Jonna Mannion

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Jonna Mannion
Born (1988-11-10) November 10, 1988 (age 35)
Tucson, Arizona
OccupationReality television personality
Years active2002–present

Jonna Danielle Mannion (born November 10, 1988) is an American reality TV personality, best known for her appearances on the MTV reality television series The Real World: Cancun , and the Real World spinoff show The Challenge . She has also appeared on other television shows including the reality competition show Endurance which she won, [1] and the docudrama Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel on TruTv.

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Personal life

Mannion was placed into foster care with a very religious family when she was four years old. She was adopted by another family at the age of nine, who she continued to live with until she was 18. [2] Mannion gave birth to her daughter Naleigh in August 2016. [3] Mannion got married in 2019 and gave birth to her second child, a son, Cal, in 2020. [4] [5]

Career

Endurance

Mannion first started her television career at the age of thirteen competing on the reality competition show Endurance on Discovery Kids. [6] She and her partner Aaron Thornburg won the competition against six other boy/girl pairs, which earned them a trip to the Amazon, where the reunion was also filmed. [1] Mannion hoped that her reality television debut performance would lead to her getting more time in front of the cameras. [7] Seven years later, this came to fruition.

The Real World

Mannion was a cast member on MTV's The Real World: Cancun , which aired from June to September 2009. Prior to the filming of The Real World she already knew one of her castmates, Derek Chavez, as they worked together as bartenders in Tempe, Arizona. [2] During filming, recording artists LMFAO were a featured story-line during the season and interacted with the cast during their spring break related job. [8] [9] Mannion would later be featured as an actress/dancer in the music video for the LMFAO song "La La La."

Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel

Mannion was featured on the third season of truTV's Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel as a cocktail waitress in 2010. She would commute from her home in Arizona to Las Vegas every weekend to work at the Rehab pool event highlighted on the show. [10] She only appeared on one season, as the show was canceled at the end of 2010. [11]

The Challenge

Mannion has been a cast member on five seasons of The Real World spin-off The Challenge . She was a participant on: Rivals , [12] Battle of the Seasons , [13] Rivals II , [14] Free Agents , [15] and Battle of the Exes II . [16] For Mannion's first challenge Rivals, she was paired on a team with Real World: Cancun roommate, Jasmine Reynaud. On her following season, she was on a team with three of her Real World roommates, Reynaud once again, along with Derek Chavez and C.J. Koegel. On Rivals II she was paired with The Real World: Las Vegas (2011) alum Nany González. Battle of the Exes II found Mannion paired with her ex-boyfriend Zach Nichols from The Real World: San Diego (2011) whom she had met on Battle of the Seasons.

Mannion's best finish on The Challenge was on Battle of the Seasons where she and Chavez finished the season in fourth place after Reynaud and Koegel were eliminated earlier in the season.

In 2021, Mannion competed on the first season of the Paramount+ series The Challenge: All Stars , a spin-off of The Challenge featuring past cast members of the show. [17] She finished the season tied for third-place with KellyAnne Judd. [18] In the same year, Mannion returned for season 2 of the All Stars spin-off, which she won alongside The Real World: Philadelphia alumnus MJ Garrett. [19] Mannion returned again in 2022 for the third season, which she also won, making her a two-time champion. [20] [21]

Filmography

Television
YearTitleNetworkRoleNotes
2002 Endurance Discovery Kids Contestant (with Aaron Thornburg)Winners
2009 Engaged and Underage MTV Herself - Friend1 episode
2009 The Real World: Cancun HerselfMain cast, 13 episodes
2010 Rehab: Party at the Hard Rock Hotel truTV Herself11 episodes
2011 The Challenge: Rivals MTV Contestant (with Jasmine Reynaud)7th eliminated
2012 The Challenge: Battle of the Seasons Contestant (Team Cancun)10th eliminated
2013 The Challenge: Rivals II Contestant (with Nany González)6th eliminated
2014 The Challenge: Free Agents Contestant7th eliminated
2015 The Challenge: Battle of the Exes II Contestant (with Zach Nichols)8th eliminated
2021 The Challenge: All Stars (season 1) Paramount+ Contestant3rd place
2021 The Challenge: All Stars (season 2) ContestantWinner
2022 The Challenge: All Stars (season 3) ContestantWinner
2023 The Challenge: World Championship Contestant (with Grant Crapp)Disqualified
2023 The Challenge: USA (season 2) CBS Contestant2nd eliminated
Other
YearTitleType of WorkRoleDescription
2009"La La La"Music VideoLove InterestMusic Video for artist LMFAO
2015Reality Television AwardsAward ShowPresenterReality TV Award Show
2016 The Challenge: After Show TV specialHerself Special for The Challenge

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