Barbara Meier

Barbara Meier (born 25 July 1986) is a German fashion model and actress. She is best known as the winner of the second season of Germany's Next Topmodel by Heidi Klum.

This article is about German fashion model and actress. For Swiss curler, see Barbara Meier (curler).

Barbara Meier
Meier in 2011
Born	Barbara Meier (1986-07-25) 25 July 1986 Amberg, Bavaria, Germany
Spouse(s)	Klemens Hallmann
Modeling information
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in)
Hair color	Red
Eye color	Blue
Agency	IMG Models Major Model Management
Website	barbarameier.com

Early life

Born in the small Bavarian town of Amberg, Germany, Barbara Meier didn't originally aspire a career in modelling. Instead, after graduating from school, she enrolled at the Fachhochschule Regensburg in order to study mathematics.[1]

Career

Germany's next Topmodel

During her studies, Meier was approached by a model scout in a shopping center in Regensburg who invited her to the casting of the show Germany's next Topmodel. In the course of the show, she had to face a series of challenges in order to outrival her contestants. Even before the end of the show, one of these minor competitions had her win a leading role alongside Heidi Klum in a nationwide TV commercial for McDonald's. Meier did not have any modeling experience before that but she was able to prevail against 16,421 competitors and became the winner of the season on 24 May 2007. The prize included a contract with the modelling agency IMG Models in Paris, an appearance on the cover of the German edition of Cosmopolitan in August 2007 and a contract as the face of the next advertising campaign for the clothing company C&A.

Magazines / Editorials / Cover

Meier was featured in editorials of many international magazines such as Vogue Taiwan, Grazia, InStyle, Elle, Madame Figaro, L'Officiel, etc and appeared on the cover of over 15 German and international magazines such as Cosmopolitan, Icon, Style International, Tango, She, etc.

Advertising

She was the face of many advertising campaigns for the brands Pantene, C&A, Disneyland Resort Paris, Yogurette, Müller Milk and McDonald's and also internationally for Maybelline, Fabi, Borsalino, Save the Queen, Colin's Jeans, C'est comme Ca, Caractere, Miss Poem and many more.[2] Since January 2016, she has been promoting the cosmetics manufacturer Schaebens.[3] She is also the German advertising face of the American shoe brand Skechers and the pulse watch manufacturer Polar.

Catwalk

Since the beginning of her career, Meier has been on the catwalk for national as well as international brands. At the beginning of 2011 she ran for the fifth time for various designers at Fashion Week Berlin. In addition to shows in LA, New York, Paris and Bangkok Meier participated in the Fashion Week Paris in the spring of 2010, where she was booked by the designer Wolfgang Joop for the prêt-à-porter show of his brand Wunderkind.[4]

Acting

In 2010, Meier was invited to a film casting for the ProSieben mystery thriller Schreie der Vergessenen.[5] She had no acting experience at that time yet and got the role of the deaf medium Morgana. After the broadcast of the film in autumn 2011, she was taken under contract by the Berlin acting agency Fitz & Skoglund.[6]

In summer of 2011 Meier completed a basic education at the New York Film Academy and since then she takes private acting lessons with various coaches in Germany and the United States.[7] In addition to small roles in TV films Meier was also playing in main roles of various ZDF crime series, short films, also on the side of Christiane Hörbiger. In 2012 she played one of the leading roles in the short film Wiegenlied (Director: Selcuk Cara, Germany, 2012), which had its premiere in 2012 under the international title Lullaby in the Student Etudes Panorama section at the film festival Plus Camerimage in Bydgoszcz, Poland.

In August 2017 Barbara shot her first movie, The Aspern Papers, a period drama directed by Julien Landais and based on Henry James's novel. She played alongside Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Morgane Polanski and Poppy Delevingne.[8]

Book Author

In December 2015, Meier's book Dein Weg zum Glücksgewicht was published by Dorling Kindersley. She describes the work as an "anti-diet book" and above all wants to motivate women and make them feel better in their bodies.[9]

Charity

In 2008 she was an ambassador for the Year of Mathematics, to which she was appointed by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.[10] In 2012 she was one of the advertising ambassadors of the Deutsches Museum in Munich. She is the ambassador of the campaign "Inform" of the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, which is promoting exercise and healthy nutrition of the population.[11] Since 2015, she is an ambassador of the WWF for the project "ghost nets", which informs about the environmental impact and dangers of the fishing nets floating in the sea.[12]

Since 2017, Barbara Meier has been the ambassador for the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development for fair and environmentally friendly fashion. Meier is committed to bringing sustainable textiles from the niche to a broader market.[13]

Agencies

• 301 Model Management, Istanbul
• Fashion Cult Model Management, Athens[14]
• Major Model Management, Munich[15]
• Major Model Management, New York[16]
• Major Model Management, Paris[17]
• Major Model Management, Milan[18]
• Yuli Models, Tel Aviv

Filmography

Barbara Meier (2015)

• 2010: (Ver-)Passt (TV trailer)
• 2011. Gute Reise (short)
• 2011: Schreie der Vergessenen (TV film)
• 2012: München schaut hin (Socialspot)
• 2012: Der Staatsanwalt – Schlangengrube (TV series)
• 2012: Der Alte – Blinder Hass (TV series)
• 2012: Wiegenlied (short)
• 2013: Notruf Hafenkante – Das Geheimnis der Braut (TV series)
• 2013: Hattinger und die kalte Hand – Ein Chimseekrimi (TV film)
• 2013: Küstenwache – Die Hand des Teufels (TV series)
• 2013: Schon wieder Henriette (TV film)
• 2013: Christine. Perfekt war gestern! – Ein Ex zum Knutschen (TV series)
• 2013: Apothekerin (short)
• 2014: Strangers (short)
• 2014: Sechs auf einen Streich – Siebenschön (TV film)
• 2015: Stuttgart Homicide – Tödliche Tage (TV series)
• 2015: Schwägereltern (TV film)
• 2015: Rico, Oskar und das Herzgebreche
• 2015: Heiraten ist nichts für Feiglinge (TV film)
• 2015: SOKO München (TV series)
• 2016: SOKO Wismar (TV series)
• 2017: Mord in bester Gesellschaft (TV series)
• 2018: Oskar — Gehen, wenns am schönsten ist
• 2018: The Aspern Papers
• 2019: Reiterhof Wildenstein – Die Pferdeflüsterin (TV Film)
• 2019: Endless (Post production)

References

1. "www.barbarameier.com". Homepage. Archived from the original on 23 February 2016.
2. Fashionmodeldirectory.com. Retrieved 15 May 2017
3. barbarameier.com. Retrieved 28 November 2017
4. Barbara Meier – Taking things as they come. Retrieved 20 November 2017
5. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20.November 2017
6. fitz-skoglund.de Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 10 October 2017
7. http://barbarameier.com/actress/
8. Jonathan Rhys Meyers To Star In ‘The Aspern Papers. Retrieved 28 November 2017
9. Barbara Meier- Dein Weg Zum Grlücksgewicht. Retrieved 28 November 2017
10. Wissenschaftsjahr 2008-Interview with Barbara Meier. Retrieved 20 November 2017
11. Charity projects on barbarameier.com. Retrieved 20 November 2017
12. From walking the runway to diving for ghost nets. Retrieved 29 October 2017
13. Development: Minister Mueller launches TVET centre for the textile sector in Ethiopia. Retrieved 20.November 2017
14. Fashion Cult Archived 21 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
15. Major Models Munich Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
16. Major Models NYC
17. Major Models Paris
18. Major Models Milan Archived 1 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Official website
• Barbara Meier at IMG Models
• Barbara Meier at Major Model Management
• Barbara Meier at Fashion Model Directory
• Barbara Meier on IMDb

Preceded by Lena Gercke	Germany's Next Topmodel winner Cycle 2 (2007)	Succeeded by Jennifer Hof