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Top Model star Paulina Lerch has died. The scene of the crime was her home, where she and her husband were both found dead. From the reports, the incident was a murder-suicide, although the investigation is still ongoing.

Here is what you need to know about Paulina’s death.

Top Model Paulina Lerch Shot Dead In Home

Paulina Lerch, who came to prominence thanks to her appearance on Top Model, was found dead in her home. Paulina and her husband, Sławomir, were both found shot dead when her family had been unable to reach them for over a week. A wellness check was ordered, and authorities found both people dead.

Paulina Lerch of Top Model | YouTube

The home is in Poznan City, Poland, and their bodies were discovered on September 1. According to police, the home was locked from the inside, and a revolver was found next to their bodies.

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German media group ProSiebenSat.1 is to double down on entertainment investments and is eyeing acquisitions, as it puts streaming service Joyn at the center of its business.

A statement released this morning outlined ProSieben’s strategic focus going forwards to address “tech challenges of the market environment and the changing media landscape,” with acquisitions playing a core part in the plan.

ProSieben’s Entertainment division operates a number of terrestrial networks, which play shows such as The Masked Singer Germany and Next Top Model, and is now the sole owner of streaming service Joyn. It also operates Dating & Video and Commerce & Ventures arms. The company’s channels reach around 60 million viewers a week in total, according to its data.

According to ProSiebenSat.1 Media CEO Bert Habets, the network has “everything it takes to reach millions every day,” and noted: “In the future our investment focus will be on our entertainment business.

America’s Next Top Model was a beloved reality competition show in the 2000s and 2010s. In the 2020s, the Tyra Banks-fronted show came under renewed scrutiny as viewers rediscovered some of the problematic photo shoots that were done on the show.

Tyra Banks | Noam Galai/Getty Images Cycle 4’s race-swapping shoot

One of the most infamous photo shoots in Top Model history took place during its fourth season in 2005. The models were tasked with creating their own “Got Milk?” ads and posing with children. But the shoot had a twist: the contestants would each be transformed by the hair and makeup team into different races.

The result was some of the white models posing as Black women, Black models as Asian women, and Black models as white women. Naturally, in the decades since then, fans have come to realize the problematic nature of changing races for a photo shoot...

Actress/supermodel Anja Rubik poses for the "Zara" Spring 2023 campaign, wearing cargo tops, heeled mules and a whole lot more:

"...since 2010, Rubik has made several appearances on 'Top Model', the Polish edition of 'America's Next Top Model'. In 2014, she became the host and a judge of the Polish version of the reality show 'Project Runway Poland'.

" In 2010, Rubik appeared as a judge in 'The Fashion Show', alongside Isaac Mizrahi, Iman and Laura Brown.

"In 2014, Rubik starred in a music video for the song 'Chleb' by Mister D., a music project of the Polish author Dorota Masłowska and film director Krzysztof Skonieczny.

"In 2014 Rubik appeared in the 'Black Atlass' music video to the 'Jewels' track, directed by Yoann Lemoine. In 2016, she starred in 'Lost Me', Mary Komasa's music video directed by Jan Komasa.

"In 2019, Rubik directed the music video to Mary Komasa's track 'Be a Boy'.