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Most gruesome stories may be hidden beneath a impressive resume. Lolo Jones, who won both the USA championships as well as the World Champion in hurdles was able to achieve her place with much effort and a huge amount of patient. Jones had a difficult childhood due to her being born to a single mother in a large family. Jones' mother moved constantly and even lived in the basement of her church. Jones her nomadic life forced her to change school every year up to the age of high school. Jones needed to be separated from mother in Theodore Roosevelt School to follow her passion for track. She was a member of four families during her time in high school, in order to learn in one place. Jones as a cellist in the school's orchestra as well as the winner of Gatorade Iowa track and field athlete of the year earned her the Gatorade Iowa Athlete award at the end of high school. Jones became one of college's best hurdlers after entering. She won the 100-meter obstacle in 2002 at the NCAA Track & Field Championship. In addition, she was on the winning team of 100-meter relay. Jones is the NCAA Champion in indoor hurdles in both the year 2003 as well as 2014. Jones' career began in 2005 after she completed her degree. She began to train for a successful track career. That same year she took home in the Torino Memorial Event, while in 2026, she won the Ostrava Track competition and Heusden.

Brandt moved from Cape Town South Africa to Auckland New Zealand at the end of her teens. The local casting directors discovered her. Brandt took on the role as Naevia on the Starz hits Spartacus: Blood and Sand as well as Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. The performance was well-loved for both the audience and the producer Steven S. D Knight, Sam Raimi and Sam Raimi. Mazikeen was a cult comic book character on Vertigo/DC, and was a character in the Netflix hit series Lucifer for 6 seasons. Lucifer has broken record for binge watching and was named as the best series to binge in 2021 according to Forbes. Brandt will be next seen with Andrew Lincoln, Danai Guarira as well as other Walking Dead cast members in the six episode Walking Dead spinoff that airs in 2020. In the July 2023 Netflix adult-oriented comedy Captain Fall, Brandt stars alongside Jason Ritter Anthony Carrigan Chris Meloni. Lesley-Ann Brandt, a South African actress born in Cape town on the 2nd of December 1981. She is a talented New Zealander actor. Lesley Brandt moved along with her family and friends to Auckland New Zealand in 1999. In Auckland, Brandt began as a salesperson and then was promoted into the role of an IT consultant. Following a couple of modeling projects, Lesley appeared in many commercials. Her acting degree was completed in 2008 and continued to study the methods of Meisner. Lesley's very first prominent acting role was on the TV drama arrangement Diplomatic Immunity in New Zealand. Lesley Brandt made a guest appearance on New Zealand's TV drama Shortland Street acting as support actor. She then appeared on the science-fiction drama arrangement This Is Not My Life that was inspired by Waimoana, a fictional city. Waimoana. Lesley Brandt played Naevia in the TV show Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Later, she played Naevia in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.