Transgender person wins 'Germany's Next Topmodel' Real beauty comes from within — at least that's the message organizers of the modeling show want to send out. This year's winner is a transgender model. The winner: Alex Alex Mariah Peter from Cologne became the first transgender person in the history of the show to win the competition. "Being different is much more normal than we admit to ourselves," said the 23-year-old, who barely broached the subject of inclusion throughout the season. Speaking about future plans following the victory, the winner said, "First of all, I’m going to get a schnitzel to eat."