to pose underwater. On the next day, the girls had to pose underwater as princesses with a male model. Then, the girls had a casting for John Frieda. Larissa was booked for the job and got immunity for the next elimination. At elimination, the girls each had to perform a different style of dance. In the end, Julia P. was eliminated.

• Booked for job / Immune: Larissa Neumann
• Eliminated: Julia Przybylski
• Featured photographer: Russell James
• Special Guests: Massimo Sinato & Rebecca Mir

Episode 12: Kalendar Girls[]

Original airdate: April 16, 2020

The week started with a photoshoot for the amfAR charity calendar. The girls had to pose nude with ballons. After that, Heidi chose Jacky and Tamara to come with her to the amfAR gala. At the fitting for the amfAR gala, designer Christian Siriano booked Jacky for his fashion show. At elimination, the girls had to walk in recycled outfits. The girls also had to make a speech about a personal message. Anastasia, Nadine and Tamara landed in the bottom three. In the end, Nadine was eliminated.

• Booked for job: Jacky Wruck
• Bottom three: Anastasia Borisova, Nadine Wimmer & Tamara Hitz
• Eliminated: Nadine Wimmer
• Featured photographer: Brian Bowen Smith
• Special Guest: Chiara Ferragni

Episode 13: Over The Edge[]

Original airdate: April 23, 2020

The week started with a casting for Dyson. Jacky was booked for the job. After that, the girls had their next photoshoot. The girls had to jump from a platform while being suspended in the air. On the next day, the girls had another dance teaching. At elimination, the girls had to dance and perform in groups. Anastasia, Larissa and Vivian landed in the bottom three. In the end, Vivian was eliminated.

• Booked for job: Jacky Wruck
• Bottom three: Anastasia Borisova, Larissa Neumann & Vivian Cole
• Eliminated: Vivian Cole
• Featured photographer: Vijat Mohindra
• Special Guest: Nicole Scherzinger

Episode 14: Transformation[]

Original airdate: April 30, 2020

The week started with a teaching with former judge Thomas Hayo. On the next day, the girls had their next photoshoot. The girls had to portray aliens while posing with a child. At elimination, Anastasia, Lijana and Maribel landed in bottom three. In the end, Maribel was eliminated.

• Bottom three: Anastasia Borisova, Lijana Kaggwa & Maribel Sancia Todt
• Eliminated: Maribel Sancia Todt
• Featured photographer: Derek Kettela
• Special Guest: Thomas Hayo

Episode 15: The cover is yours![]

Original airdate: May 7, 2020

The week started with the biggest photoshoot of the season, the Harper's Bazaar cover shoot. After that, the girls got visits from their family and friends. On the next day, the girls had a casting for Sephora. Maureen was booked for the job. Tamara was booked for a Philipp Plein fashion show. At elimination, the girls walked in August Getty couture dresses. Larissa and Tamara landed in the bottom two. In the end, Larissa was eliminated.

• Booked for job: Tamara Hitz & Maureen Ugodi
• Bottom three: Anastasia Borisova, Larissa Neumann & Tamara Hitz
• Eliminated: Larissa Neumann
• Featured photographer: Regan Cameron
• Special Guest: August Getty, Coco Rocha & Kerstin Schneider

Episode 16: Halbfinale[]

Original airdate: May 14, 2020

The week started with the next photoshoot. The girls had to pose in couture dresses at a height of 15 meters. After the shoot, Tamara was eliminated. On the next day, Heidi visited the girl in their model mansion and did a teaching with them. At elimination, the girls walked in Julien MacDonald dresses and against top model Toni Garrn. Anastasia and Lijana landed in the bottom two. Anastasia was eliminated, making Jacky, Lijana, Maureen and Sarah P. the Top 4.

• Shoot-out: Anastasia Borisova & Tamara Hitz
• Eliminated outside of judging panel: Tamara Hitz
• Bottom two: Anastasia Borisova & Lijana Kaggwa
• Eliminated: Anastasia Borisova
• Featured photographer: Marc Baptiste
• Special Guest: Julien MacDonald & Toni Garrn

Episode 17: Das große Finale[]

Original airdate: May 21, 2020

The big finale started with a fashion show. After that, Lijana decided to quit the competition because of the cyberbullying and hate commentary she received over the past few weeks for her behavior on the show. Then, the girls had their last photoshoot. The girls portrayed burlesque girls while posing in a life-sized martini glass. After that, Maureen was eliminated. Next, the remaining two girls had their last fashion show. After the final runway, Jacky was declared the 15th winner of Germany's Next Topmodel.

• Final four: Jacky Wruck, Lijana Kaggwa, Maureen Ugodi & Sarah Posch
• Quit: Lijana Kaggwa
• Final three: Jacky Wruck, Maureen Ugodi & Sarah Posch
• Bottom two: Maureen Ugodi & Sarah Posch
• Eliminated: Maureen Ugodi
• Personality Award: Tamara Hitz
• Final two: Jacky Wruck & Sarah Posch
• Germany's Next Topmodel: Jacky Wruck
• Featured photographer: Christian Anwander
• Special guests: Carina Zavline (Cycle 12), Christian Anwander, Gisele Oppermann (Cycle 3), Jacqueline Thießen (Cycle 8), Klaudia Giez (Cycle 13), Micaela Schäfer (Cycle 1), Nikeata Thompson, Philipp Plein, Rebecca Mir (Cycle 6), Sara Kulka (Cycle 7), Tatjana Wiedemann (Cycle 14), Theresia Fischer (Cycle 14) & Thomas Hayo

Summaries[]

Place	Model	Episodes
		1	2[a]	3	4[b]	5[c]	6[d]	7	8[e]	9	10	11[f]	12	13	14	15	16[g]	17[h]
1	Jacky		SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN
2	Sarah P.	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	OUT
3	Maureen	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE		SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
4	Lijana	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	SAFE	LOW	QUIT
5	Anastasia	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	LOW	LOW	SAFE	OUT
6	Tamara	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	OUT
7	Larissa	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	IMM	SAFE	LOW	SAFE	OUT
8	Maribel		SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	LOW	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
9	Vivian	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
10	Nadine	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
11	Julia P.	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
12	Bianca	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE		SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
13	Johanna	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
14	Julia F.	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
15	Mareike	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	QUIT
16	Lucy	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
17-18	Pinar	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Sarah S.	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
19-20	Cassandra	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	OUT
	Marie	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	LOW	OUT
21-23	Alina	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Laura	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Valeria		SAFE	SAFE	OUT
24-25	Malin	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
	Saskia	SAFE	SAFE	OUT
26-28	Charlotte	SAFE	OUT
	Daria	SAFE	OUT
	Nina-Sue	SAFE	OUT

  The contestant was eliminated

  The contestant was eliminated outside of judging panel

  The contestant was in danger of elimination

  The contestant won the competition

Photo shoot guide[]

• Episode 2 photo shoot: Posing in the jungle in groups with a male model
• Episode 3 photo shoot: Nude on the beach with a horse
• Episode 4 photo shoot: Jumping while posing as action stars
• Episode 5 photo shoot: Sedcard
• Episode 7 photo shoot: Portraying Marilyn Monroe in a box on the Walk of Fame
• Episode 8 photo shoot: Posing at the end of the runway in Christian Cowan gowns
• Episode 9 photo shoot: Posing in groups while being splashed with colored powder in a desert in groups
• Episode 10 video shoot: Portraying cowgirls while acting out a fighting scene
• Episode 11 photo shoot: Portraying underwater princesses while posing with a male model
• Episode 12 photo shoot: amfAR charity calendar
• Episode 13 photo shoot: Jumping while being suspended in the air
• Episode 14 photo shoot: Portraying aliens while posing with a child
• Episode 15 photo shoot: Harper's Bazaar cover
• Episode 16 photo shoot: Posing in heights & couture dresses
• Episode 17 photo shoot: Portraying burlesque girls on top of a life-sized martini glass

Death threats and criticism[]

Contestant Lijana Kaggwa received death threats after participating in the fifteenth season of Germany's Next Top Model. She told that she was spat on the street and people tried to poison her dog, which led to police protection. She decided to quit at the live final due to these incidents. Christian Vock from web.de criticized the show for not being completely aware of these death threats. He said that the editing room was mainly used to show unpleasant statements from Lijana on TV and thus exaggerate it.^[2][3] Mareike Fangmann from Stern wrote: "The broadcasting channel ProSieben has also a complicity because the broadcaster knows exactly how to cut scenes together in order to identify a clear bitch. Good for the ratings, good for the show. [...] But ProSieben should have protected Lijana beforehand. Could have omitted scenes to protect her and thus incited less hatred."^[4]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website