''Die Model WG'' (German for ''The Model Community'') is an
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
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reality television
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 19 ...
documentary series which follows six former contestants from the first season of ''
Austria's Next Topmodel
''Austria's Next Topmodel'' is an Austrian reality television series based on Tyra Banks's ''America's Next Top Model''. The show sees a series of aspiring models that compete against each other in different competitions, determining who will w ...
'' trying to break through in the modelling business. It debuted on
Puls 4
Puls 4 is a terrestrial television channel in Austria. As its name implies, it is the fourth Austrian-wide full-service television channel, behind ORF eins, ORF 2, and ATV.
History
Puls 4 began as a local Vienna television station called "Puls ...
on 4 May 2009. In 2010
German adaptation of the same title resulted from the Austrian ''Die Model WG''.
Overview
The contestants face a competition where they collect photos for their
comp card
A comp card (also called composite card, Z card, zed card or Sed card) is a marketing tool for actors and especially models. They serve as the latest and best of a model's portfolio and are used as a business card. A Z-CARD is also a folded le ...
as new faces on ''Wiener Models'' for each job they get booked for and perform well in. The contestant who first collects four photos will become the face of the newest ''BIPA'' campaign and move to
New York City
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where she will go on to trying to work on her international breakthrough.
In the first episode, Andrea Weidler, judge on ''Austria's Next Topmodel'' and agency chef of ''Wiener Models'', invited the finalists from the other show (excluding winner
Larissa Marolt
Larissa-Antonia Marolt (born 10 July 1992 in Klagenfurt) is an Austrian fashion model and actress. She was the winner of the first cycle of '' Austria's Next Topmodel''. After her victory she also participated in the fourth season of '' Germany ...
) to compete for five places in a Model Loft. Although actually being the first choice, Constanzia Delort-Laval was forced to withdraw because she underperformed in school after her participation on ''Austria's Next Topmodel]'' and therefore made room for two more girls to compete when it was revealed that Kim Sade-Tiroch got a wildcard.
Contestants
*Birgit Königstorfer, 22 from
Linz
Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846.
In 2009, it was a European Capital ...
*Julia Mähder, 20 from
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*Kordula Stöckl, 21 from Naviz
*Kim Sade-Tiroch, 17 from
Baden
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History
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*Tamara Puljarevic, 18 from
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*Victoria Hooper, 16 from
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Weekly performances
: The contestant won the competition
: The contestant received a photo for her sedcard
: The contestant was booked for a job but did not receive a sedcard
: The contestant was asked to leave the competition
*Unlike the German format of the show, only 2 episodes featured eliminations.
*Episode 5 was the recap episode.
*In Episode 7, Julia was absent from judging. Also, one of Kordula's photos was removed from her sedcard and replaced by a new one.
Criticism
The show was accused of being a permanent advertising for its sponsor ''BIPA'' where the name of the drug-store-product-line is quite often mentioned as well as for the striking resemblance of its logo to the one of the show.
Die Model-WG der Verlier
See also
*Austria's Next Topmodel
''Austria's Next Topmodel'' is an Austrian reality television series based on Tyra Banks's ''America's Next Top Model''. The show sees a series of aspiring models that compete against each other in different competitions, determining who will w ...
References
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