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WIEBKE SCHWARTAU is used to either catching basketballs or the attention of modelling agencies.

The German beauty has been dubbed the "world's sexiest basketball star".

Wiebke Schwartau is a professional basketball player
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Wiebke Schwartau is a professional basketball playerCredit: Instagram / @wiebke_matilda
Wiebke also does modelling
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Wiebke also does modellingCredit: Instagram / @wiebke_matilda
The beauty has appeared on Germany's Next Top Model
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The beauty has appeared on Germany's Next Top ModelCredit: Instagram / @wiebke_matilda
She has 71,000 Instagram followers
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She has 71,000 Instagram followersCredit: Instagram / @wiebke_matilda

She plays for Alba Berlin, who look set to earn a play-off place in the women's Bundesliga.

But when not impressive with her basketball skills, Wiebke also turns heads as a model.

She even stunned on Germany's Next Top Model in 2022, where contestants were judged by Heidi Klum.

Wiebke, 24, didn't win the show but amassed a huge 71,000 following on Instagram.

She often posts stunning snaps of herself on the basketball court and of her in an array of stylish outfits.

The blonde bombshell stands at 6ft 5in tall and went on Next Top Model to promote body positivity, despite not being a huge fan of the show.

She explained to FitBook: "I took part because I've never seen a very tall woman on television - ever.

"And I knew how hard it was for me to grow up, in the truest sense of the word, in a world that doesn't think that's nice.

"I wanted to be that person for others. Even though the format is questionable and I don't actually support it, I needed the platform."

On sport giving her belief, she said: "As a child and teenager, I was not a self-confident person, but basketball was always a safe place for me.

I'm a basketball star who proved height is no issue on Next Top Model

"A refuge and a constant in my life through which I was able to develop my self-confidence."

Wiebke is back in Germany after studying biology at Towson University in Maryland, USA.

If she wasn't busy enough as a model and basketball star, she is also working on launching a clothing brand aimed at taller women.

Wiebke plays for Alba Berlin
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Wiebke plays for Alba BerlinCredit: Rex
The German stands at 6ft 5in tall
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The German stands at 6ft 5in tallCredit: Instagram / @wiebke_matilda
Wiebke used Next Top Model for a 'platform' and to promote body positivity
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Wiebke used Next Top Model for a 'platform' and to promote body positivityCredit: Instagram / @wiebke_matilda
She often stuns in stylish outfits on social media
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She often stuns in stylish outfits on social mediaCredit: Instagram / @wiebke_matilda
Basketball gave her self-confidence
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Basketball gave her self-confidenceCredit: Instagram / @wiebke_matilda
She called the Next Top Model format 'questionable'
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She called the Next Top Model format 'questionable'Credit: Instagram / @wiebke_matilda
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