The first season of Supermodel aired on the Swiss television channel 3+ from November to December 2007. The season was presented by Swiss former model, business woman and manager Nadja Schildknecht. The judging panel comprised Schildknecht, show and event producer and choreographer Yannick Aellen and celebrity hairstylist Mike Karg. From 1000 applicants, 100 candidates were invited to participate in the auditions, with 15 being selected as part of the final cast. A sixteenth finalist, 25-year-old Sabine, entered the competition in the fourth episode, having originally qualified for the finals in the first round but been unable to participate in the first two weeks due to illness.
The majority of the competition was filmed in Switzerland, mainly in Zürich. Parts of the season were filmed in Bangkok, Paris, London and New York City. The winner of the competition was 21-year-old Nathalie Güdel from Hünibach.
Episodes
Episode 1: Das Casting Original airdate: 6 November 2007
Guest judge(s): Sabine Diethelm
Episode 2: Lofteinzug/Die ersten Shootings Original airdate: 13 November 2007
Quit: Rrezearta & Jessica Challenge winner(s): Tanya Krummenacher Eliminated: Mirjana, Milica & Alexandra Guest judge(s): Florian Beck
Episode 3: Ab nach Fernost Original airdate: 20 November 2007
Challenge winner(s): Gorana Markovic & Tanya Krummenacher Eliminated: Anastasiya Bottom three: Arina Mironkina, Erika & Noemi Eliminated: Noemi Featured photographer(s): James Muñoz, Philipp Müller Special guest(s): Take That & Charles Allen Guest judge(s): Philipp Müller
Episode 4: Emotion Pur Original airdate: 27 November 2007
Entered: Sabine Challenge winner(s): Sabine Eliminated: Erika Bottom three: Ivana Vujcic, Nathalie Güdel & Sabine Eliminated: Sabine Featured photographer(s): Pier Luigi Macor Special guest(s): Lisa Feldmann & Tommy Hilfiger Guest judge(s): Franziska Knuppe
Episode 5: Vive la France Original airdate: 4 December 2007
Challenge winner(s): Eliane Heutschi Eliminated: Aleksandra Bottom three: Arina Mironkina, Ivana Vujcic & Gorana Markovic Eliminated: Ivana Vujcic Featured photographer(s): Patrizio Di Renzo & Philipp Müller Special guest(s): Bea Petri Guest judge(s): Patrizio di Renzo & Ursula Knecht
Episode 6: Der letzte Schritt Original airdate: 11 December 2007
Challenge winner(s): Nathalie Güdel & Tanya Krummenacher Eliminated: Tanya Krummenacher Bottom three: Arina Mironkina, Eliane Heutschi & Nathalie Güdel Eliminated: Arina Mironkina Featured photographer(s): Diana Scheunemann Special guest(s): Sebastian "Baschi" Bürgin, Carl Hirschmann & Dominik Benigna Guest judge(s): Marcus Schenkenberg
Episode 7: Finale Original airdate: 18 December 2007
Final three: Eliane Heutschi, Gorana Markovic & Nathalie Güdel Eliminated: Eliane Heutschi Final two: Gorana Markovic & Nathalie Güdel Supermodel: Nathalie Güdel Featured photographer(s): Lozza, Joshua Jordan & James Muñoz Special guest(s): Marcus Schenkenberg, Nadine Strittmatter Guest judge(s): Sabine Diethelm
Episode 8: Best Of Original airdate: 25 December 2007
This was the recap episode.
Contestants
(ages stated are at start of contest)
Contestant Age Height Hometown FinishPlaceRrezearta17GrosshöchstettenEpisode 216–15 (quit)Jessica16Winterthur Mirjana Reljic 17 Buchs 14–12 Milica Djordjevic 21 Zürich Alexandra Krone 19 Steffisburg Noemi Rubera 15 Ehrendingen Episode 311–10 Anastasiya Chernichenko 20 Auw Sabine Staubli 25 Kriens Episode 49–8 Erika Weibel 21 Bern Ivana Vujcic 20 Basel Episode 57–6 Aleksandra Petrovic 17 Schwyz Tanya Krummenacher 21 Emmenbrücke Episode 65–4 Arina Mironkina 16 Gerlafingen Eliane Heutschi 20 Binz Episode 73 Gorana Markovic 18 Laupen 2 Nathalie Güdel 20 Hünibach1
Summaries
Call-out order +Nadja's call-out orderOrderEpisodes1234567 1 Erika Ivana ElianeErika Eliane Gorana GoranaNathalie 2 ArinaMirjana Tanya TanyaAleksandraTanya NathalieGorana 3 Anastasiya Anastasiya Anastasiya Eliane Tanya NathalieEliane 4 Rrezearta Gorana Ivana Gorana Nathalie Eliane 5 Nathalie Eliane Gorana Arina ArinaArina 6 Noemi Nathalie Nathalie Aleksandra Gorana 7 Mirjana Tanya Aleksandra NathalieIvana 8 Tanya Noemi Arina Ivana 9 Ivana Arina Erika Sabine 10AleksandraAlexandra ErikaNoemi 11Alexandra 12 ElianeMilica 13 Jessica Aleksandra 14 MilicaJessicaRrezearta 15 Gorana
The contestant quit the competition The contestant was eliminated The contestant won the competition
Jessica and Rrezearta quit the competition at the beginning of episode 2. Sabine entered the competition in episode 4 and was eliminated in the same episode.
Photo shoot guide Episode 2 photo shoot: "Bikini in snow" Episode 3 photo shoot: "Maestrani couple shot" & "Bikini on the beach" Episode 4 photo shoot: "tears" Episode 5 photo shoot: "Haute Couture" Episode 6 photo shoot: "Uncle Ben's" Episode 7 photo shoot: "Featuring Marcus Schenkenberg"
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