Switzerland's Next Supermodel

Infobox Television
show_name = Supermodel


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genre = Reality television
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picture_format = 480i (SDTV)
runtime = 72-90 minutes
creator = Tyra Banks
3+ TV Network AG
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executive_producer =
presenter = Nadja Schildknecht (1)
Franziska Knuppe (2-present)
judges = Nadja Schildknecht (1)
Franziska Knuppe (2-present)
Yannick Aellen
Mike Karg
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opentheme = 50 cent feat. Justin Timberlake -
"Ayo Technology" (1)
P!nk - "So What" (2)
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country = SUI
network = 3+ TV
first_aired = November 2007
last_aired = present
num_episodes = 9
website = http://3plus.tv/supermodel/
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Supermodel is a reality documentary based on Tyra Banks' "America's Next Top Model" and is aired on 3+. The show pits contestants against each other in a variety of competitions to determine who will win title of the new swiss "Supermodel" as well as a modelling contract with an agency in hopes of a promising career start in the modeling industry.

Ex-Topmodel Nadja Schildknecht hosted the first season which was aired from November to December 2007. A new season has been announced, but no longer with the participation of Schildknecht. [ [http://www.news.ch/Nadja+Schildknecht+sucht+keine+Supermodels+mehr/304103/detail.htm news.ch - Nadja Schildknecht sucht keine Supermodels mehr - Kultur, People, Fernsehen, Fotografie ] ] Instead it has been confirmed now that Wolfgang Joop-Muse Franziska Knuppe, who was a guest-judge on Cycle 1, will host the new Cycle [ [http://www.3plus.ch/supermodel/knuppe - 3+ TV - Franziska Knuppe ] ] and Bruce Darnell, famous for being the runway coach and a judge on the first two seasons of GNTM will train the girls on the catwalk. [ [http://dwdl.de/article/story_17380,00.html - Bruce Darnell geht wieder auf Modelsuche ] ]

how format

After an episode featuring the casting process with 100 chosen girls the experiences of the finalists with a weekly photoshoot and several tasks and castings are shown in one episode that ends with a double elimination (except for episode 2 where three were eliminated).

Makeovers are administered to contestants early in the season (usually after the first or second elimination in the finals).

Differences between ANTM and Supermodel

In its looks, tasks, editing and elimination process "Supermodel" is much more similar to "Germany's Next Topmodel" rather than "ANTM" with having a runway walk in front of the judges, each contestant facing her verdict individually without any particular order and letting its contestants travel to more than one international destination in one cycle.

Cycle summary

how statistics

Total number of contestants: 31
* Oldest contestant: Sabine Staubli (Cycle 1) & Lauren (Cycle 2), both 25 years old by time of taping
* Youngest contestant: Noemi (Cycle 1), 15 years old by time of taping
* Tallest contestants: Maja Hatibovic (Cycle 2), 1.86m
* Shortest contestants: Janina Rohner (Cycle 2), 1.68m
* Heaviest contestant: Gorana Markovic (Cycle 1), 137lb (62kg)
* Lightest contestant: Mirjana Reljic (Cycle 1), 99lb (45kg)
* Most challenge wins: Tanya Krummenacher (Cycle 1), 3 wins
* Contestants who quit the competition: Jessica & Rrezearta (both Cycle 1)
* Contestants who quit or missed a photoshoot: Jesica (twice), Radha Binder & Henriette (all Cycle 2)

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