GNTM season 20 (2025): Daniela & Moritz crown the anniversary season - FIV

20 seasons of Germany’s Next Topmodel. Two decades in which Heidi Klum sent hundreds of young talents onto the catwalk. In 2025, the show celebrated this anniversary in its very own way: with a season that spanned from the early days to the present day and ultimately crowned two winners who could hardly be more different.

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Daniela: 20 years young, 20th season, 1st place

Moritz: The title goes to… to a 19-year-old

The finale of superlatives

Anniversary also means looking back

Facts & figures about the anniversary season

All GNTM seasons at a glance

Daniela: 20 years young, 20th season, 1st place

There are coincidences that feel like fate. Daniela, just 20 years old, won the 20th anniversary season of GNTM of all things. It was clear from the very first casting: this young woman has something that goes beyond photogenicity and catwalk talent. A calmness in front of the camera that some models spend their whole lives searching for.

Winning the 20th season at the age of 20. Sometimes life writes the best stories.

After her victory, Daniela walked directly at Berlin Fashion Week, a clear sign that her career is only just beginning.

Moritz: The title goes to… to a 19-year-old

Moritz (19) came out on top in the men’s category. What began in the previous season with Jermaine, found its logical continuation in Moritz: young men who don’t see modeling as a side job, but as a serious career path. Moritz brought with him a mixture of ambition and naturalness that won over both the jury and the audience.

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The finale of superlatives

On June 19, 2025, the last six models of the anniversary season gathered for the big showdown. The finale on ProSieben at 8:15 p.m. was an emotional look back at 20 years of GNTM, peppered with the latest catwalk battles.

The placings at a glance

For the women:

1st place: Daniela (20) – confident from casting to the final
2nd place: Magdalena (21) – On a par until the last walk
3rd place: Zoe (19) – Young, wild and with enormous potential

For the men:

1st place: Moritz (19) – Youngest male GNTM winner
2nd place: Pierre (22) – Charismatic all-rounder
3rd place: Jannik (22) – favorite of the relay team

Anniversary also means looking back

What made the 20th season different from its predecessors was the deliberate look back. ProSieben took the opportunity to review the greatest moments from two decades of GNTM. From Lena Gercke’s iconic win in 2006 to the era of great judges such as Thomas Hayo and Michael Michalsky and the opening up to male models in season 19.

The format proved once again that it can constantly reinvent itself without losing its core: The search for the next big face of the German fashion world.