The fifteenth season of Germany's Next Topmodel aired on ProSieben in February to May 2020 under the catch phrase Get ready for GRL Power.

The international destinations of this cycle are Santa Cruz, Los Angeles, New York City, London, Milan, Paris, Montego Bay and Ocho Rios.

Furthermore, Heidi Klum joined from Los Angeles via video link due to international travel restrictions.

Before the shoot, Heidi announced that 3 girls would get a chance to join the competition: Jacky, Maribel and Valeria.

On the next day, four of the girls (Lucy, Malin, Tamara & Valeria) had a quick catwalk teaching with model Joan Smalls.

Cassandra, Johanna, Maribel, Marie and Tamara landed in the bottom five but were saved, because Heidi was absent.

Anastasia, Maribel and Sarah P. struggled the most while Julia P., Tamara and Vivian were declared the winners of the challenge.

At elimination, the girls had to walk in a fashion show in Christian Cowan's designs while posing at the end of the runway for a photoshoot.

At elimination, the girls had to walk in gowns from designer Jeremy Scott while lip-syncing to their song on the runway.

At the fitting for the amfAR gala, designer Christian Siriano booked Jacky for his fashion show.

After that, Lijana decided to quit the competition because of the cyberbullying and hate commentary she received over the past few weeks for her behavior on the show.

In January 2021, former contestant Maribel Sancia Todt said that the production portrayed her as "pretty stupid" and "introverted".

"[2] Contestant Lijana Kaggwa received death threats after participating in the fifteenth season of Germany's Next Top Model.

[6][7][8][9][10] Nathalie Volk (contestant from Season 9) said that Lijana Kaggwa is telling the truth and furthermore that this show is bullying and assault.

She can now officially say and write: "The production of 'Germany's Next Topmodel' manipulated me on the set in such a way that I correspond to the role model of the bitch.

Entire actions were given to me.” Lijana Kaggwa can therefore continue to be critical about the show and has just announced another unveiling video on Instagram, which is supposed to be about the court process and the verdict.

[16] In February 2023 Der Spiegel gives a glimpse into the notorious gag contracts that candidates have to sign in order to be able to take part in the Heidi Klum show.

Germany's Next Topmodel can thus stylize people like Tessa Bergmeier (Season 4) as "bitches" without them being able to defend themselves effectively afterwards.

[17][18] In February 2023, the Berliner Zeitung published an article about the show with the headline: "Why isn't Germany’s Next Topmodel actually canceled?

Heidi is also partly responsible for the fact that, at least on TV, such behavior should not lead to extra airtime..." The article goes on to say: "With Germany’s Next Topmodel absolutely wrong values are conveyed.

"[20] In February 2023, the Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung wrote that Germany’s Next Topmodel is one of the worst trash TV programs on German television.

"[23] In February 2023 at the beginning of the 18th season, Heidi Klum gave a 10-minute speech in which she denied all allegations against her and the show and blamed the candidates themselves.

On the other hand, because in the show very young girls in absolutely exceptional and stressful situations meet experienced editors who know exactly what the viewers later want to see on television.

[29] Frankfurter Allgemeine headlined: "This woman only has dollar signs in her eyes" and also assumed that Heidi Klum was doing a perpetrator-victim reversal.

[31] In March 2023 former judge Peyman Armin apologized to Lijana Kaggwa for what she had to experience on Germany's Next Topmodel.

[32][33] 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."

[34] 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 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.

The statements by Heidi Klum, the broadcasting TV station Pro7 and the production company are presented as hypocrisy.