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The most impressive career could hide the darkest of stories. Lolo Jones, winner of USA and World hurdles, has earned the status he has achieved after years of hard work and incredible patience. Jones grew up with the most difficult of lives being the daughter of an unwed mother who was also a mother to five kids. She lived with her mother in the basement of a church, and was always moving around. Jones' nomadic lifestyle led her to switch school every year up to she reached high school. Jones was forced to move away from mother at Theodore Roosevelt School in order to pursue her interest in track. Jones lived with four different families to ensure that she was studying at a high level. Jones received an award called the Gatorade track and field Athlete of the Award at high school. as a cellist in the student section, Jones was also part of the school's orchestra. Jones became one of college's best hurdlers after entering. In the 2002 NCAA Track & Field Championship she took home the 100-meter hurdles. In addition, she was an athlete that finished second in the 100 meter relay. Jones was the winner of the NCAA Indoor Hurdles competition in 2003 and in 2004. The track career after she completed her studies during 2005 Jones began training hard in pursuit of a track career. The same year, she won her first Torino Memorial event, and in 2206, she won the Ostrava track event, as well as the Heusden track event.

Brandt moved to Cape Town South Africa to Auckland New Zealand at the close of her teen years. Brandt was discovered locally by casting directors. She was then offered the lead role as Naevia on the Starz sensation Spartacus Blood and Sand and Spartacus Gods of the Arena. As a result of her collaboration alongside Steven S. D Knight's and Sam Raimi's producers, she was an instant star. Mazikeen is a DC Comics/Vertigo character that she portrayed in Netflix's cult series Lucifer. The show ran for more than six years. Forbes acknowledged Lucifer in 2021 as a show with the most number of binge watchers. Brandt will next appear opposite Andrew Lincoln, Danai Guarira as well as other Walking Dead cast members in the six episode Walking Dead spinoff that airs in 2020. The animated adult series Captain Fall will premiere on Netflix on July 20, 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 is an New Zealand actress with a great potential. Lesley Brandt, along with the rest of her family, relocated to Auckland New Zealand back in 1999. In Auckland Brandt was initially an employee in the retail sector, and later was elevated to the position of IT Manager. Lesley has appeared in several commercial advertisements after a few modelling projects. In 2008, she finished her training in acting. Then, in 2009 she began her training again with the Meisner technique of studying. Lesley's first major acting gig was in New Zealand's TV drama Diplomatic Immunity. Lesley Brandt has shown up in her role in the New Zealand TV drama series Shortland Street as a guest supporting appearance. In the sequel to this sci-fi series This Is Not My Life she played the city of Waimoana. Lesley Brandt appeared as Naevia an innocent hostage in the Television Series Spartacus: Blood and Sand. This character was later shown in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.