By Maureen Coleman

Co Down teenager Carrie-Anne Burton is close to realising her dream to be Ireland's next supermodel.

The 19-year-old from Downpatrick is one of three girls left in the RTE reality series The Model Agent and will find out next week if she has won.

The show, which began with 12 girls from all over Ireland, follows international scout Fiona Ellis hunting for a potential supermodel.

One by one the contestants have been eliminated, with Carrie-Anne now facing Dubliner Amber Jean Rowan and Sharon Touhey from Offaly in the final. Ellis will take the three girls to New York for their next challenge.

Carrie-Anne's talent as a model was first spotted last year by the judges in the inaugural Face of DV8 model search, organised by fashion retailer DV8.

The stunning teenager and fellow winner Aaron Kearney (18) from Portadown beat almost 400 young hopefuls to take the 2008 Face of DV8 titles.

The Model Agent prizes include a contract with Independent Models and a cover shoot for Image magazine. Supermodels Erin O'Connor, Elizabeth Hurley and Helena Christensen are all represented by Independent Models in London.

The final is aired on RTE Two next Monday at 10.25pm

Photocaption: Carrie Anne Burton as the Face of DV8.