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Supermodel (season 1)

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Country of origin
  
Switzerland

Original network
  
3+ TV

No. of episodes
  
8

Supermodel (season 1)

Starring
  
Nadja Schildknecht Yannick Aellen Mike Karg

Original release
  
6 November (2007-11-06) – 25 December 2007 (2007-12-25)

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 Staubli, 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.

Contents

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.

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 Reljic, Milica Djordjevic & Alexandra Krone
  • Guest judge(s): Florian Beck
  • Episode 3: Ab nach Fernost

    Original airdate: 20 November 2007

  • Challenge winner(s): Gorana Markovic & Tanya Krummenacher
  • Eliminated: Anastasiya Chernichenko
  • Bottom three: Arina Mironkina, Erika Weibel & Noemi Rubera
  • Eliminated: Noemi Rubera
  • 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 Staubli
  • Challenge winner(s): Sabine Staubli
  • Eliminated: Erika Weibel
  • Bottom three: Ivana Vujcic, Nathalie Güdel & Sabine Staubli
  • Eliminated: Sabine Staubli
  • 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 Petrovic
  • 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)

    Call-out order

         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"
  • References

    Supermodel (season 1) Wikipedia