{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Infobox television | image = The model scouts.png | caption = | genre = Reality television | runtime = 60 minutes | creator = Billy McGrath | developer = Sideline Productions<br />RTÉ | executive_producer = Billy McGrath<br/> <small>(Series 1)</small><br/>Katie Giles<br/><small>(Series 1)</small><br/>Una Shinners<br/><small>(Series 2)</small> | judges = Fraser Chad Hamilton <br/> <small>(Series 1)</small><br/>Erin O'Connor<br/><small>(Series 1)</small><br/>Jeni Rose<br/><small>(Series 2)</small><br/>David Cunningham<br/><small>(Series 2)</small> | theme_music_composer = Airdate | open_theme = Everytime | country = Ireland | network = RTÉ Two | first_aired = {{start date|2009|4|20|df=y}} | last_aired = {{end date|2010|12|21|df=y}} | num_episodes = 14 }}
'''''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.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.rte.ie/ie/fashion/entry/ireland_s_top_model_i|title = RTÉ Fashion: Blog - Ireland's 'Top model'? I can't wait!|website = RTÉ.ie}}</ref> 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"''.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/lifestyle/bt-woman/search-for-irelands-next-top-model-13969023.html|title = Search for Ireland's next top model}}</ref>
For its second season in 2010, the show was renamed ''The Model Scouts''. Jeni Rose and David Cunningham of IMG Models were the judges.<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/tv/themodelscouts/index.html The Model Scouts], RTÉ website.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://imgmodels.com/get-scouted/the-model-scouts |title=IMG Models - The Model Scouts |website=imgmodels.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113025726/http://imgmodels.com/get-scouted/the-model-scouts |archive-date=2014-11-13}}</ref> The girls were taken to London, Paris, Sydney and New York City. The winner, Tabea Weyrauch, was a 16-year-old girl from Derry.<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/tv/themodelscouts/tabea_weyrauch.html Tabea Weyrauch], RTÉ website</ref> 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''.<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/ten/2010/1222/themodelscouts.html Tabea is winner of The Model Scouts], RTÉ Ten</ref>
==Series summary== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align: center" !width="5%"|Cycle !width="13%"|Premiere date !width=14%|Winner !width=14%|Runner-up !width="34%"|Other contestants in order of elimination !width="7%"|Number of contestants !width="8%"|International destinations |- !1 |20 April 2009 | {{nowrap|'''Carrie-Anne Burton'''}} |{{nowrap|Amber Jean Rowan}} |Sadhbh Moore, Miriam El-Mahdi, Chloe Loughnan, Lisa Madden, Julia McGovern, Rochelle McIntyre, Jaime O'Connell, Jennifer Foley, Laura Keohane, Sharon Touhey <br /> |12 |{{flagicon|United Kingdom}}<br />London<br />{{flagicon|United States}}<br />{{nowrap|New York City}} |-style="background: #D0E6FF;" !2 |2 November 2010 |'''Tabea Weyrauch''' |Ellen Flanagan |Shannean Gormley & Heather O'Brien, Katie McGinn & Justine Kelly, Lauren Owens & Becky Ali, Sarah Taylor, Jessica Kelly, Lucy Moore, Aishling O'Connell |12 |{{flagicon|United Kingdom}}<br />London<br />{{flagicon|France}}<br />Paris<br />{{flagicon|Australia}}<br />Sydney<br />{{flagicon|United States of America}}<br />{{nowrap|New York City}} |}
==Season one== 195px|right|thumb|Logo, used in the show's first season in 2009
===Contestants=== (''ages stated are at start of contest'')<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/the-12-beauties-battling-to-be-a-supermodel-1704208.html|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090411102412/http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/the-12-beauties-battling-to-be-a-supermodel-1704208.html|url-status = dead|archive-date = 11 April 2009|title = The 12 beauties battling to be a supermodel}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! Contestant ! Age ! Hometown ! Finish |- |Sadhbh Moore |18 |Kenmare, County Kerry |rowspan="3"|1st Eliminated Episode 2 |- |Miriam El-Mahdi |18 |County Cork |- |Chloe Loughnan |16 |Blackrock, Cork City |- |Lisa Madden |16 |County Cork |rowspan="3"|2nd Eliminated Episode 2 |- |Julia McGovern |17 |Belfast |- |Rochelle McIntyre |16 |Tuam, County Galway |- |Jaime O'Connell |18 |Castletroy, County Limerick |Eliminated Episode 3 |- |Jennifer Foley |18 |County Cork |Eliminated Episode 4 |- |Laura Keohane |16 |County Cork |Eliminated Episode 5 |- |Sharon Touhey |18 |Clara, County Offaly |Eliminated in Episode 6 |- |Amber Jean Rowan |16 |Dublin |Runner-up |- |Carrie-Anne Burton |17 |Belfast |'''Winner''' |}
* Lisa Madden eventually became a contestant on the eighth series of ''Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model''.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211210/wJxq1P5COx8 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20160306174324/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJxq1P5COx8 Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJxq1P5COx8| title = Britain's Next Top Model Cycle 8 Opening | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref>{{cite AV media| url-status = live| archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211210/AMiJ5fdoXL0| archive-date = 2021-12-10| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMiJ5fdoXL0| title = Get The Make-Up: Episode 1 - Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model Cycle 8 | website=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
===Call-out order=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:92%" |+Fiona's call-out order |- !rowspan=2|Order!!colspan=8|Episodes |- !1!!colspan="2"| 2!! 3!! 4!! 5!!colspan="2"| 6 |- ! 1 | Rochelle ||Jaime ||bgcolor="tomato"|Lisa||bgcolor="gold"|{{nowrap|Carrie-Anne}}||Amber||bgcolor="gold"|Sharon ||bgcolor="tomato"|Sharon ||bgcolor="limegreen"|{{nowrap|Carrie-Anne}} |- ! 2 | Jaime ||Julia ||bgcolor="tomato"|Julia||Laura||Laura ||{{nowrap|Carrie-Anne}}||bgcolor="skyblue"|Amber ||bgcolor="tomato"|Amber |- ! 3 | Chloe ||{{nowrap|Carrie-Anne}}||bgcolor="tomato"|Rochelle ||Sharon ||Sharon ||Amber ||bgcolor="skyblue"|{{nowrap|Carrie-Anne}}||bgcolor="darkgray" | |- ! 4 | Laura ||Sharon ||bgcolor="skyblue"|Amber ||Amber ||{{nowrap|Carrie-Anne}}||bgcolor="tomato"|Laura ||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan=2| |- ! 5 | Sharon ||Jennifer ||bgcolor="skyblue"|{{nowrap|Carrie-Anne}}||Jennifer ||bgcolor="tomato"|Jennifer ||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan=3| |- ! 6 | Amber ||bgcolor="tomato"|Sadhbh||bgcolor="skyblue"|Jaime||bgcolor="tomato"|Jaime||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan=4| |- ! 7 | Julia ||Laura ||bgcolor="skyblue"|Jennifer ||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan=5| |- ! 8 | {{nowrap|Carrie-Anne}}||Rochelle ||bgcolor="skyblue"|Laura ||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan=5| |- ! 9 |bgcolor="darkgray"| ||bgcolor="tomato"|Miriam ||bgcolor="skyblue"|Sharon ||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan=5| |- ! 10 |bgcolor="darkgray"| ||Amber ||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan=6| |- ! 11 | bgcolor="darkgray"| ||Lisa ||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan=6| |- ! 12 | bgcolor="darkgray"| ||bgcolor="tomato"| Chloe||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan=6| |}
:{{Color box|tomato|border=darkgray}} The contestant was eliminated :{{Color box|skyblue|border=darkgray}} The contestant was put through collectively to the next stage :{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} The contestant was immune from elimination :{{Color box|limegreen|border=darkgray}} The contestant won the competition
* Sadhbh, Miriam, Lisa, and Jennifer entered the competition in episode 2.
==Season two==
===Contestants=== (''ages stated are at start of contest'')<ref>[http://www.rte.ie/tv/themodelscouts/models.html Models], RTÉ website</ref> {| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" ! Contestant ! Age ! Hometown ! Finish |- |Shannean Gormley |16 |Gorey, County Wexford |rowspan="2"|Eliminated in Episode 2 |- |Heather O'Brien |19 |Mullagh, County Cavan |- |Katie McGinn |17 |Castleblayney, County Monaghan |rowspan="2"|Eliminated in Episode 3 |- |Justine Kelly |17 |Achill, County Mayo |- |Lauren Owens |16 |Rush, North County Dublin |rowspan="2"|Eliminated in Episode 4 |- |Becky Ali |16 |Gorey, County Wexford |- |Sarah Taylor |20 |Dromore, County Down |Eliminated in Episode 5 |- |Jessica Kelly |17 |Darndale, Dublin |Eliminated in Episode 6 |- |Lucy Moore |16 |Donnybrook, Dublin |Eliminated in Episode 7 |- |Aishling O'Connell |18 |Castleisland, County Kerry |Eliminated in Episode 8 |- |Ellen Flanagan |16 |Sandymount, Dublin |Runner-up |- |Tabea Weyrauch |16 |Derry |'''Winner''' |}
===Call-out order=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:92%" |+David & Jeni's call-out order |- !rowspan=2|Order!!colspan=9|Episodes |- !2!!3!!4!!5!!6!!7!!colspan="2"|8 |- ! 1 |bgcolor="gold"|Tabea||bgcolor="gold"|Jessica||bgcolor="gold"|Aishling||bgcolor="gold"|Ellen||bgcolor="gold"|Aishling||Ellen||Ellen||bgcolor="limegreen"|Tabea |- ! 2 |Katie||Ellen||Sarah||Aishling||Tabea||Tabea||Tabea||bgcolor="tomato"|Ellen |- ! 3 |Lauren||Sarah||Ellen||Tabea||Ellen||Aishling||bgcolor="tomato"|Aishling||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="13" | |- ! 4 |Becky||Becky||Lucy||Jessica||Lucy||bgcolor="tomato"|Lucy||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="13" | |- ! 5 |Aishling||Aishling||Tabea||Lucy||bgcolor="tomato"|Jessica||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="13" | |- ! 6 |Sarah||Lauren||Jessica||bgcolor="tomato"|Sarah||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="13" | |- ! 7 |Lucy||Lucy||rowspan="2" bgcolor="tomato"|Becky<br />Lauren||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="13" | |- ! 8 |Jessica||Tabea||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="13" | |- ! 9 |Ellen||rowspan="2" bgcolor="tomato"|Justine<br />Katie||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="13" | |- ! 10 |Justine||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="13" | |- ! 11 |rowspan="2" bgcolor="tomato"|Heather<br />Shannean||bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="13" | |- ! 12 |bgcolor="darkgray" colspan="13" | |}
:{{Color box|gold|border=darkgray}} The contestant was immune from elimination :{{Color box|tomato|border=darkgray}} The contestant was eliminated :{{Color box|limegreen|border=darkgray}} The contestant won the competition
* 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.
==See also== *''Britain's Next Top Model''
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.rte.ie/tv/themodelagent/ Season one official site] *[http://www.rte.ie/tv/themodelscouts/index.html Season two official site] *[http://imgmodels.com/get-scouted/model-scouts The full second season on IMG's website]
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