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An impressive career can conceal some of the darkest stories beneath. A winner of both the USA and World championships in hurdle events, Lolo Jones has reached her current position after plenty of effort and enormous amount of perseverance. A single mother in a family of five kids, Jones had a difficult and impoverished growing up. She lived with her mother in the basement of a church, and was always on the go. Jones, who lived an erratic and mobile lifestyle until the time she entered high school, had the option of moving to a new school every year. Jones was separated from her family at Theodore Roosevelt to pursue track and field events. Jones lived with 4 different families in order to focus on her studies. Jones also performed as a cellist for the orchestra of her school. At her school, she received the Gatorade Athlete of the Year Award in the Iowa Track & Field. Jones made it to the top of the college's top hurdlers when she entered. She was the winner of the 100-meter hurdle in 2002 at the NCAA Track & Field Championship. In addition, she was on the team that won the 100-meter relay. Jones was the NCAA Champion indoor hurdler in both the year 2003 as well as 2014. Jones is training since 2005 when she graduated from her education. That same year she took home the Torino Memorial Event, while in 2026, she won the Ostrava Track race as well as Heusden.

Brandt was raised and born in Cape Town in South Africa. She immigrated into Auckland New Zealand with her family in her late teens. Brandt was discovered locally by casting directors and landed the role of Naevia on the Starz sensation Spartacus Blood and Sand and Spartacus Gods of the Arena. She was among the main stars of the show, working alongside Steven S. D Knight and Sam Raimi. Mazikeen appeared as the Vertigo/DC comics fan favorite Mazikeen in Netflix's Lucifer show, which lasted for a total of six years. Forbes named Lucifer as the number one binge-watched show for 2021. Brandt will next appear opposite Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira in the limited series of six episodes Walking Dead spin-off which airs in 2024. Captain Fall, an adult-oriented series Captain Fall will premiere on Netflix on July 20, 2023. Brandt is a co-star with Jason Ritter Anthony Carrigan Chris Meloni. Lesley-Ann Brandt is an South African actress who was born in Cape Town on 2nd December 1981. She is an New Zealand actress with a great talent. Lesley Brandt, along with the rest of her family, relocated from the United States to Auckland New Zealand back in 1999. The year 1999, in Auckland Brandt started as a retail worker, but was later upgraded to IT Management Consultant. Lesley began her career in commercial advertisements following several modeling assignments. She earned her degree with a specialization in acting in the year 2008. Then in 2009, she started training in Meisner Methods of Study. Her first major acting work was with the TV drama arrangement Diplomatic Immunity in New Zealand. Lesley Brandt was a guest acting support on the New Zealand television drama Shortland Street. Later she appeared in a sci-fi drama arrangement This Is Not My Life based on the anecdotal city of Waimoana. Lesley Brandt starred in the TV series Spartacus: Blood and Sand as Naevia as a hostage. She later appeared in the Spartacus: Gods of the Arena Miniseries.