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Lena Johanna Gercke[2] (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).
Lena Gercke | |
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.jpg) Gercke in 2018 | |
| Born | Lena Johanna Gercke 29 February 1988 Marburg, West Germany |
| Partner | Dustin Schöne |
| Children | 2 |
| Modeling information | |
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)[1] |
| Hair color | Blonde[1] |
| Eye color | Blue[1] |
| Website | lena-g |
Early life
editGercke was born in Marburg[3] and grew up in Cloppenburg, where she attended Liebfrauenschule Cloppenburg (ULF),[2] a Roman Catholic Gymnasium,[4] completing her Abitur in 2007.[5][6] Gercke is an amateur chess player. She has a sister and two paternal half-sisters.[3]
Career
editModeling
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On 14 August 2004, Gercke won a casting call for fast food chain Burger King. She was represented by Langer-Pueschel who booked her for photoshoots, 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 Microsoft for Windows Live. She also appeared in magazines such as the American issues of Cosmopolitan, Sports Week, 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.[7]
Television
editIn 2013, Gercke became a judge on Das Supertalent. In 2014, her sister joined the show for a surprise audition.[8] In 2015, she hosted the prime time hidden camera show Prankenstein.[9] From 2015 to 2021, she present with Thore Schölermann the talent show on ProSieben and on Sat.1 The Voice of Germany and from 2018 they present The Voice Senior on Sat.1.
Personal life
editGercke's relationship with a film director, Dustin Schöne, became known in April 2019.[10] They have two daughters born in July 2020 and in December 2022.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Lena Gercke | View Management". viewmanagement.com. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Abiturjahrgang 2007". Abi-Galerie. Liebfrauenschule Cloppenburg. Archived from the original on 8 February 2009. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Lena Gercke - Karriere nach der Castingshow". SHG. Schleswig-Holsteinischer Zeitungsverlag. 3 July 2008. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ^ Kaiser, Heinrich. "Lena versetzt Liebfrauenschüler in Hysterie - Massen wollen Rückkehr auf die Schulbank miterleben". Münsterländische Tageszeitung (in German). Hermann Imsiecke Druck und Verlag. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ^ "Lena Gercke: Zu dick für Paris". Focus. 22 March 2008. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ^ Dreyer, Patricia (24 May 2007). "Hey, das ist nur ein Job". Spiegel. Retrieved 17 April 2009.
- ^ "Stars & Entertainment: Die spannendsten Promi-News & -Stories".
- ^ "Das Supertalent 2021 | die Talent-Show bei RTL".
- ^ "Lena Gercke: Viel Kritik für "Prankenstein"". 27 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ Luca Cordes: Dustin Schöne: Wer ist der neue Mann an Lena Gercke's Seite? In: t-online.de, 8 April 2019, retrieved 25 November 2019.
- ^ "Mamafreuden bei Lena Gercke". N-tv. 10 July 2020.
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