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Biography

Lena Gercke (help·info) (February 29, 1988 in Marburg, Germany) is a German fashion model and winner of the first cycle of Germany’s Next Top Model.

Career

On August 14, 2004, Gercke won a casting for fast food chain Burger King. She was represented by Langer-Pueschel who booked her for photoshoots, catwalk shows, and dance. At the beginning of 2006, she attended a casting for Germany’s Next Topmodel hosted by Heidi Klum. After winning, she received an advertising contract with the fashion label OuiSet, a modelling 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. Soon she will be the host of Austria’s Next Topmodel.