Later the contestants were given publicity training with comedian Hugo Egon Balder; Barbara won the challenge, and chose Janina to share her prize - a three-course dinner with Heidi Klum at a hotel.

The contestants were given new haircuts, and then forced to pass the "Falling Fairytales" photo shoot from season 6 of America's Next Top Model.

During Akademie Mode and Design-affiliated designer Suzanne Marx's fashion show, Alla and Anja were not allowed to walk the runway.

After acting lessons, eight of the ten girls went on a professional casting for a car advertisement being shot in Cape Town.

As a reward for winning a challenge, Anni was chosen to be in the music video for the song "Zwei Sommer" by German singer Kim Frank.

Judge Heidi Klum was on the set and witnessed this behavior, resulting in Denise's elimination at the end of this episode.

Barbara was asked to co-star with Heidi Klum in a McDonald's television commercial as a reward for winning an acting challenge.

The next day, the contestants traveled to Los Angeles for a photo shoot with an elephant and a barely dressed man.

Anja was chosen as this challenge's winner and was awarded with a yacht trip (along with Mandy) while the other contestants took part in a fitness lesson.

This week's photo shoot saw the contestants pose like superheroes knotted with ropes between house walls of Los Angeles.

Runway coach Bruce Darnell forced the girls to find pedestrians in Hollywood's Rodeo Drive to convince them to take part in a photo shoot imitating famous film posters.

The five remaining contestants took part in a shoot at a villa in the Hollywood Hills, at which they were allowed to take revenge on judge Peyman Amin for his mean appraisals.

Hana was eliminated without any explanation by the judges.. Runway trainer Bruce Darnell was asked to do photo shoots with Anni and Barbara, involving the themes of "Romeo and Juliet" and "Caught in the Act" respectively.

Clips of the three finalists were shown in a montage, which led into an opera version of Ave Maria with all of the season's contestants walking the runway dressed in baroque-themed clothing.

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

[5][6] 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."

[7] 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!

The makers of the documentary admitted that they are familiar with difficult investigations, but they have never experienced the level of fear and difficulty associated with 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.