Lena Johanna Gercke (born 29 February 1988) is a German fashion model and television host. She won the first season of '' Germany's Next Topmodel'' and was the host of '' Austria's Next Topmodel'' (seasons 1–4).

Early life

Gercke was born in Marburg and grew up in

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, where she attended Liebfrauenschule Cloppenburg (ULF), a

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'' Gymnasium'', completing her ''

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'' in 2007. Gercke is an amateur

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player. She has a sister and two paternal half-sisters.

Career

Modeling

On 14 August 2004, Gercke won a casting call for fast-food chain

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. She was represented by Langer-Pueschel, who booked her for photo shoots, catwalk shows, and dance performances. At the beginning of 2006, she attended a casting call for '' Germany's Next Topmodel'' hosted by Heidi Klum. Upon winning the competition, she received an advertising contract with the fashion label OuiSet, a modeling contract with IMG Models in Paris, the cover shoot for the June 2006 issue of German '' Cosmopolitan'', and an advertising contract with

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for Windows Live. She also appeared in magazines such as the American issues of ''Cosmopolitan'', ''Sports Week'', and '' Glamour'', and on the cover of French ''Votre Beauté''. She was featured in print campaigns of '' H&M'', '' Mexx'', and '' Geox''. In 2010, she walked on New York Fashion Week for the spring season of '' Custo Barcelona''.

Television

In 2013, Gercke became a judge on '' Das Supertalent''. In 2014, her sister joined the show for a surprise audition. In 2015, she hosted the primetime hidden camera show ''Prankenstein''. From 2015 to 2021, she presented with Thore Schölermann on the talent show on

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and on Sat.1 '' The Voice of Germany'' and from 2018, they presented on '' The Voice Senior'' on Sat.1.

Personal life

Gercke's relationship with a film director, Dustin Schöne, became known in April 2019. They have two daughters born in July 2020 and in December 2022.

References

External links

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Lena Gercke
in the Fashion Model Directory * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gercke, Lena 1988 births Living people German female models Germany's Next Topmodel winners People from Cloppenburg People from Marburg German television presenters German women television presenters Sat.1 people