Ostfildern's new icon: Daniela Djokic wins GNTM 2025!

Ostfildern's new icon: Daniela Djokic wins GNTM 2025!

What an exciting time for Daniela Djokic! On June 19, 2025, the 20-year-old native of East Filder competed in the final of the 20th season of "Germany’s Next Top Model" (GNTM) and was able to prevail against strong competition. The anniversary relay was not only an important event for the show, but also for Daniela, who this time attracted both female and male candidates. She won in front of the finalists Magdalena Milic and Zoe Rötzel and emerged as a great winner. According to Web.de she received a prize money of 100,000 euros together with her male colleagues, including Sieger Moritz Rüdiger and adorned the cover of the coveted "Harper’s Bazaar".

The show has gone through incredible change since it was founded in 2006. As Bunte Participants are evaluated, clearly loosened. While young and slim was particularly in demand at the beginning, the criteria towards more inclusive developed. The final decision is not only a success for Daniela itself, but also reflects the modern orientation of GNTM.

a model team with Serbian roots

Daniela Djokic, who has German-Serbian roots, still lives with her parents in East Fildern. Originally born in Baden-Württemberg, she made a name for herself not only in the fashion business, but also academically. In addition to her career as a model, she studies English and German at a teacher in Stuttgart, which offers her a wide range of future. The wikipedia-article describes her beginnings as a model that she made in 2022 through the Louisa Models agency. Since then she has worked for numerous well -known brands such as Joop and Zadig & Voltaire.

But who is the person behind the success? Daniela has a younger brother and attended the Theodor-Heuss-Gymnasium in Esslingen. In her youth she was active in volleyball for many years and also danced Serbian folklore. Despite all the excitement around her victory, her modest way remains remarkable: In an interview, she reported that she has never been in a relationship. According to media reports, however, she was recently seen in Cologne with Samuel Dohmen, a former GNTM candidate.

The way to the GNTM winner

This year's GNTM relay, which started on February 13, 2025, was the first in which male models were also able to apply. Daniela was acted as a favorite at an early stage and scored with impressive achievements, including with her model jobs for "Instyle" and the swimwear edition of "Sports Illustrated". They made their outstanding performances the radiant star of the show and ultimately led to the crowning glory to the "Germany’s Next Top Model" winner.

Daniela's way could not be more inspiring. As part of the 20th season, GNTM set out from the classic requirements and showed how the ideals of beauty changed. Their successes are clearly the result of hard work and perseverance. We are excited to see which other exciting ways of Daniela will take!