Toni follows 148,000 fans on Instagram and at 18 she looks more mature and cool than any other. Toni is in the final at
Germany's Next Top Model and absolutely deserves it: with five jobs she is at the top of the booked models for the 13th season of GNTM and has focused from the start on being the best. In the interview, Toni talks about her intuition at Germany's Next Top Model and how it should go on after the final.
GNTM 2018: TONI IN AN INTERVIEW WITH HARPER'S BAZAAR
Harper's Bazaar: How did you end up with Germany's Next Top Model?
Toni: I've wanted to be a
model since I was ten years old and have been part of Germany's Next Top
Model since I was twelve or 13. Simply because I find the experiences totally cool and because I always wanted to travel. I decided to finish school first and then take part in GNTM. The desire was so strong that I almost signed up last year before I graduated from high school. I felt I could do it and would go far, but it would have been a shame if I had to do a year of school after the show.
How did you get the idea that you could go far?
Since childhood, people have told me: "You look like a
model " and "Heidi Klum will love you". I did some modeling half a year earlier and it was great fun. I felt that I liked modeling and that I should share this talent with others.
Where are you from?
From Stuttgart. I was born there.
Which shoot did you like best?
The underwater shoot with the fish and sharks. Because a year ago I would have said: I wouldn't jump in there. But I jumped in. I was really scared and faced this fear. That's what GNTM is there for - to overcome its fears.
Do you actually have a plan B? In case modeling doesn't work.
I use GNTM to open doors for me. My career doesn't end with the show, it starts with it. I am open to everything that comes afterwards. I would also like to study ...
…what?
Journalism, media communication, moderation, something. On principle, but modeling is what I really want to do. Now I have the platform, now I am known out there and I can use that to continue.
But you also do poetry slam, right?
Poetry slam is a gift and I will keep doing it. I just need to tell how I feel this way.
Interview: Miriam Stein
