The 19-year-old “Germany’s Next Top Model” candidate Maribel Sancia Todt lost her family three years ago.
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The parents of the then 16-year-old, the dentist Ante Todt († 53) and his wife Beatrix († 53), their sister Aurelia († 11) and the three family dogs had an accident on their return trip from their vacation in Croatia.
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Maribel himself had gone home a few days earlier.
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“The best time in my present life was when I was allowed to spend with my family,” said Maribel.
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From time to time, Maribel posts pictures of her dad, her mommy and her little sister on Instagram – and also openly writes about moments when she is not feeling well.
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One can hardly imagine a worse loss: the life of “Germany’s Next Top Model” candidate Maribel Sancia Todt (19) changed from one second to the next three years ago. The model from Mülheim an der Ruhr (DE) lost her entire family in a car accident on July 12, 2016.
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The parents of the then 16-year-old, the dentist Ante Todt († 53) and his wife Beatrix († 53), their sister Aurelia († 11) and the three family dogs had an accident on their return trip from their vacation in Croatia. A truck had crashed into the vehicle at the end of a traffic jam. Maribel herself was not in the vehicle: she had driven home a few days earlier.
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“The pain will never go away”
The 19-year-old, who lives with her Grosi today, is open about the terrible loss. «Everything that happens is part of life – I have learned and accepted that. It is important that we experience and accept both, »she says to« Bild ». «It has gotten better, but there are still phases when I feel bad – an up and down. But yes, you definitely learn to handle it better. Still, the pain will never go away. »
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«The ground was torn from my feet»
Maribel tells how traumatic the time after the horror accident was for her. «Back then it was like my whole life had broken. The ground was torn from under my feet, »she says. «I had to move and everything changed by 180 degrees – not for the better. It was very stressful. Half a year later it was bad. The next six months went well again – I made good connections at school and made friends. In general, everything was fine with my surroundings and my family. »
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«I had to go to the clinic and went through a lot»
But: «Then came a phase when I collapsed emotionally: I had to go to the clinic and have been through a lot since then. It took 1½ years, »she says. It was a long time before Maribel was reasonably well again after the accident. To date, it is an up and down for the Germans with Croatian roots.
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«Of course I still have these deep phases that come and go. It has gotten much better and I feel much better. I don’t always have to cry when I think of the accident, but can look back on beautiful moments and smile when I think of my family. »
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The «GNTM» candidate, who is fighting for a modeling career in Heidi Klum’s (46) casting show, shares photos of some of these beautiful moments on Instagram with her 163,000 subscribers. There, Maribel occasionally posts pictures of her dad, her mom and her little sister.
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For example, she wrote about a picture of her mother Beatrix and her sister Aurelia: «The most wonderful people I have ever met. (…) The best time in my present life was the one that I was allowed to spend with my family. (…) Maybe it’s selfish, but I wouldn’t want anything more than another wonderful year with you. Years that I will unfortunately never get. “She writes about a picture of her sister:” My family was my purpose in life. So please appreciate what you have and don’t focus on what you don’t have. »(Kad)