Do you remember them? This is what happened to the "GNTM" winners

What happened to the "GNTM" winners

Last year's season was the first in which men could also take part. That's why there was one male and one female winner: Jermaine Kokoú Kothé and Lea Oude Engberink.

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Lena Gercke is probably the one most "GNTM" fans remember the most - she was the very first winner in 2006.

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In 2007, Barbara Meier (right) took the crown.

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Critics had high hopes for the woman with the 1.13-metre-long legs, but things have gone very quiet around Jennifer Hof (right) since her victory. She has ended her modeling career.

Image: KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Roberto Pfeil

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Sara Nuru is undoubtedly one of the best-known former contestants on the model show. The likeable winner from 2009 brought the channel top ratings at the time.

Image: KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Markus Schreiber

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Alisar Ailabouni had largely disappeared from the public eye in Germany after her victory, but was subsequently in demand as a model for various fashion labels, including at Fashion Week in New York.

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Jana Beller became known above all for breaking out of her contract with the ONEeins agency after winning "GNTM".

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Luisa Hartema was considered the shy one at the beginning of the seventh season of "GNTM", but managed to win everyone over in the end.

Image: KEYSTONE/Steffen Schmidt

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You hardly hear anything more about her: Lovelyn Enebechi was the winner of the eighth "GNTM" season.

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Stefanie Giesinger (center) was the ninth winner of the show and was omnipresent on TV after her victory: from "Grill den Henssler" to "TV Total Turmspringen". In addition to being a successful model, she is now also a social media star.

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The winner of the tenth season of "GNTM", Vanessa Fuchs, now lives in New York and continues to work as a model.

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Kim Hnizdo won the model crown in 2016. The price she had to pay was high, as she had to say goodbye to her beautiful hair during the makeover.

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According to Instagram, the 2017 winner, Céline Bethmann, is under contract with the renowned model agency Elite.

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Toni Dreher-Adenuga did not give up modeling after her victory on "GNTM", but continues to work in the industry.

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She went into hiding for a long time after her victory and repeatedly voiced harsh criticism of the casting show and the modeling world: Simone Kowalski won the 14th season.

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Jacqueline Wruck is still active as a model and also works as an influencer.

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Alex Mariah Peter was the first trans woman to win the model casting show in 2021.

Image: IMAGO/Oliver Langel

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Extraordinary duo: Lou-Anne Gleissenebner-Teskey took part in "GNTM" together with her mother Martina.

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Vivien Blotzki emerged as the first curvy top model. After initially concentrating on her training again, she is still modeling today.

Image: IMAGO/Future Image

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Last year's season was the first in which men could also take part. That's why there was one male and one female winner: Jermaine Kokoú Kothé and Lea Oude Engberink.

Image: IMAGO/Eventpress

19 / 19

Lena Gercke is probably the one most "GNTM" fans remember the most - she was the very first winner in 2006.

Image: imago/Sven Simon

1 / 19

In 2007, Barbara Meier (right) took the crown.

Image: imago images/Eventpress

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Critics had high hopes for the woman with the 1.13-metre-long legs, but things have gone very quiet around Jennifer Hof (right) since her victory. She has ended her modeling career.

Image: KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Roberto Pfeil

3 / 19

Sara Nuru is undoubtedly one of the best-known former contestants on the model show. The likeable winner from 2009 brought the channel top ratings at the time.

Image: KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Markus Schreiber

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Alisar Ailabouni had largely disappeared from the public eye in Germany after her victory, but was subsequently in demand as a model for various fashion labels, including at Fashion Week in New York.

Image: imago stock&people

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Jana Beller became known above all for breaking out of her contract with the ONEeins agency after winning "GNTM".

Image: KEYSTONE/Roberto Pfeil/dapd

6 / 19

Luisa Hartema was considered the shy one at the beginning of the seventh season of "GNTM", but managed to win everyone over in the end.

Image: KEYSTONE/Steffen Schmidt

7 / 19

You hardly hear anything more about her: Lovelyn Enebechi was the winner of the eighth "GNTM" season.

Image: imago images/brennweiteffm

8 / 19

Stefanie Giesinger (center) was the ninth winner of the show and was omnipresent on TV after her victory: from "Grill den Henssler" to "TV Total Turmspringen". In addition to being a successful model, she is now also a social media star.

Image: KEYSTONE/EPA/HENNIG KAISER

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The winner of the tenth season of "GNTM", Vanessa Fuchs, now lives in New York and continues to work as a model.

Image: KEYSTONE/EPA/RONALD WITTEK

10 / 19

Kim Hnizdo won the model crown in 2016. The price she had to pay was high, as she had to say goodbye to her beautiful hair during the makeover.

Image: imago/foto2press

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According to Instagram, the 2017 winner, Céline Bethmann, is under contract with the renowned model agency Elite.

Image: IMAGO/APress

12 / 19

Toni Dreher-Adenuga did not give up modeling after her victory on "GNTM", but continues to work in the industry.

Image: IMAGO/BREUEL-BILD

13 / 19

She went into hiding for a long time after her victory and repeatedly voiced harsh criticism of the casting show and the modeling world: Simone Kowalski won the 14th season.

Image: IMAGO/BREUEL-BILD

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Jacqueline Wruck is still active as a model and also works as an influencer.

Image: imago images/Future Image

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Alex Mariah Peter was the first trans woman to win the model casting show in 2021.

Image: IMAGO/Oliver Langel

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Extraordinary duo: Lou-Anne Gleissenebner-Teskey took part in "GNTM" together with her mother Martina.

Image: IMAGO/Future Image

17 / 19

Vivien Blotzki emerged as the first curvy top model. After initially concentrating on her training again, she is still modeling today.

Image: IMAGO/Future Image

18 / 19

Last year's season was the first in which men could also take part. That's why there was one male and one female winner: Jermaine Kokoú Kothé and Lea Oude Engberink.

Image: IMAGO/Eventpress

19 / 19

What happened to the "GNTM" winners

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Last year's season was the first in which men could also take part. That's why there was one male and one female winner: Jermaine Kokoú Kothé and Lea Oude Engberink.

Image: IMAGO/Eventpress

Lena Gercke is probably the one most "GNTM" fans remember the most - she was the very first winner in 2006.

Image: imago/Sven Simon

In 2007, Barbara Meier (right) took the crown.

Image: imago images/Eventpress

Critics had high hopes for the woman with the 1.13-metre-long legs, but things have gone very quiet around Jennifer Hof (right) since her victory. She has ended her modeling career.

Image: KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Roberto Pfeil

Sara Nuru is undoubtedly one of the best-known former contestants on the model show. The likeable winner from 2009 brought the channel top ratings at the time.

Image: KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Markus Schreiber

Alisar Ailabouni had largely disappeared from the public eye in Germany after her victory, but was subsequently in demand as a model for various fashion labels, including at Fashion Week in New York.

Image: imago stock&people

Jana Beller became known above all for breaking out of her contract with the ONEeins agency after winning "GNTM".

Image: KEYSTONE/Roberto Pfeil/dapd

Luisa Hartema was considered the shy one at the beginning of the seventh season of "GNTM", but managed to win everyone over in the end.

Image: KEYSTONE/Steffen Schmidt

You hardly hear anything more about her: Lovelyn Enebechi was the winner of the eighth "GNTM" season.

Image: imago images/brennweiteffm

Stefanie Giesinger (center) was the ninth winner of the show and was omnipresent on TV after her victory: from "Grill den Henssler" to "TV Total Turmspringen". In addition to being a successful model, she is now also a social media star.

Image: KEYSTONE/EPA/HENNIG KAISER

The winner of the tenth season of "GNTM", Vanessa Fuchs, now lives in New York and continues to work as a model.

Image: KEYSTONE/EPA/RONALD WITTEK

Kim Hnizdo won the model crown in 2016. The price she had to pay was high, as she had to say goodbye to her beautiful hair during the makeover.

Image: imago/foto2press

According to Instagram, the 2017 winner, Céline Bethmann, is under contract with the renowned model agency Elite.

Image: IMAGO/APress

Toni Dreher-Adenuga did not give up modeling after her victory on "GNTM", but continues to work in the industry.

Image: IMAGO/BREUEL-BILD

She went into hiding for a long time after her victory and repeatedly voiced harsh criticism of the casting show and the modeling world: Simone Kowalski won the 14th season.

Image: IMAGO/BREUEL-BILD

Jacqueline Wruck is still active as a model and also works as an influencer.

Image: imago images/Future Image

Alex Mariah Peter was the first trans woman to win the model casting show in 2021.

Image: IMAGO/Oliver Langel

Extraordinary duo: Lou-Anne Gleissenebner-Teskey took part in "GNTM" together with her mother Martina.

Image: IMAGO/Future Image

Vivien Blotzki emerged as the first curvy top model. After initially concentrating on her training again, she is still modeling today.

Image: IMAGO/Future Image

Last year's season was the first in which men could also take part. That's why there was one male and one female winner: Jermaine Kokoú Kothé and Lea Oude Engberink.

Image: IMAGO/Eventpress

Lena Gercke is probably the one most "GNTM" fans remember the most - she was the very first winner in 2006.

Image: imago/Sven Simon

In 2007, Barbara Meier (right) took the crown.

Image: imago images/Eventpress

Critics had high hopes for the woman with the 1.13-metre-long legs, but things have gone very quiet around Jennifer Hof (right) since her victory. She has ended her modeling career.

Image: KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Roberto Pfeil

Sara Nuru is undoubtedly one of the best-known former contestants on the model show. The likeable winner from 2009 brought the channel top ratings at the time.

Image: KEYSTONE/AP Photo/Markus Schreiber

Alisar Ailabouni had largely disappeared from the public eye in Germany after her victory, but was subsequently in demand as a model for various fashion labels, including at Fashion Week in New York.

Image: imago stock&people

Jana Beller became known above all for breaking out of her contract with the ONEeins agency after winning "GNTM".

Image: KEYSTONE/Roberto Pfeil/dapd

Luisa Hartema was considered the shy one at the beginning of the seventh season of "GNTM", but managed to win everyone over in the end.

Image: KEYSTONE/Steffen Schmidt

You hardly hear anything more about her: Lovelyn Enebechi was the winner of the eighth "GNTM" season.

Image: imago images/brennweiteffm

Stefanie Giesinger (center) was the ninth winner of the show and was omnipresent on TV after her victory: from "Grill den Henssler" to "TV Total Turmspringen". In addition to being a successful model, she is now also a social media star.

Image: KEYSTONE/EPA/HENNIG KAISER

The winner of the tenth season of "GNTM", Vanessa Fuchs, now lives in New York and continues to work as a model.

Image: KEYSTONE/EPA/RONALD WITTEK

Kim Hnizdo won the model crown in 2016. The price she had to pay was high, as she had to say goodbye to her beautiful hair during the makeover.

Image: imago/foto2press

According to Instagram, the 2017 winner, Céline Bethmann, is under contract with the renowned model agency Elite.

Image: IMAGO/APress

Toni Dreher-Adenuga did not give up modeling after her victory on "GNTM", but continues to work in the industry.

Image: IMAGO/BREUEL-BILD

She went into hiding for a long time after her victory and repeatedly voiced harsh criticism of the casting show and the modeling world: Simone Kowalski won the 14th season.

Image: IMAGO/BREUEL-BILD

Jacqueline Wruck is still active as a model and also works as an influencer.

Image: imago images/Future Image

Alex Mariah Peter was the first trans woman to win the model casting show in 2021.

Image: IMAGO/Oliver Langel

Extraordinary duo: Lou-Anne Gleissenebner-Teskey took part in "GNTM" together with her mother Martina.

Image: IMAGO/Future Image

Vivien Blotzki emerged as the first curvy top model. After initially concentrating on her training again, she is still modeling today.

Image: IMAGO/Future Image

Last year's season was the first in which men could also take part. That's why there was one male and one female winner: Jermaine Kokoú Kothé and Lea Oude Engberink.

Image: IMAGO/Eventpress

Heidi Klum's "girls" are walking and suffering again. Since last year, boys have also been taking part. But is all the hard work and trembling worth it? This is what happened to the winners of previous seasons.

"Germany's Next Topmodel" ("GNTM") is celebrating its birthday this year: the casting show hosted by model mom Heidi Klum (51) will run for the 20th time in 2025. Past seasons have promised some model candidates a big career leap. But what did the "GNTM" victory really bring?

First and foremost, there was Lena Gercke (36), who took the crown. You can probably still remember the then 17-year-old. The name Barbara Meier may also light a light bulb. But after 19 seasons, not all the winners are quite so memorable.

Here you can find out which former "GNTM" contestants have made it onto the covers of major fashion magazines, who is literally baking smaller rolls and for whom the catwalk has led to insignificance:

Lena Gercke was Germany's first "Next Topmodel" in 2006 - and is probably the one most people still remember today. After her victory, she continued to work as a model, appeared in various shows, was part of the "Supertalent" jury and appeared on "The Voice of Germany". She also hosted the Austrian edition of "GNTM", "Austria's Next Topmodel".

Gercke has become a super entrepreneur and founded her own fashion and lifestyle brands. In her private life, she has found happiness with Dustin Schöne (39), with whom she has two daughters.

Barbara Meier (38) was crowned top model in 2007. She was briefly in a relationship with the son of Iris Berben (74), Oliver Berben (53), which is probably how the passionate marathon runner got into acting. The former mathematics student has since appeared in several small television roles, including in "SOKO" and "Schon wieder Henriette". She has also danced on "Let's Dance".

She continued to pursue her modeling career after her victory - walking for many well-known brands and gracing more than 15 covers of German and international magazines. In January, she walked in the haute couture shows in Paris.

Born in Bavaria, she is married to the Austrian entrepreneur Klemens Hallmann (49) and has two daughters.

Jennifer Hof (33) has been very quiet since her "GNTM" victory in 2008. In 2015, she announced in an interview with "Bunte" that her modeling career was over. The fashion industry is "simply very superficial", so she decided to "lead a completely normal life with her family". She trained as a tax clerk and became a mother for the third time in 2021 , according to VIP.de. Hof currently lives with her family in Sweden.

Sara Nuru (35) is undoubtedly one of the best-known former contestants on the model show. The likeable winner from 2009 brought the channel top ratings at the time.

After securing first place, the model was booked as an advertising face by companies such as Lufthansa, Maybelline and McDonald's and appeared for designers such as Guido Maria Kretschmer and Roberto Cavalli.

Today, the Bavarian with Ethiopian roots is an ambassador for the "Menschen für Menschen" foundation and is committed to helping children in her parents' home country. She also had a small supporting role in the comedy "Otto's Eleven" (2010).

The "GNTM" winner married Swiss media entrepreneur Michael Wanner in 2023 and lives in Zurich. The couple have two children.

In Germany, she largely disappeared from the public eye after her victory, but Alisar Ailabouni (35) has made it and taken off internationally. She has already walked on numerous catwalks around the world. She experienced her career highlight in 2012 at New York Fashion Week, when she was booked by 17 labels.

The Syrian-born Austrian now lives in New York and regularly shares insights into her life as a model on Instagram.

Jana Beller (34) made headlines after her victory in the sixth season when she sued her way out of her contract with the agency "ONEeins".

She now only models on the side, has made a change of industry and is now working in gastronomy. Together with her partner, Beller opened a BackWerk franchise in Munich Central Station in 2014, as she revealed in an interview with Stern magazine. She now runs several bakeries and is the mother of a son. She hasn't posted anything on Instagram since 2021.

Luisa Hartema (30), wasn't she the shy one? Maybe at first, but then the East Frisian turned into a convincing winner. In 2013, she was featured in fashion magazines including "Elle" and "Harper's Bazaar". The following year, she modeled for the luxury fashion company Escada.

Today, Hartema still works as a model, commuting between New York and Munich. In 2023, she and her boyfriend Max became parents for the first time.

At 16, she was one of the youngest "GNTM" winners: Lovelyn Enebechi (28) walked at Berlin Fashion Week, among others, but things soon became pretty quiet around the Hamburg native. It was only last year that she announced that she could not make a living from modeling alone. She also works as an influencer. As a single mother of one son, Enebechi also has her hands full.

Taking part in "GNTM" has really paid off for her: Stefanie Giesinger (28) is still a successful model, has over five million followers on Instagram and has also appeared in films such as "Der Nanny" by Matthias Schweighöfer (43) and "Asphaltgorillas" by Detlev Buck (62). She also regularly welcomes new guests to her podcast "G Spot".

Vanessa Fuchs (28) from Bergisch Gladbach, the birthplace of model mom Heidi Klum herself, moved to the USA after winning the casting show. Today she lives in New York, where she still works as a model. Fuchs has walked several times at New York Fashion Week. Her fans can follow the winner of the tenth season of "GNTM" on Instagram to see how she is doing in the modeling industry.

Kim Hnizdo (29) gave up her law degree for "GNTM", but actually won the modeling crown in 2016. The price she had to pay was high, however, as she had to say goodbye to her beautiful hair during the makeover.

But her courage has paid off: since then, Hnizdo has really taken off as a model, has been on the cover of "Harper's Bazaar", posed as the face of hair product manufacturer Syoss and leather goods company Longchamp and made several TV appearances, most recently on "RTL Turmspringen".

After Kim's victory, her ex-boyfriend Alexander "Honey" Keen (42) also received a lot of attention. The "GNTM" audience noticed him for the first time when he was extremely shocked by his girlfriend's new frieze. The couple's relationship soon ended, but not Honey's TV presence. Because in 2017 he entered the jungle camp.

Céline Bethman (26) also put her education on hold to take part in "GNTM" - she left school before graduating from high school and put all her eggs in one basket. The risk paid off for her too, as she emerged as the winner of the twelfth season.

Almost a million people follow the model on Instagram. Bethman is under contract with Elite, one of the most renowned and largest model agencies in the world, and has modeled for Philipp Plein, Lauren Ralph Lauren and Bershka, among others. In 2022, the 26-year-old made headlines for an alleged date with Mats Hummels (36).

The winner of the 13th season also continued to rake it in after her "GNTM" victory. Toni Dreher-Adenuga (25), whose full name is Oluwatoniloba Dreher-Adenuga, landed jobs with Michael Michalsky, Zalando and for Yannik Zamboni at New York Fashion Week, but also walked the catwalk in Berlin and Copenhagen.

Simone Kowalski (27) actually wanted to retire from the public eye, but now the winner of season 14 has announced a "reunion" with "GNTM" on Instagram. She thanks Heidi Klum for everything and recalls that the time was "not easy" but taught her a lot.

In the past, Kowalski had commented online and to various media outlets on how much she had suffered under the pressure. "My freedom was taken from me", she wrote on Instagram.

In 2020, she posed for the May issue of "Playboy" magazine, after which she announced in 2024 that she wanted to become an actress. Kowalski is still modeling.

Jacqueline "Jacky" Wruck (26) didn't stop modeling after "GNTM" either. She kept going, landed jobs with brands such as Lancôme and was booked for Berlin Fashion Week. She landed a supporting role in the ZDF series "Frühling".

The staunch vegan advocates for animals on Instagram. Her heart for four-legged friends doesn't come from nowhere, because before her modeling career, Wruck worked as a veterinary assistant in her parents' veterinary practice.

Alex Mariah Peter (27) was the first transgender winner of "GNTM" in 2021. The Cologne native has Korean and South African roots and finally danced on "Let's Dance" in 2023. In the past, she has landed jobs at Kylie Cosmetics, L'Oréal and Karl Lagerfeld.

Peter regularly shares important posts about body positivity with her followers on Instagram. At the end of 2024, she declared that she had reached her "personal peak" and weighed 111 kilograms. "My body is slowly showing me that the limit has been reached," the model wrote. She would like to say: "Plus or minus 45 kilograms, who cares, but guess what - that would be a lie!" But now she is starting a "weight loss journey".

Lou-Anne Gleissenebner-Teskey (21) competed on "GNTM" together with her mother, who also made it to the final. But her daughter outdid her mother and the latter ultimately came third.

The Austrian impressed with her likeable manner right from the start and continued to model after her victory, including for Marcel Ostertag, Swarovski, Marc Cain and Jean Paul Gaultier. She can also still be seen together with her mother Martina.

After winning the "GNTM" title, Vivien Blotzki (24) initially concentrated on her training as a retail saleswoman. However, the first curvy top model to win Heidi Klum's casting show has not dropped out completely - she continues to model and explains in an interview with "Promiflash": "I've been to New York Fashion Week and worked for Jean Paul Gaultier, among other things. I can't complain."

Season 19 was a little different, because for the first time there were also male contestants - and therefore a female winner plus a male winner. Last year, the "GNTM" title was shared by Lea Oude Engberink (26) and Jermaine Kokoú Kothé (20). A year later, both are still active in the modeling business. The Düsseldorf model keeps posting impressions of her jobs on Instagram.

The Instagram page of the winner of the 19th season also gives fans regular insights into how things are going for him. The man from Kassel has already worked for Marcel Ostertag and stood in front of the camera for Rabanne and Ford, among others.

The anniversary season of "Germany's next Topmodel" has been running since February 13 at 8.15 pm on ProSieben and Joyn. Initially on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Only in episode 13 on March 27 will all the models meet for the first time. From then on, the casting show will only run on Thursdays as usual.

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