Cycle 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 cycle 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 cycle, 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.
(ages stated are at start of contest)
Original airdate: 000000002012-01-12-0000January 12, 2012
Challenge winner: Lana Baltic
Eliminated: Isabelle Raisa & Alina Chlebecek
Original airdate: 000000002012-01-19-0000January 19, 2012
Challenge winner/Booked for job: Antonia Hausmair
Best photo: Michaela Schopf
Bottom two/eliminated: Sabrina Rauch & Katharina Mihalovic
Original airdate: 000000002012-01-26-0000January 26, 2012
Booked for job: None
Challenge winner/Best photo: Izabela Pop Kostic
Eliminated: Nataša Maric
Original airdate: 000000002012-02-02-0000February 2, 2012
Quit: Michaela Schopf
Challenge winner: None
Booked for job: all girls
Best photo: Izabela Pop Kostic
Bottom three: Bianca Ebelsberger, Christine Riener & Lana Baltic
Eliminated: Christine Riener
Original airdate: 000000002012-02-09-0000February 9, 2012
Challenge winner: Bianca Ebelsberger
Booked for job: Nadine Trinker
Best photo: Gina Adamu
Bottom two: Lana Baltic & Yemisi Rieger
Eliminated: None
Original airdate: 000000002012-02-12-0000February 12, 2012
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
Original airdate: 000000002012-02-19-0000February 19, 2012
Eliminated (episode 6): None
Challenge winner: Melisa Popanicic
Booked for job: Lana Baltic & Melisa Popanicic
Best photo: Lana Baltic
Eliminated: Yemisi Rieger
Original airdate: 000000002012-02-26-0000February 26, 2012
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
Original airdate: 000000002012-03-04-0000March 4, 2012
Challenge winner: Bianca Ebelsberger
Booked for job: Antonia Hausmair & Gina Adamu
Eliminated: Bianca Ebelsberger
Bottom two: Melisa Popanicic & Nadine Trinker
Eliminated: Nadine Trinker
Original airdate: 000000002012-03-11-0000March 11, 2012
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
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
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
