Germany's Next Topmodel (season 11)
Germany's Next Topmodel, cycle 11 was the eleventh cycle of "Germany's Next Topmodel". It aired on ProSieben from February to May 2016. The international destinations for this cycle were Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Madrid, Milan, Los Angeles, New York City, Miami, Sydney, Shanghai and Majorca. The winner of the competition was 20-year-old Kim Hnizdo from Bad Homburg vor der Höhe. Her prizes included a modeling contract with "ONEeins" fab Management, a spread and cover in the German Cosmopolitan, a €100,000 cash prize and an Opel Adam. Contestants. "(ages stated are at  start of contest)" Episode summaries. Episode 1: Neue Regeln. Neue Jury. Neuer Style.. "Original airdate:" This was the casting episode. The top 50 girls were narrowed down to the top 30 after meeting the judges for the first time. The top 30 contestants then had their first live runway show. After the runway concluded, 24 contestants were chosen to advance into the competition. The contestants were divided into two teams of twelve. Half of them would be in Team Michael and the other half in Team Thomas. Episode 2: Zwei Teams, zwei Inseln. "Original airdate:" Team Michael and team Thomas  were divided to two islands - Lanzarote and Fuerteventura. After arriving at their new accommodation, they soon noticed all luxury and glamour was gone. Team Michael did a photo shoot in the dunes, where Fred struggled to deliver. Meanwhile, team Thomas had a group shoot challenge with Toni Garrn. After finishing the photo shoot in the dunes, the girls in team Michael faced a runway challenge featuring Toni. Team Thomas continued on the beach for their first shoot. While the whole group received praise for their results, Heidi called out Saskia and Lara-Kristin as the weakest of the group. At  elimination, the unsafe contestants were Fred, Lara-Kristin, Saskia, Sophie and Laura Penelope, who was originally safe from elimination but landed in the bottom for refusing to have her dreadlocks cut, and was given the choice of staying in the competition on the condition that she allow her dreadlocks to be cut, or going home. Out of the unsafe girls from team Michael (Fred and Sophie), Fred was eliminated, and out of those from team Thomas (Lara-Kristin and Saskia), Saskia was sent home, while Laura Penelope decided against her makeover and was also out of the competition. After the  airing of the episode, it was revealed by ProSieben that Luisa from team Michael withdrew from the competition for personal reasons before the other members of team Michael travelled to Fuerteventura. Her withdrawal was not shown during the episode. Episode 3: Das Sirupshooting. "Original airdate:" 18 February 2016 After castings in Madrid and Milan, the teams reunited in Los Angeles. Episode 4: Das große Umstyling. "Original airdate:" 25 February 2016 The makeovers took place this week, with some girls receiving more drastic changes than others. The girls then did a sedcard photoshoot. Episode 5: Es geht hoch hinaus. "Original airdate :" 3 March 2016 The girls did a shooting at great heights. Afterwards, Team Thomas flew to New York City while Team Michael headed to Miami. Episode 6: Lasst die Puppen tanzen. "Original airdate:" 10 March 2016 For the photoshoot, the girls were divided into four groups, with each group receiving a different color theme and accessories. They later faced a runway challenge vying for a chance to participate in a casting for Berlin Fashion Week. Episode 7: Nackt im Dschungel. "Original airdate:" 17 March 2016 The teams headed to Sydney for a nude photo shoot in a jungle. Episode  8: Jetzt wird's heißkalt. "Original airdate:" 24 March 2016 The models did a photo shoot in an ice truck and had to prove themselves on a runway. Episode 9: Die Goldenen Zwanziger. "Original airdate:" 31 March 2016 The models did a casting for Heidi's underwear line and flew to Los Angeles to have a group photo shoot with a snake in a theatre. Episode 10: Blind Marriage. "Original airdate:" 7 April 2016 The models acted out a scene with a male model, and did a photoshoot with a perfume campaign in mind. They then took part in a  fashion film depicting a wedding ceremony with an "ugly" groom. Episode 11: Blanker Horror. "Original airdate:" 14 April 2016 This week's photo shoot took place in a haunted mansion with male model Tim Neff, while the runway was located in a desert. Episode 12: Tränen über Tränen. "Original airdate:" 21 April 2016 Kim and Elena C. flew to New York City after being chosen by Heidi last week to go to the amfAR Gala. Crying in the rain while posing with a car was the brief for the photoshoot. A casting for Opel concluded this week's challenges with  Kim booking her first job. Episode 13: Einzug ins Halbfinale. "Original airdate:" 28 April 2016 The casting for Gillette Venus took place this week. The girls then did a photoshoot with their family members. Episode 14: Das Halbfinale. "Original airdate:" 5 May 2016 Episode 15: Das große Finale. "Original airdate:" 12 May 2016 The girls attended castings in Shanghai. Before the first elimination Elena came out as bisexual and revealed she has had a crush on Kim. Taynara was eliminated first. Laura Bl. was chosen to open the Top 21 walk after an online voting between the girls who did  not reach the final. Jasmin was eliminated second, followed by Fata after a photoshoot. After the final walk, Kim was declared the winner, with Elena placing second.