Germany's Next Topmodel season 9

The ninth season of Germany's Next Topmodel aired on ProSieben from February to May 2014 under the catch phrase Show Yourself.

The winner of the competition was 17-year-old Stefanie Giesinger from Kaiserlautern. Her prizes included a modeling contract with OneEins GmbH Management, a spread and cover in the German Cosmopolitan and an Opel Adams.

The international destinations for this cycle were Singapore, Los Angeles, Mumbai, Salt Lake City, Paris, New York City and Malé.

Overview
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, selected from 70 semifinalists.

Contestants
(ages stated are at start of contest)

Results table

 * 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 in a pool
 * Episode 2 photo shoot: Flora and fauna with snakes
 * Episode 3 photo shoots: Professional comp cards; floating with balloons overlooking a roller coaster
 * Episode 4 video shoot: Filming the opening sequence
 * Episode 5 photo shoot: Posing in pairs on the beach with a male model
 * Episode 6 photo shoots: Portraying both genders in pairs in B&W; posing with tarantulas in glitter body paint
 * Episode 7 photo shoot: Hysterical divas in a restaurant
 * Episode 8 photo shoots: Amerindian beauty; cowgirl fashion films
 * Episode 9 photo shoot: Crying in 1920s fashion
 * Episode 10 photo shoot: Jumping from a trampoline in colored gowns
 * Episode 11 photo shoot: Hydrant sexy shoot
 * Episode 12 photo shoot: Posing with little children
 * Episode 13 photo shoot: Cosmopolitan covers
 * Episode 14 photo shoot: Crashed sailing ship from Mars in couture
 * Episode 15 photo shoot: Stage rock stars

Controversy
An article on Bild.de revealed the final three as being Ivana Teklic, Stefanie Giesinger, and Jolina Fust.

In February 2023, the Berliner Zeitung published an article about the show with the headline: "Why isn't Germany’s Next Topmodel actually canceled?"

In March 2023 BILD published the following message: "If the contestants get along too well, they will receive instructions from the crew to argue and produce beef." The participating contestants are also too young and inexperienced and cannot assess the extent of the show.

In April 2023, Heidi Klum said about everything that happens at Germany's Next Topmodel: "At the end of the day I'm the boss and I make the rules!"

In June 2023, the German TV broadcaster ZDF released a 70-minute investigative documentary about the machinations of the makers of Germany's Next Topmodel called "Pressure, hatred, manipulation: how sick does Germany's Next Topmodel make you?". For this documentary, around 50 former contestants, judges and members of the show's crew were interviewed, some anonymously. The makers of the documentary admitted that they are familiar with difficult investigations, but they have never experienced it before that so many people were afraid to talk about what happened as these former participants and employees of Germany's Next Topmodel. A crew member of the show who wished to remain anonymous is quoted as saying: "If you film a young woman from morning to night, you'll get every sectional image you want. So you can cut and tell what you want. A lot of things are cut together wildly. The jobs depend on it. It's about ratings." In addition, former contestants report how the show's editors deliberately foment manipulation, lies and discord among the contestants behind the scenes. The contestants are shielded from the outside world so they lose their nerve and argue. So 20 candidates have to sleep together in one room without contact to the outside world. The statements by Heidi Klum, the broadcasting TV station Pro7 and the production company are presented as hypocrisy. Pro7 is said to have earned 87 million euros with the Season 18, and Heidi Klum 10 million euros. The contestants receive no money. Germany's Next Topmodel has driven some contestants into depression and suicidal thoughts.

Post Topmodel careers

 * Pauline Cottin has signed with ONEeins.
 * Fata Hasonivic 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 ONEeins
 * Sarah 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 ONEeins
 * Betty 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.