The new season starts with the arrival of the 31 finalists of Germany's Next Topmodel 2021 in Berlin, Germany. Host Heidi Klum immediately to move on in the hopes of becoming Germany's Next Top Model. This time they start with a Runway Show wearing dresses of designer Thierry Mugler. In the seasons before, Heidi selected out of the semifinalist the final cast after a runway show, but for this season the final cast to prove in a runway show as the first mission. Heidi takes 25 girls to the next round and let them move into a model loft.

• Eliminated: Alexandra Reinke, Franziska Bergander, Lena Schreiber, Maria-Sophie Damiano, Samantha Herbst & Vanessa Gros
• Special guests: Thierry Mugler

The girls moved in to their loft in Berlin. After that, Ricarda decided to quit the competition. Later that day, the girls had a catwalk training with host Heidi Klum. On the next day, the girls had their very first photoshoot. The girls did a promo shoot in groups of six plus opening credits with Heidi Klum. At elimination, the girls had a fashion show wearing Marina Hoermanseder gowns. Larissa and Maria landed in the bottom two. In the end, Maria was eliminated.

• Quit: Ricarda Häschke
• Bottom two: Larissa Onac & Maria Schimanski
• Eliminated: Maria Schimanski
• Featured photographer: Rankin
• Special guests: Marina Hoermanseder & Rankin

The week started with a ballet training for the girls. On the next day, the girls had their second big photoshoot in Berlin. Before the shoot, Sara decided to quit the competition.

• Quit: Sara Ullmann

The girls had to shoot in pairs while portraying ballet dancers. The pairs seemed to have been decided based on the girls' performance at the training. Alex, Alysha, Amina, Ashley, Chanel, Elisa, Larissa, Linda, Luca, Romy and Soulin were the best in their pair and won immunity for the next elimination. They got to watch the other girls' live walk on TV.

At elimination, the remaining eleven girls had to battle it out on the catwalk, which was nightmare-themed. In the end, Nana was eliminated.

• Immune: Alex-Mariah Peter, Alysha Hübner, Amina Hotait, Ashley Amegan, Chanel Silberberg, Elisa Schattenberg, Larissa Onac, Linda Braunberger, Luca Vanak, Romy Wolf & Soulin Omar
• Eliminated: Nana Fofana
• Featured photographer: Markus Schäfer
• Special guests: Nikeata Thompson

The week started with a roller skating training for the girls with Oumi Janta. On the next day, the girls had their next big photoshoot in Berlin. The girls had to shoot in front of a hotel, posing with dogs and portraying a luxurious woman. Ellen von Unwerth photographed them. At elimination, the girls had to walk nude while being covered in foam. Drama emerged especially from Amina and Ana. Before the catwalk, Mira decided to quit the competition. In the end, Sarah was eliminated. Mareike was also criticized for not showing enough seriousness. Soulin was selected to distribute the photos to all the girls who had made it to the next round.

• Quit: Mira Folster
• Eliminated: Sarah Ahrend
• Featured photographer: Ellen von Unwerth
• Special guests: Ellen von Unwerth & Oumi Janta

The week started with the big makeover. Huge optical changes included Romina, Ana, Larissa and Mareike. At elimination, Heidi had prepared a "2 in 1" challenge: First, the girls had to walk in a fashion show in Christian Cowan's gowns and at the end of the runway, they had five seconds to pose for photographer Mato Johannik. In the end, Amina was eliminated.

• Eliminated: Amina Hotait
• Featured photographer: Mato Johannik
• Special guests: Christian Cowan

The week started with a winter wonderland inspired runway show. Jasmine and Linda especially struggled, with Linda even slipping on the runway. Surprisingly, Alex and Dascha were criticized as well, while others like Romina, Soulin or Elisa performed flawlessly. On the next day, Dascha, Liliana, Romina and Soulin were invited to a casting for Levi's, and Soulin was booked for the job. Later on, the girls had their sedcard photoshoot. After the shoot, Alysha, Ana, Ashley, Dascha, Elisa, Luca, Romy and Soulin got immunity for the following elimination and got to watch Heidi's decision from home. Jasmine, Liliana, Linda and Miriam landed in the bottom four. In the end, Miriam was eliminated.

• Booked for job: Soulin Omar
• Immune: Alysha Hübner, Ana Martinovic, Ashley Amegan, Dascha Carriero, Elisa Schattenberg, Luca Vanak, Romy Wolf & Soulin Omar
• Bottom four: Jasmine Jüttner, Liliana Maxwell, Linda Braunberger & Miriam Rautert
• Eliminated: Miriam Rautert
• Featured photographer / special guest: Christian Anwander

The week started with an interview training with boulevard journalist Christian Düren. Many girls received criticizm for the way they portrayed themselves on social media platforms or for how they behaved when talking to him. Düren chose Soulin and Dascha as the models who handled the situation very professionally. After that, the girls mastered in a press conference in front of real journalists. The next day, the girls participated in a video shoot shot by David Helmut, creating an 80's themed TV spot while posing as gymnasts and selling a product. At elimination, they walked in inflatable emoji costumes. Heidi chose Alex, Ana and Dascha as the ones having performed most flawlessly this week, while Ashley, Chanel and Mareike landed in the bottom three. In the end, Chanel was eliminated. Furthermore, Romina and Lina/Soulin received a headline from the press conference.

• Bottom three: Ashley Amegan, Chanel Silberberg & Mareike Müller
• Eliminated: Chanel Silberberg
• Featured director: David Helmut
• Special guests: Christian Düren, Stefanie Giesinger & Marcus Butler

The week started with a photoshoot. The girls had to pose in groups of four in a huge, rotating cube. The best girl in each group received a Flaconi box and coupon over 1,000€.

Before the shoot, Jasmine decided to quit the competition due to health problems. She was replaced by Soulin in her initial group.

• Quit: Jasmine Jüttner

The next day, the girls were taught a sexy dance routine on high heels by choreographer Sonia Bartucelli. At elimination, water was poured over them as an additional challenge. Heidi called Dascha the best of the day and noted that Elisa had also found her way to the top. In the end, Alysha was eliminated.

• Eliminated: Alysha Hübner
• Featured photographer: Pamela Hanson
• Special guests: Sonia Bartucelli & Valentina Sampaio

The week started with the girls being tasked to set up a ranking of their performances and personalities. The next day, they had another big photoshoot. The girls had to pose as fairies at a height of 122 meters. After the photoshoot, Linda was eliminated, because she couldn't overcome her fear of heights.

• Eliminated outside of judging panel: Linda Braunberger

At elimination, they were challenged with absolving an action parcour elegantly. Luca and Mareike landed in the bottom two. In the end, Mareike was eliminated.

• Bottom two: Luca Vanak & Mareike Müller
• Eliminated: Mareike Müller
• Featured photographer: Rasmus Kaessmann
• Special guests: Jochen Schweizer, Katy Bähm & Rebecca Mir

The week started with a video shoot. The girls each had to act out the same scene with a different emotion (mad, sad, euphoric) with German comedian Otto Waalkes. Romy decided to quit the competition due to personal reasons. Elisa and Ashley did not persuade Heidi with their takes. Later, Ana, Ashley, Dascha, Elisa and Romina attended a casting for Opel, where Ashley was booked for the job. At elimination, the girls were transformed into Berlin night club dancers with fashion by designer Esther Perbrandt; they first danced to techno music and then delivered a cool walk. Every girl got to move on except for Elisa, who received some criticizm, but was ultimately saved due to her excellent performance on the dancefloor and runway.

• Quit: Romy Wolf
• Booked for job: Ashley Amegan
• Eliminated: None
• Featured director: Reza Norifarahani
• Special guests: Esther Perbandt & Otto Waalkes

The week started with a casting for Bauer; Ana was booked for the job. On the next day, the girls had their next photo shoot; they posed as artistic butterflies in an abandoned ruin in front of brightly painted wooden walls, being photographed by Kristian Schuller. Most girls performed well, although Heidi noted that Ashley, Larissa and Liliana had some issues with meeting Kristian's requirements. At elimination, the girls walked a Haute Couture catwalk dressed in costumes inspired by real art pieces after being briefed by Miss Fame. Heidi especially praised Soulin and Luca for their performances. Ashley and Larissa landed in the bottom two. In the end, Larissa was eliminated.

• Booked for job: Ana Martinovic
• Bottom two: Ashley Amegan & Larissa Onac
• Eliminated: Larissa Onac
• Featured photographer: Kristian Schuller
• Special guests: Miss Fame

This week started with an expression training with Thomas Hayo. This week, the girls had the chance to attend many different castings. Alex was booked for Galvan London, Dascha for Invisibobble, Liliana for InStyle and Soulin for Flaconi. Notably, Ashley and Luca did not receive any casting invitations.

At the end of the week, all ten girls attended Kilian Kerner's casting, where he booked Dascha. Heidi and Thomas Hayo secretly observed the girls absolving Kerner's casting. After that, Elisa was eliminated.

• Booked for job: Alex-Mariah Peter, Dascha Carriero (2x), Liliana Maxwell & Soulin Omar
• Eliminated: Elisa Schattenberg
• Featured photographer: Thomas Hayo
• Special guests: Kilian Kerner

This week started with a photoshoot. The girls had to style themselves, then pose nude and create a montage from three pictures. Many struggled, including Ana, Dascha, Liliana and Yasmin. The next day, Alex, Dascha, Romina and Soulin attended a casting for Dyson, where Romina was booked. At elimination, the girls walked a runway located twenty metres above the ground. Additionally, they had to reveal an outfit change midway through their performance. Surprisingly, guest Jochen Schweizer, who alongside season 15 winner Jacky Wruck briefed and supported the girls, booked Yasmin for a job. Ana, Dascha and Liliana landed in the bottom three; in the end, Ana was eliminated.

• Booked for job: Romina Palm & Yasmin Boulaghmal
• Bottom three: Ana Martinovic, Dascha Carriero & Liliana Maxwell
• Eliminated: Ana Martinovic
• Featured photographer: Markus Jans
• Special guests: Bill Kaulitz, Jacky Wruck, Jochen Schweizer & Tom Kaulitz

This week the girls didn't have a photo or video shoot again. Instead, they attended to Berlin Fashion Week and again got the opportunity to prove their skills at many castings. Romina was booked for Eli by Elias Rumelis, Soulin was booked for Lala Berlin, Liliana for Nylon magazine and Dascha for Andmetics.

At elimination, the girls walked in the cool and edgy About You fashion show with German female rapper Loredana. After the show, guest judge and season 1 winner Lena Gercke booked Alex for her label LeGer. Ashley and Luca landed in the bottom two; in the end, Luca was eliminated.

• Booked for job: Alex-Mariah Peter, Dascha Carriero, Liliana Maxwell, Romina Palm & Soulin Omar
• Bottom two: Ashley Amegan & Luca Vanak
• Eliminated: Luca Vanak
• Special guests: Kilian Kerner, Loredana & Lena Gercke

The week started with a dance lesson with dancers from the show Magic Mike Live. On the next day, the girls had their next big photoshoot. In a set made of pure ice, the top model contestants had to pose in the freezing cold with male models. Wolfgang Joop then invited all girls except Alex (who attended her job at Lena Gercke's label LeGer) to a casting where he booked Soulin. At elimination, the girls float as angels on the catwalk and then performed with the dancers from the Magic Mike Live crew. In the end, Liliana was eliminated.

• Booked for job: Soulin Omar
• Eliminated: Liliana Maxwell
• Featured photographer: Max Montgomery
• Special guests: Magic Mike Live crew & Wolfgang Joop

Only six girls are still in the running for the title of Germany's Next Top Model. This week, the girls had their most important photoshoot, the Harper's Bazaar cover-try. At elimination, the girls had their last fashion show before the final and the opportunity to express clearly why they belong in the final. In the end, Yasmin was eliminated plus Ashley decided to quit the competition - making Alex-Mariah, Dascha, Romina and Soulin the top four of the sixteenth season of Germany's Next Top Model 2021.

• Eliminated: Yasmin Boulaghmal
• Quit: Ashley Amegan
• Featured photographer: Marcin Tyszka
• Special guests: Alessandra Ambrosio & Kerstin Schneider

After an exciting time in the fashion world, the top four of the sixteenth season of Germany's Next Top Model face their last challenge. The girls first had to walk as superheroes. After that, Romina was eliminated. Then, the final three girls had to walk a second time, showcasing their vibrant and big personalities. After that, Soulin was eliminated. Next, the final two shot a music video live with Tokio Hotel and stand on stage with singer Zoe Wees. In the end, Alex-Mariah was declared the winner.

• Final four: Alex-Mariah Peter, Dascha Carriero, Romina Palm & Soulin Omar
• Bottom two: Dascha Carriero & Romina Palm
• Eliminated: Romina Palm
• Final three: Alex-Mariah Peter, Dascha Carriero & Soulin Omar
• Bottom two: Alex-Mariah Peter & Soulin Omar
• Eliminated: Soulin Omar
• Personality Award: Liliana Maxwell
• Final two: Alex-Mariah Peter & Dascha Carriero
• Germany's Next Topmodel: Alex-Mariah Peter
• Special guests: Nikeata Thompson, Tokio Hotel, VIZE & Zoe Wees