Hana Nitsche
Career
Active 2005 – present
Biography
About Hana Nitsche
Hana Nitsche first caught the public eye in 2007, when she finished third on Germany's Next Top Model. That placement launched a career that has spanned editorials, runways, commercial campaigns, and television appearances across Europe and the US. She had already won the Model of the World Germany competition in 2005, and her runway work has included fashion shows for Unrath & Strano, Mango, Allude, Guido Maria Kretschmer, and Lena Hoschek. Nitsche has been photographed for covers and editorials in Harper's Bazaar Arabia, Elle Turkey, Maxim Germany and US, Glamour, FHM Germany, France, and Netherlands, Cosmopolitan Cyprus, Women's Health US, Spoil Me Greece, and GQ Italy. Her commercial work includes campaigns for Anson's, C&A, Karstadt, Volvo, Opel, Herbal Essences, and Esprit, as well as a US television commercial for the department store Lord & Taylor.
She has also appeared in music videos for Marquess, Barış Akarsu, Michael Mind, and Max Mutzke, and had a supporting role in the 2009 film Men's Hearts. In 2011, she posed naked for PETA's anti-fur campaign, photographed with Swedish model Marcus Schenkenberg for a Camp David campaign. She walked the catwalk for Stephan Pelger at Fashion Week Berlin in 2011. Maxim featured her on the cover of their October 2016 issue and ranked her number one on the Hot 100. In January 2017, she competed on the RTL singing show It Takes 2. Since June 2020, she has been the patron of the Health Center Jattaba in Gambia.
Born in Jeseník, Czech Republic, on Friday the 13th of December 1985, Nitsche is German and has been active in modeling since 2005. She has been married to Chris Welch, and the couple welcomed a daughter in August 2018. They now live in California. Nitsche stands 5'9" with a slim build, brown hair, and blue eyes.
Record
Profile details
Personal
- Years Active
- 2005-present (started around 19 years old; 21 years active)
- Birthplace
- Jeseník, Olomouc Region, Czech Republic
- Ethnicity
- Caucasian
Body
- Hair Color
- Brown
- Eye Color
- Blue
- Weight
- 121 lbs (or 55 kg)
- Measurements
- 34–24–35 (B–W–H) · WHR 0.69
- Bra/Cup Size
- 34D show conversions - UK: 34D, EU: 75D, AU: 12D, JP: 75D
- Boobs
- Real/Natural
Extra
- Instagram Followers
- 68k (as of July 2026)
Frequently asked
How did Hana Nitsche become known?
She became known in 2007 as the third-place winner of Germany's Next Top Model.
What are some of her notable achievements in modeling?
She won the Model of the World Germany competition in 2005, and Maxim ranked her number one on the Hot 100 after featuring her on the cover in October 2016.
Has she appeared in any film or TV shows beyond modeling?
Yes, she had a supporting role in the 2009 film Men's Hearts and competed in the singing competition It Takes 2 on RTL in January 2017.
Did you know
- She posed naked for PETA's anti-fur campaign in 2011.
- She became a patron of the Health Center Jattaba in Gambia in June 2020.
- Her daughter was born in August 2018, and she now lives in California with her husband.
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