The Model Scouts

The Model Scouts, formerly The Model Agent during its first season in 2009, is an Irish reality documentary on RTÉ Two that followed twelve girls competing for a lucrative modelling contract with IMG.

In 2008 the series followed model scout Fiona Ellis on her search for an Irish supermodel. On her way through Ireland, Ellis spotted eight girls in the entire country and chose the last four of the twelve finalists through applications that she received. Each episode saw the elimination of one or more girls. The winner, Carrie-Anne Burton, won a contract with the Independent Models agency and a cover of Image magazine. Supermodel Erin O'Connor, who was also discovered by Ellis at the beginning of her career, advised the girls. Ellis said that, in contrast to America's Next Top Model, her aim was to give an insight in finding new model talent with serious ambitions without "all the drama".

For its second season in 2010, the show was renamed The Model Scouts. Jeni Rose and David Cunningham of IMG Models were the judges.The Model Scouts, RTÉ website. The girls were taken to London, Paris, Sydney and New York City. The winner, Tabea Weyrauch, was a 16-year-old girl from Derry.Tabea Weyrauch, RTÉ website She won a one-year contract with IMG, and became the face of A Wear in Ireland and the United Kingdom. She also appeared on the cover of Life, the magazine section of the Sunday Independent.Tabea is winner of The Model Scouts, RTÉ Ten

Series summary Cycle Premiere dateWinnerRunner-upOther contestants in order of eliminationNumber of contestantsInternational destinations120 April 2009 Sadhbh Moore, Miriam El-Mahdi, Chloe Loughnan, Lisa Madden, Julia McGovern, Rochelle McIntyre, Jaime O'Connell, Jennifer Foley, Laura Keohane, Sharon Touhey 12London22 November 2010Tabea WeyrauchEllen FlanaganShannean Gormley & Heather O'Brien, Katie McGinn & Justine Kelly, Lauren Owens & Becky Ali, Sarah Taylor, Jessica Kelly, Lucy Moore, Aishling O'Connell12LondonParisSydney

Season one

Contestants (ages stated are at start of contest)

Contestant Age Hometown FinishSadhbh Moore18Kenmare, County Kerry1st Eliminated Episode 2Miriam El-Mahdi18County CorkChloe Loughnan16Blackrock, Cork CityLisa Madden16County Cork2nd Eliminated Episode 2Julia McGovern17BelfastRochelle McIntyre16Tuam, County GalwayJaime O'Connell18Castletroy, County LimerickEliminated Episode 3Jennifer Foley18County CorkEliminated Episode 4Laura Keohane16County CorkEliminated Episode 5Sharon Touhey18Clara, County OffalyEliminated in Episode 6Amber Jean Rowan16DublinRunner-upCarrie-Anne Burton17BelfastWinner

Lisa Madden eventually became a contestant on the eighth series of Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine:

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Sadhbh, Miriam, Lisa, and Jennifer entered the competition in episode 2.

Season two

Contestants (ages stated are at start of contest)Models, RTÉ website Contestant Age Hometown FinishShannean Gormley16Gorey, County Wexford Eliminated in Episode 2Heather O'Brien19Mullagh, County CavanKatie McGinn17Castleblayney, County MonaghanEliminated in Episode 3Justine Kelly17Achill, County MayoLauren Owens16Rush, North County DublinEliminated in Episode 4Becky Ali16Gorey, County WexfordSarah Taylor20Dromore, County DownEliminated in Episode 5Jessica Kelly17Darndale, DublinEliminated in Episode 6Lucy Moore16Donnybrook, DublinEliminated in Episode 7Aishling O'Connell18Castleisland, County Kerry Eliminated in Episode 8Ellen Flanagan16 Sandymount, Dublin Runner-upTabea Weyrauch16Derry Winner

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In episode 1, Jenni Rose and David Cunningham scouted the cities of Dublin, Cork, Galway, Derry, and Belfast to find twelve aspiring models. After creating a shortlist of thirty girls, the list was reduced to twenty-one models who were taken to Dublin for the final cut. At the end of the episode, nine of the models, Shauneen, Emma, Holly, Aoife, Niamh, Rebecca, Aoibhin, Eve, and Zahra, were eliminated. The remaining twelve moved on to the main competition.

The Model Scouts

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