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Sara Nuru (born 19 August 1989) is a German fashion model and entrepreneur. She was the winner of the fourth cycle of '' Germany's Next Top Model''.
Since 2016, Nuru has been running nuruCoffee, a fair trade coffee company, and supporting Ethiopian women with microcredits through her non-profit nuruWomen.
During high school, a friend of Nuru's persuaded her to participate in the fourth cycle casting of ''Germany's Next Topmodel'' in Munich. Nuru was chosen as one of the finalists and won jobs for Sony Ericsson and Gillette during the competition. On 21 May 2009, Nuru was announced as the fourth cycle's winner and the first Ethiopian winner. Unlike the three previous winners of ''Germany's Next Topmodel'', Nuru did not win a modeling contract with IMG Models, but with the Heidi Klum GmbH, whose manager is Heidi's father Günther Klum.
Before Nuru won ''Germany's Next Topmodel'', she had already been given the opportunity to gain experience as a model for friendly designers after she was approached by a photographer when she was 15 years old. She appeared in a fashion show held in
Fairness darf kein Luxus sein: ONE & Sara Nuru starten Kampagne, um Kaffeesteuer auf fairen Kaffee abzuschaffen
Early life
Nuru's parents are Ethiopian emigrants of Amhara ethnic heritage. Her mother, Mulu is a Christian and her father, Hussein is Muslim. She has two sisters. In 1999 Nuru moved to Munich with her family. She speaks four languages: German, English, Arabic and a little bit of Amharic, her parents' native language.Career
During high school, a friend of Nuru's persuaded her to participate in the fourth cycle casting of ''Germany's Next Topmodel'' in Munich. Nuru was chosen as one of the finalists and won jobs for Sony Ericsson and Gillette during the competition. On 21 May 2009, Nuru was announced as the fourth cycle's winner and the first Ethiopian winner. Unlike the three previous winners of ''Germany's Next Topmodel'', Nuru did not win a modeling contract with IMG Models, but with the Heidi Klum GmbH, whose manager is Heidi's father Günther Klum.
Before Nuru won ''Germany's Next Topmodel'', she had already been given the opportunity to gain experience as a model for friendly designers after she was approached by a photographer when she was 15 years old. She appeared in a fashion show held in Dresden
Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label=Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth ...
which also featured cycle 3's winner Jennifer Hof.
In 2009, Nuru started a modeling career. She walked in shows in London Fashion Week ''London'', New York Fashion Week ''New York'', Milan Fashion Week ''Milan'' and Berlin Fashion Week ''Berlin'', such as '' Escada Laurèl'', ''Guido Maria Kretschmer'', '' Gant'', ''Cesar Galindo NY'', '' Custo Barcelona'' and '' Roberto Cavalli''.
In September 2022 she joined the criticism of Germany's Next Topmodel as she said: "I was not aware of how blatantly young women were treated there. It was as if I had blinders on, a lot is me I wasn't aware of it even as a participant. I'm still horrified by how young women are treated." She added: "With the knowledge I have today, I would not take part in Germany's Next Topmodel again."
Philanthropy
Since 2012, Nuru has been an ambassador for Karlheinz Böhm's charity ''Menschen für Menschen'', with a focus on Ethiopia. In 2018, Germany's Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development Gerd Müller appointed her as Special Ambassador for Sustainable Consumption and Production. She also works withadvocacy
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and campaigning organization ONE
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, press release of 8 September 2020.
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