Season 4 of Austria's Next Topmodel aired on Puls 4 from January to March 2012.
Host Lena Gercke, Elvyra Geyer and Atil Kutoglu all returned as judges. The season premiered on 12 January 2012 and began with 21 semi-finalists, who were joined by Yemisi Rieger, who was chosen by Niki Lauda as a wildcard contestant at a separate casting. Sixteen contestants were chosen to advance to the main competition.
On 22 January 2012, during the airing of the season, a contestant, 21-year-old Sabrina Rauch, was killed in a car accident, three days after the airing of the episode she was eliminated in. The program paid tribute to her at the beginning of the following episode.
The winner of the competition was 16-year-old Antonia Hausmair, who represented Burgenland. As her prizes, she received a contract with Vienna-based modeling agency Wiener Models, a cover of Austrian Woman magazine and a position as the face of Kornmesser jewelry.
Contestants
(ages stated are at start of contest) ContestantAgeHometownHeightFinishPlaceIsabelle Raisa16ViennaEpisode 116–15Alina Chlebecek18Deutsch-WagramSabrina Rauch †21GrazEpisode 214–13Katharina Mihalovic23ViennaNataša Maric16SalzburgEpisode 312Michaela Schopf21SalzburgEpisode 411 (quit)Christine Riener19Bludenz1017GrazEpisode 69Yemisi Rieger17ViennaEpisode 78Izabela Pop Kostic20ViennaEpisode 87Nadine Trinker21BodensdorfEpisode 96–5Bianca Ebelsberger24Aurach am HongarDzejlana 'Lana' Baltic20Graz4Melisa Popanicic16Schwaz3Gina Adamu17Bad Vöslau2Antonia Hausmair16Siegendorf1
Episodes
Episode 1 Original airdate: Challenge winner: Lana Baltic Eliminated: Isabelle Raisa & Alina Chlebecek
Episode 2 Original airdate: Challenge winner/Booked for job: Antonia Hausmair Best photo: Michaela Schopf Bottom two/eliminated: Sabrina Rauch & Katharina Mihalovic
Episode 3 Original airdate: Booked for job: None Challenge winner/Best photo: Izabela Pop Kostic Eliminated: Nataša Maric
Episode 4 Original airdate: Quit: Michaela Schopf Booked for job: all girls Challenge winner/best photo: Izabela Pop Kostic Bottom three: Bianca Ebelsberger, Christine Riener & Lana Baltic Eliminated: Christine Riener
Episode 5 Original airdate: Challenge winner: Bianca Ebelsberger Booked for job: Nadine Trinker Best photo: Gina Adamu Bottom two: Lana Baltic & Yemisi Rieger Eliminated: None
Episode 6 Original airdate: Challenge winner: Antonia Hausmair Booked for job: Bianca Ebelsberger Best photo: Gina Adamu Eliminated: Madalina Andreica Bottom two: Antonia Hausmair & Bianca Ebelsberger Eliminated: See below
Episode 7 Original airdate: Eliminated (episode 6): None Challenge winner: Melisa Popanicic Booked for job: Lana Baltic & Melisa Popanicic Best photo: Lana Baltic Eliminated: Yemisi Rieger
Episode 8 Original airdate: Challenge winner: Nadine Trinker Booked for job: Antonia Hausmair & Lana Baltic Best photo: Lana Baltic Eliminated: Izabela Pop Kostic Bottom two: Bianca Ebelsberger & Melisa Popanicic Eliminated: None
Episode 9 Original airdate: Challenge winner: Bianca Ebelsberger Booked for job: Antonia Hausmair & Gina Adamu Eliminated: Bianca Ebelsberger Bottom two: Melisa Popanicic & Nadine Trinker Eliminated: Nadine Trinker
Finale Original airdate: Final four: Antonia Hausmair, Gina Adamu, Lana Baltic & Melisa Popanicic First eliminated: Lana Baltic Final three: Antonia Hausmair, Gina Adamu & Melisa Popanicic Second eliminated: Melisa Popanicic Final two: Antonia Hausmair & Gina Adamu Austria's Next Topmodel: Antonia Hausmair
Summaries Results table
PlaceEpisodes123456789101LanaIzabelaBiancaChristineIzabelaGinaGinaMelisaLanaAntoniaAntoniaGinaAntonia2BiancaKatharinaMichaelaMelisaMelisaNadineIzabelaIzabelaAntoniaLanaMelisaAntoniaGina3GinaYemisiAntoniaAntoniaGinaBiancaMelisaNadineNadineGinaGinaMelisa4KatharinaIsabelleYemisiGinaAntoniaIzabelaLanaGinaGinaBiancaLana5 NadineAntoniaIzabelaMichaelaMadalinaAntoniaYemisiLanaIzabelaMelisa6MelisaBiancaMadalinaIzabelaYemisiMadalinaNadineAntoniaBiancaNadine7NatašaMelisaGinaNadineNadineMelisaMadalinaBiancaMelisa8BiancaNadineMelisaNatašaLanaLanaBiancaYemisi9SabrinaChristineNadineMadalinaBiancaYemisiAntonia10ChristineLanaLanaYemisiChristine11 YemisiMadalinaNatašaBiancaMichaela12MadalinaSabrinaChristineLana13MichaelaNatašaKatharinaSabrina14IsabelleMichaela15AlinaGina16IzabelaAlina
The contestant won best photo The contestant quit the competition The contestant was immune from elimination The contestant was in danger of elimination The contestant was eliminated The contestant won the competition
Photo shoot guide Episode 1 photo shoot: B&W beauty shots and body shots Episode 2 photo shoot: Posing topless with Dior handbags Episode 3 photo shoot: Roberto Cavalli dresses with fire Episode 4 photo shoot: Nude shoot with a water hose Episode 5 photo shoot: Crying beauty shots Episode 6 photo shoot: Romantic lesbians in pairs Episode 7 photo shoot: Looking busted AF with Zhu Zhu Pet purses Episode 8 photo shoot: Sensual underwear with a male model Episode 9 photo shoot: Woman magazine covers Episode 10 photo shoot: Posing with a snake on silk fabric
References
External links Official website