Overview

• Daniela Djokic and Moritz Rüdiger were named female and male champions in the live finale on June 19
• Season 20 finalists assert the competition is unscripted even though producers shape narratives through selective editing
• Eight eliminated contestants commemorated the anniversary cycle by getting matching ‘20’ tattoos as a group memento
• Former winner Simone Kowalski returned as a guest model in the finale to publicly close her chapter on the show
• Secretive castings for season 21 began on June 24 in Cologne under strict confidentiality rules and documentation requirements