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A glittering career sometimes hides many a sad story beneath. A winner of both the USA and World championships in hurdle events, Lolo Jones has reached her current position after a lot of struggle and immense patience. She was the only child of a single mom with five kids, Jones had a difficult and impoverished growing up. Her mother was constantly in motion and even been living in the basement of a church for some duration. Jones had to attend an entirely new high school every year because of her nomadic lifestyle. Jones who was interested in track and field events at Theodore Roosevelt the high school lived far from her mother to follow her passion. Jones was a resident of four homes during her high school years in order to study at one location. Jones was part of the Iowa School Orchestra as well the Gatorade Track and Field Award. She also won this award in her school. Jones was one of the most skilled hurdlers in her first year of college. At the 2002 NCAA Track & Field Championships, Jones won the 100-meter hurdles. Jones was also part of the second-placed team in the 100-meter Relay race. Jones is the NCAA champion in indoor hurdler in both 2003 and 2014. The track career after she completed her studies at the end of 2005 Jones started to train hard to pursue a track career. Jones took home the Torino Memorial in 2005, as well as Ostrava and Heusden tracks events the following year.

The family was raised and born from Cape Town South Africa Brandt immigrated with her family to Auckland New Zealand in her in her late teens. Brandt was noticed by casting directors from her native town, and she was offered the part as Naevia for the Starz hit Spartacus Blood and Sand and Spartacus Gods of the Arena. Her character was popular with audiences and producers Steven S. D Knight, Sam Raimi and Sam Raimi. Mazikeen appeared as the Vertigo/DC comics popular Mazikeen in Netflix's Lucifer, which ran for a total of six years. Lucifer was a smash hit and broke binge records and was named the most shows that were binge watched in 2021 by Forbes. Brandt's next performance will be in a six-episode Walking Dead spin-off in 2024, opposite Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurrira. The adult animated series Captain Fall will premiere on Netflix in July 2023. She stars alongside Jason Ritter Anthony Carrigan Chris Meloni. Lesley-Ann Brandt, a South African actress born in Cape town on the 2nd December 1981. She's quite an accomplished New Zealand actress. Lesley Brandt and her family relocated to Auckland in New Zealand in the year 1999. In Auckland Brandt's first job, she was an agent for sales, and later was promoted into the role of an IT consultant. Lesley started out modeling before deciding to make an appearance in commercials. She graduated in 2008 from her studies and enrolled in Meisner techniques for studying. The first big acting role for Lesley was in the new Zealand TV drama Diplomatic Immunity. Lesley Brandt is a supporting guest on New Zealand television drama Shortland Street. Her next appearance was in This Is Not My Life. It is based off the true tale of Waimoana. Lesley Brandt appeared as Naevia an innocent hostage in the Television show Spartacus: Blood and Sand. The character was depicted in the Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.