The Model Scouts
The Model Scouts, formerly The Model Agent during its first season in 2009, was 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 girls were taken to London, Paris, Sydney and New York City. The winner, Tabea Weyrauch, was a 16-year-old girl from Derry. 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.
Series summary
Season one
Contestants
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Finish |
| Sadhbh Moore | 18 | Kenmare, County Kerry | 1st Eliminated Episode 2 |
| Miriam El-Mahdi | 18 | County Cork | 1st Eliminated Episode 2 |
| Chloe Loughnan | 16 | Blackrock, Cork City | 1st Eliminated Episode 2 |
| Lisa Madden | 16 | County Cork | 2nd Eliminated Episode 2 |
| Julia McGovern | 17 | Belfast | 2nd Eliminated Episode 2 |
| Rochelle McIntyre | 16 | Tuam, County Galway | 2nd Eliminated Episode 2 |
| 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 Britain & Ireland's [Next Top Model (cycle 8)|eighth] series of Britain & Ireland's Next Top Model.
Call-out order
- Sadhbh, Miriam, Lisa, and Jennifer entered the competition in episode 2.
Season two
Contestants
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Finish |
| Shannean Gormley | 16 | Gorey, County Wexford | Eliminated in Episode 2 |
| Heather O'Brien | 19 | Mullagh, County Cavan | Eliminated in Episode 2 |
| Katie McGinn | 17 | Castleblayney, County Monaghan | Eliminated in Episode 3 |
| Justine Kelly | 17 | Achill, County Mayo | Eliminated in Episode 3 |
| Lauren Owens | 16 | Rush, North County Dublin | Eliminated in Episode 4 |
| Becky Ali | 16 | Gorey, County Wexford | Eliminated in Episode 4 |
| 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
- 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.