Lena Johanna Gercke
Early life
Gercke was born in
Marburg and grew up in
Cloppenburg, where she attended Liebfrauenschule Cloppenburg (ULF),
[ a Roman Catholic Gymnasium,][
]
Career
Modeling
On 14 August 2004, Gercke won a casting call for fast-food chain Burger King. She was represented by Langer-Pueschel, who booked her for photo shoots, catwalk shows, and dance performances. At the beginning of 2006, she attended a casting call for Germany's Next Topmodel hosted by Heidi Klum. Upon winning the competition, she received an advertising contract with the fashion label OuiSet, a modeling 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. She also appeared in magazines such as the American issues of Cosmopolitan, Sports Week, and Glamour, and on the cover of French Votre Beauté. She was featured in print campaigns of H&M, Mexx, and Geox. In 2010, she walked on New York Fashion Week for the spring season of Custo Barcelona.
Television
In 2013, Gercke became a judge on Das Supertalent. In 2014, her sister joined the show for a surprise audition.
Personal life
Gercke's relationship with a film director and fishing tackle entrepreneur, Dustin Schöne, became known in April 2019.[Luca Cordes: Dustin Schöne: Wer ist der neue Mann an Lena Gercke's Seite? In: t-online.de, 8 April 2019, retrieved 25 November 2019.] They have two daughters born in July 2020 and in December 2022.
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