The Model Agent
| The Model Scouts | |
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 The logo for the first season |
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| Genre | Reality television |
| Created by | Billy McGrath |
| Developed by | Sideline Productions RTÉ |
| Judges | Fiona Ellis (Series 1) Erin O'Connor (Series 1) Jeni Rose (Series 2-present) David Cunningham (Series 2-present) |
| Theme music composer | Airdate |
| Opening theme | Everytime |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | RTÉ Two |
| Picture format | 480i (4:3 SDTV) |
| Original run | 20 April 2009 – current |
| External links | |
| Website | |
The Model Scouts, called The Model Agent in its first season in 2009, is an Irish reality documentary on RTÉ Two that follows twelve girls competing for a lucrative modelling contract.
In 2009 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.[1] Ellis said that, in contrast to America's Next Top Model, her aim is to rather give an insight in finding new model talent with serious ambitions without "all the drama".[2]
In 2010, Jeni Rose and David Cunningham of IMG Models were the judges.[3] The girls were taken to London, Paris, Sydney and New York. The winner, Tabea Weyrauch, was a 16-year-old girl from Derry.[4] She won a one-year contract with IMG, became the face of A|Wear in Ireland and the United Kingdom, and appeared on the cover of Life, the magazine section of the Sunday Independent.[5]
Cycle Summary
| Cycle | Premiere date | Winner | Runner-up | Other contestants in order of elimination | Number of contestants | International destination |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 April 2009 | Carrie-Anne Burton | 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 |
12 |  London  New York |
| 2 | 2 November 2010 | Tabea Weyrauch | Ellen Flanagann | Heather O'Brien, Shannean Gormley, Justine Kelly, Katie McGinn, Becky Ali, Lauren Owens, Sarah Taylor, Jessica Kelly, Lucy Moore, Aishling O'Connell | 12 | London  Paris  Sydney New York |
Contestants
2009
In order of elimination (ages stated are at time of contest):[6]
- Sadhbh Moore, 18, Kenmare, County Kerry
- Miriam El-Mahdi, 18, County Cork
- Chloe Loughnan, 16, Blackrock, Cork City
- Lisa Madden, 16, County Cork
- Julia McGovern, 17, Belfast
- Rochelle McIntyre, 16, Tuam, County Galway
- Jaime O'Connell, 18, Castletroy, County Limerick
- Jennifer Foley, 18, County Cork
- Laura Keohane, 16, County Cork
- Sharon Touhey, 18, Clara, County Offaly (2nd runner-up)
- Amber Jean Rowan, 16, Dublin (1st runner-up)
- Carrie-Anne Burton, 19, Belfast (winner)[7]
2010
In order of elimination (ages stated are at time of contest):[8]
- Heather O'Brien, 19, Mullagh, County Cavan
- Shannean Gormley, 16, Gorey, County Wexford
- Justine Kelly, 17, Achill, County Mayo
- Katie McGinn, 17, Castleblayney, County Monaghan
- Becky Ali, 16, Gorey, Co. Wexford
- Lauren Owens, 16, Rush, North County Dublin
- Sarah Taylor, 20, Dromore, County Down
- Jessica Kelly, 17, Darndale, Dublin
- Lucy Moore, 16, Donnybrook, Dublin
- Aishling O'Connell, 18, Castleisland, County Kerry (2nd runner-up)
- Ellen Flanagan, 16, Sandymount, Dublin (1st runner-up)
- Tabea Weyrauch, 16, Derry (winner)
Call-out order
| Order | Episodes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||
| 1 | Rochelle | Jaime | Lisa | Carrie-Anne | Amber | Sharon | Sharon | Carrie-Anne |
| 2 | Jaime | Julia | Julia | Laura | Laura | Carrie-Anne | Amber | Amber |
| 3 | Chloe | Carrie-Anne | Rochelle | Sharon | Sharon | Amber | Carrie-Anne | |
| 4 | Laura | Sharon | Amber | Amber | Carrie-Anne | Laura | ||
| 5 | Sharon | Jennifer | Carrie-Anne | Jennifer | Jennifer | |||
| 6 | Amber | Sadhbh | Jaime | Jaime | ||||
| 7 | Julia | Laura | Jennifer | |||||
| 8 | Carrie-Anne | Rochelle | Laura | |||||
| 9 | Sadhbh | Miriam | Sharon | |||||
| 10 | Miriam | Amber | ||||||
| 11 | Lisa | Lisa | ||||||
| 12 | Jennifer | Chloe | ||||||
- The contestant was immune from elimination
- The contestant was eliminated
- The contestant was scouted at a separate audition and later added into the cast
- The contestant's name was not called and they were still running in the competition
- The contestant won the competition
References
- ^ "RTÉ Fashion: Blog - Ireland's 'Top model'? I can't wait!".
- ^ "Search for Ireland's next top model".
- ^ The Model Scouts, RTÉ website.
- ^ Tabea Weyrauch, RTÉ website
- ^ Tabea is winner of The Model Scouts, RTÉ Ten
- ^ "The 12 beauties battling to be a supermodel".
- ^ "Could Carrie-Anne become Ireland's next supermodel?".
- ^ Models, RTÉ website
