Background
Gercke was born in Marburg, Germany and grew up in Cloppenburg, where she attended the Liebfrauenschule Cloppenburg (ULF), a Roman Catholic gymnasium, completing her abitur in 2007.
Gercke was born in Marburg, Germany and grew up in Cloppenburg, where she attended the Liebfrauenschule Cloppenburg (ULF), a Roman Catholic gymnasium, completing her abitur in 2007.
Gercke is a hobby chess player. Modelling career
She was represented by Langer-Pueschel who booked her for photoshoots, 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 Image 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, 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 career
In 2013, Gercke became a judge on Das Supertalent.
In 2015, she hosted the prime time hidden camera show Prankenstein.
Personal She has been dating German football player Sami Khedira since 2011.