Austria's Next Topmodel season 4

Season 4 of Austria's Next Topmodel aired on Puls 4 from January to March 2012.

Host Lena Gercke, Elvyra Geyer and Atil Kutoglu all returned as judges. The season premiered on 12 January 2012 and began with 21 semi-finalists, who were joined by Yemisi Rieger, who was chosen by Niki Lauda as a wildcard contestant at a separate casting. Sixteen contestants were chosen to advance to the main competition.

On 22 January 2012, during the airing of the season, a contestant, 21-year-old Sabrina Rauch, was killed in a car accident, three days after the airing of the episode she was eliminated in. The program paid tribute to her at the beginning of the following episode.

The winner of the competition was 16-year-old Antonia Hausmair, who represented Burgenland. As her prizes, she received a contract with Vienna-based modeling agency Wiener Models, a cover of Austrian Woman magazine and a position as the face of Kornmesser jewelry.

Contestants
(ages stated are at start of contest)

Episode 1
Original airdate: 2012-01-12
 * Challenge winner: Lana Baltic
 * Eliminated: Isabelle Raisa & Alina Chlebecek

Episode 2
Original airdate: 2012-01-19
 * Challenge winner/Booked for job: Antonia Hausmair
 * Best photo: Michaela Schopf
 * Bottom two/eliminated: Sabrina Rauch & Katharina Mihalovic

Episode 3
Original airdate: 2012-01-26
 * Booked for job: None
 * Challenge winner/Best photo: Izabela Pop Kostic
 * Eliminated: Nataša Maric

Episode 4
Original airdate: 2012-02-02
 * Quit: Michaela Schopf
 * Booked for job: all girls
 * Challenge winner/best photo: Izabela Pop Kostic
 * Bottom three: Bianca Ebelsberger, Christine Riener & Lana Baltic
 * Eliminated: Christine Riener

Episode 5
Original airdate: 2012-02-09
 * Challenge winner: Bianca Ebelsberger
 * Booked for job: Nadine Trinker
 * Best photo: Gina Adamu
 * Bottom two: Lana Baltic & Yemisi Rieger
 * Eliminated: None

Episode 6
Original airdate: 2012-02-12
 * Challenge winner: Antonia Hausmair
 * Booked for job: Bianca Ebelsberger
 * Best photo: Gina Adamu
 * Eliminated: Madalina Andreica
 * Bottom two: Antonia Hausmair & Bianca Ebelsberger
 * Eliminated: See below

Episode 7
Original airdate: 2012-02-19
 * Eliminated (episode 6): None
 * Challenge winner: Melisa Popanicic
 * Booked for job: Lana Baltic & Melisa Popanicic
 * Best photo: Lana Baltic
 * Eliminated: Yemisi Rieger

Episode 8
Original airdate: 2012-02-26
 * Challenge winner: Nadine Trinker
 * Booked for job: Antonia Hausmair & Lana Baltic
 * Best photo: Lana Baltic
 * Eliminated: Izabela Pop Kostic
 * Bottom two: Bianca Ebelsberger & Melisa Popanicic
 * Eliminated: None

Episode 9
Original airdate: 2012-03-04
 * Challenge winner: Bianca Ebelsberger
 * Booked for job: Antonia Hausmair & Gina Adamu
 * Eliminated: Bianca Ebelsberger
 * Bottom two: Melisa Popanicic & Nadine Trinker
 * Eliminated: Nadine Trinker

Finale
Original airdate: 2012-03-11
 * Final four: Antonia Hausmair, Gina Adamu, Lana Baltic & Melisa Popanicic
 * First eliminated: Lana Baltic
 * Final three: Antonia Hausmair, Gina Adamu & Melisa Popanicic
 * Second eliminated: Melisa Popanicic
 * Final two: Antonia Hausmair & Gina Adamu
 * Austria's Next Topmodel: Antonia Hausmair

Results table

 * The contestant won best photo
 * The contestant quit the competition
 * The contestant was immune from elimination
 * The contestant was in danger of elimination
 * The contestant was eliminated
 * The contestant won the competition

Photo shoot guide

 * Episode 1 photo shoot: B&W beauty shots and body shots
 * Episode 2 photo shoot: Posing topless with Dior handbags
 * Episode 3 photo shoot: Roberto Cavalli dresses with fire
 * Episode 4 photo shoot: Nude shoot with a water hose
 * Episode 5 photo shoot: Crying beauty shots
 * Episode 6 photo shoot: Romantic lesbians in pairs
 * Episode 7 photo shoot: Looking busted AF with Zhu Zhu Pet purses
 * Episode 8 photo shoot: Sensual underwear with a male model
 * Episode 9 photo shoot: Woman magazine covers
 * Episode 10 photo shoot: Posing with a snake on silk fabric