Robin Manning was a contestant during Cycle 1 of ANTM.
Robin “Robynne” Manning is a plus-sized model and a Devout Christian from Memphis, Tennessee. Before she appeared ANTM’s Cycle 1, she was given the titles of Miss Soybean and Miss National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame. She received her MA from Tennessee State University, where she was also deemed as Miss Tennessee State University.
Being a Devout Christian like her fellow Top Model Finalist Shannon Stewart, Robin often criticized the other girls when she felt that they were doing something immoral. She was extremely affected when openly gay model Ebony brought her partner to the house. On the seventh week, the challenge was to pose nude for a jewelry advertisement. She, along with Shannon, refused to participate, saying that it was against her morals. Consequently, she was eliminated from the show, becoming the seventh contestant to be cut.
After her appearance on the show, Robin went on to do a Baby Phat fashion show with Elyse and Kesse. She has also appeared in the popular soap, The Young and the Restless, and the films, Without You and Holla.
Robin is pursuing an acting career and has been in two movies. She did some church-related print work and some test shots, but is not currently with an agency.
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April 13, 2010 at 11:41 am
GOD BLESS you Sister Robynn!! I used to live in Memphis,TN as well!! I remember your sister Sharon and your baby sister!!! How are they doing? Keep up the good work, gurly!!
Take Care,
Love
May 17, 2010 at 10:32 am
Robin would have been prettier if she wasn’t so ugly on the inside. Poor girl; she was such a terrible person. You can’t fake your way into heaven, girl.
July 18, 2011 at 8:14 pm
God is the only one that can judge somone!!!
May 18, 2010 at 11:03 pm
The last portrait is a blast.
May 22, 2010 at 6:35 am
I applaud you, Robin. Keep your morals in place. You are beautiful on the inside, as well as the outside. Don’t worry; you know who holds the key. Everything in season.
November 14, 2010 at 12:58 am
What morals? Clutching a thick bible between your legs doesn’t make you a Christian or even religious.
May 8, 2011 at 9:49 am
shaking your boobs to a guy while you think no one else is watching, real morals and the key
September 2, 2010 at 6:50 pm
This is a real beauty! I also admire her for not compromising.
September 2, 2010 at 9:35 pm
Robin was the star of the show. She should have won the competition. Elegance, style, dignity – something for America to be proud of!
September 5, 2010 at 3:29 am
For God’s sake. She was the b*tch of Cycle 1. What about the story when she shook her breasts to Mr. Jay? She has less moral than any other girl this cycle. She was a terrible contestant.
September 6, 2010 at 8:16 am
I agree with you, Breezy. The athiest of the show exhibited more dignity than the alleged Christian around other people. The prayer circle showed what a contradiction this woman was, asking God to guide her when she was constantly judging. Next!
September 22, 2010 at 8:32 am
She always looked like a drag queen to me.
February 3, 2012 at 12:09 am
yes!!! i agree, a 40 years old drag queen!
September 23, 2010 at 4:06 am
Being a Christian myself, I hated Robin.
Sorry hon, but as Christians we don’t snuff our noses at others. Remember the story of Jesus saying “He who has no sin strike the first stone?” Well the same goes for us, we are not sinless.
Anyways, she gave Christianity a bad name. Yes, I stick up for her for not doing the nude or almost nude shoot, but the whole Jay controversy, you can tell Robin is fake.
Nothing is wrong with Robin except that she has to make herself out to be Miss Perfect Christian. Sorry, that ain’t gonna happen. And the way that Robin judges will be used against her too.
January 9, 2011 at 1:25 am
To blaspheme is to attribute things to God that are not of God. You don’t know God or the things of God. To the world, belief in God is foolish.
You are of this world. You do not know my Father. Robin knows my Father; he’s her Father too.
Be quiet child. Don’t speak about things you know nothing about. It would be wonderful if you chose to find out what you’re missing.
February 5, 2011 at 4:22 am
I certainly don’t agree with Kandice saying she’s a Christian then saying she hated Robin, but I do agree with everything else she said. I also am a Christian and was VERY taken aback by how Robin treated others that didn’t think the way she did. Shannon was also a Christian, yet she didn’t judge those around her.
Robin needed to get off her high holy horse and be kinder to those that didn’t believe as she did.
February 6, 2011 at 9:03 pm
What drew me to Christ was His love for me. People are drawn to Christ not repelled by Him. Robin has a lot to learn. She was young. I look at the picture where she’s about to grab the gun with cleavage showing shows that she has loosened up. Or she really wants to make it.
February 7, 2011 at 1:59 am
I’m a Christian, and that woman does not represent me. She refused to consider others, she cared only for herself, she treated people like she was beneath her, and if Jesus appeared to her as a homeless man to test her, do you think she’d whisk off her fur coat and leave off her shopping spree to assist him? I think not.
March 18, 2011 at 3:21 am
Well, hate wasn’t the right word. I was just a little mad at the time. I dislike the fact that she scared many people away from Christ because of the way she had acted on the show. The point of being Christian is to love people, not to scare them off with judgements. Also, no one is perfect, everyone does sin.
Anyways, sorry to have said the word hating her; I meant to say that I hated the way she acted. Forgive me for being rude! Sadly, as you can tell in later photo’s, Robin gave up not wanting to seem naked.
July 18, 2011 at 8:17 pm
In a way you are judging, and you say you are a Christian, but you are talking about Robin!! To prove my poing no body is perfect, but we are all striving for perfection.
September 30, 2010 at 6:39 am
A judgmental, hypocrite drag queen. That’s it.
January 3, 2011 at 6:01 am
I always saw Robin as an actress rather than a model. Because she was able to be mean and hateful at the house and nice and sweet in front of Tyra and the judges.
January 9, 2011 at 5:27 am
What did she expect in a lewd industry like secular modeling and acting. Compromising is what is expected. Duh! If you do not want to get burned then don’t stick your hand in the fire! Also she made Christians everywhere look like fools with her holier than thou comments. Just live the Gospel before then you might have some credibility!
February 7, 2011 at 12:09 am
Robin reminds me of Miss USA 2008 Crystle Steward! Both of these woman are class acts, strong and very intelligent! I love ‘em!
February 7, 2011 at 12:25 am
What a self-centered, self-absorbed witch. I’m glad she lost and hope to never see her again.
February 7, 2011 at 3:12 am
I was watching today and Robin had me until I started noticing her snobbish ways. Why couldn’t she go to eat dinner with Adrianne and her mother and the other models? That was downright snobbish. It seemed when Robin left, Shannon loosened up.
February 7, 2011 at 4:19 am
Yep. I knew she wouldn’t go far in the industry. I think she held Shannon back from her shot, as well. It was like if she went down, she wasn’t going down alone and took Shannon with her. As for her godly influence, there’s is nothing wrong about that, but I was irritated when she asked Elyse to read a part in the bible. Like wtf, people have the right to believe in whatever they want, it doesn’t have to be just god. Everyone has their own god in their own way. Plus, people shouldn’t mix religion with business, especially in the modeling industry, because there are too many different kinds of people and you can’t judge them at all. Those people are there for a reason.
February 12, 2011 at 6:20 pm
I am a Christian and I do not like the way she acted with Elyse. I like Elyse because of personality. Yes, she’s an atheist and I respect her for that. If I were in Robin’s place, of course I would want Elyse to know about God. But in the way she did like the one she did with the Bible verse about “Foolish is the man who claims there’s no god.” Seriously? Her face was like “B*tch, I know God and I’m going to heaven and you’re not. Which means, I better than you.” Seriously, there’s no humility in it and it sucks to have her to like represent Christianity.
July 18, 2011 at 8:19 pm
Again nobody is perfect!!
February 24, 2011 at 3:10 am
I love Robin she was beautiful and classy! To say you hate her and call her names you’re no better than her as far as judging people.
March 6, 2011 at 2:11 am
Greetings my Christian sisters. I appauld Robin for being so open about her beliefs, although at times I did not agree with her methods in expressing those beliefs. I am 55 yrs old and have been saved since I was 7 yrs old. Sometimes when someone is “young” to Christianity there is a tendency to “play” the part instead of “living” the life because they/we lack the true knowledge and understanding of God’s word. We are all still learning. Remember, we are to be Christ-like not Christ. Also, love not judge is the first thing any Christian should remember when approaching none believers- WWJD? I believe with time Robin will find that deeper understanding of what it really means to be “saved” (John 3:16) and live a Christian life and not just be a Christian. God bless her and all of you- believers and non-believers in Christ.
March 12, 2011 at 9:17 am
I like Robin because she is beautiful and sweet and she knows the bible. God blessed her to get as far as she did in the competion and I still say for her to still not only keep her chin up and head up to don’t let all of this put her down. You are a very smart woman who stood up what for you believed in. What you liked to do and don’t like.
March 22, 2011 at 3:07 pm
Ebony is one of the antm girls who has beauty over 16 in America.
June 9, 2011 at 2:08 am
I’M SURE ROBIN CAN FORGE A STRONGER MOVIE CAREER AFTER THE “HOLLA” CHILLER.I ONLY GOT TO SEE THE TRAILER ON IMDB,BUT THERE WAS MY BABY GIRL ROBYNNE,LOOKING GOOD,MY LOL.I’M GONNA FIND THAT MOVIE SOMEWHERE AND MAKE TIME TO WATCH IT.MORE PICS OF U IN THE PRESS AND GLOSSIES PLEASE,ROBYNNE.IT WOULD B GOOD 2 C A LOT MORE OF U.I’M PRAYING 4 U & WISHING U WELL.MON COEUR . . .
June 9, 2011 at 2:09 am
HAUTE SCRIPTURE A LA MODE . . .
June 12, 2011 at 12:57 am
As a Christian, Robin was an embarassment. The only pic of her that was outstanding was the SNAKE pic. She was meant to be someone’s bossy wife and mean mother.
June 23, 2011 at 9:46 pm
Robin was so busy proclaiming about the splinter in other girls’ eyes, she neglected to remove the log in her own. Knowing the bible makes you a Christian as much as knowing the manual to your car makes you a mechanic. Christianity is not about words, it’s about actions. All I have to say to Robin is read Matthew 6:1 – 18 – you are the hypocrite that practices your righteousness in front of people so that they can see you, and you will have no reward from the Father.
July 18, 2011 at 6:47 pm
Good point. i just think she was a fake Bitch!…poor thing.
July 17, 2011 at 5:56 pm
Eh she was just annoying with all her Christian shit. I mean i’m christian and i don’t go around showing it off to everyone. And she’s too old.
July 25, 2011 at 9:15 pm
I hate her!
September 1, 2011 at 2:33 pm
Personally I think she isn’t that pretty, something about her just doesnt say WOW to me. She looks like any other woman you would pass on the street. Real Bitch inside though.
November 4, 2011 at 2:11 pm
Everyone on here who is claiming to be a Christian (which I am also)… Is doing the exact same thing you all are saying she did… and using profanity nonetheless… Shame on you all who are throwing stones at her for throwing stones at others… That makes no sense !! Point is that we live in a world where there is always and opinion, and a view that will differ from your own way of thinking… And for most that can come across as judgmental, even when people say they are not judgmental, everyone can be, because those who feel differently from one another usually stand their ground and feel how they feel regardless… Even us as Christians we still have character flaws… some are still liars, cheaters, downers (themselves and others…), and even snotty, judgmental, so on and so on, etc, etc. So none of you on here have a right to judge her claiming to be a Christian themselves…when half of you all are sitting in the same boat!! “Don’t throw stones in glass houses”- Her and you all!!
January 5, 2012 at 5:21 pm
ugly inside and out. She was just so closed-minded and judgemental about what she saw as sinful. Everyone has a right to live their lives the way they see fit, they don’t have to morph into whatever cookie-cutter christian this wacko thinks is right. It’s people like her, holding religion above all else, that make me sick.