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A glittering career sometimes hides the most piteous stories underneath. Lolo Jones, who took home the USA and World championships in hurdle events in 2013, reached this position through a great deal of hard work and a lot of patience. Jones was raised with a poor and difficult life as the child of an unwed mom who was also a mother to five kids. Her mother lived on the roads and within the basement of a local church in the past. Jones had to attend an entirely new high school every year due to her nomadic upbringing. In Theodore Roosevelt High School Jones lived apart from her mother to pursue her passion for athletics. She lived at four different houses during her years of high school so that she could complete her studies in the same place. Jones was also a cellist in the school orchestra. In high school, she won the Gatorade Athlete Of The Year Award for Iowa Track And Field. Jones began her career in the NCAA as one of the top hurdlers. Jones was the winner of the 100-meter hurdles at the 2002 NCAA Track & Field Championship. She was also one of the participants of the runner-up team for the 100-meter relay event. Jones won both the indoor and outdoor hurdles events at the NCAA Championship in 2003. Jones has been training since 2005 when she graduated from her college studies. In the following year, she took home in the Torino Memorial event, and in the year 2206, she was crowned the Ostrava track event, as well as the Heusden track event.

Brandt relocated from Cape Town South Africa to Auckland New Zealand at the at the end of her teenage years. The talent of Brandt was recognized in Auckland by local casting director Brandt. She took the part of Naevia for part of the Starz show Spartacus Blood and Sand and Spartacus Gods of the Arena. Produced by Steven S. D Knight (Sam Raimi) and Steven S. D Knight (Steven S. D Knight), she was an instant hit. Mazikeen is a Vertigo/DC Comics character who was portrayed by Netflix's hit series Lucifer. The show ran for 6 years. Forbes named Lucifer, the world's most-watched series in 2021. Brandt's next appearance is in an episode of six in the Walking Dead spin-off in 2024, opposite Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurrira. The July 2023 episode of the Netflix adult-oriented comedy Captain Fall, Brandt stars opposite Jason Ritter Anthony Carrigan Chris Meloni. Lesley Ann Brandt, born on December 2, 1981, from Cape Town South Africa. She is quite a talented New Zealand actress. Lesley Brandt along with the other members of her family moved into Auckland New Zealand, in 1999. The first time she worked in Auckland as a retail store owner before being made an IT manager consultant. Lesley began her professional career in commercial advertisements following some modeling opportunities. Her graduation was with a degree in acting in the year 2008. Then in 2009, she started studying in Meisner Methods of Study. Lesley Brandt had her first important acting role on the screen in New Zealand in TV Drama Diplomatic Immunity. Lesley Brandt made a guest appearance on New Zealand's TV drama Shortland Street as a second actor. She then appeared in the sci-fi action thriller This Is Not My Life that is based upon anecdotal Waimoana. Lesley Brandt was cast as Naevia the young hostage and featured later in the Spartacus: Gods of the Arena miniseries in the Television show Spartacus: Blood and Sand.