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Sometimes, a glittering professional's career hides some of the darkest stories beneath. Lolo Jones, who won the USA and World championships in hurdle events in 2013, achieved this feat through a great deal of effort and patience. Jones was the only child of a five-child family as well as grew up in poverty. Her mother was always traveling she even stayed in a basement church for a length of time. Jones was required to relocate to another school every throughout the time she graduated from high school due to her nomadic nature. Jones left her mother and moved to Theodore Roosevelt so that her to pursue the track she was interested in. She had four families throughout her time at high school, in order to learn together in a single location. Jones was part of both the Iowa School Orchestra and the Gatorade Track and Field Award. In addition, she won the award at school. Jones was among the top hurdlers at the time she began the college. She won the 100 meter hurdles during the 2002 NCAA Track & Field Championship. Jones also was a part of the second-placed team for the 100-meter relay. In 2003 and the year 2004, Jones took home the indoor hurdles event at the NCAA Championship. Career After completing her studies at the end of 2005 Jones took up training for a track career. That same year, she won her first Torino Memorial Event, while in 2026, she won the Ostrava Track competition as well as Heusden.

Brandt, who was raised in Cape Town South Africa with her siblings and parents moved from Cape Town South Africa to Auckland New Zealand when she was in her late teens. The local casting directors discovered her. Brandt assumed the character as Naevia as Naevia in Starz popular Spartacus: Blood and Sand as well as Spartacus: Gods of the Arena. Working with producers Steven S. D Knight and Sam Raimi she captivated audiences through her performances and was an one of the series' breakout stars. Mazikeen was a well-loved comic book character on Vertigo/DC, and she was the main character on Netflix hit series Lucifer for six years. Lucifer had a break in record for binge watching and was named the top binged show in the year 2021 according to Forbes. Brandt is set to appear with Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira in the limited series of six episodes Walking Dead spin-off which airs in 2024. Her other Netflix project include the animated adult drama Captain Fall starring Jason Ritter, Anthony Carrigan, and Chris Meloni. This will be aired in the month of July in 2023. Lesley-Ann Brandt, a South African actress. She was born in Cape town on the 2nd of December, 1981. She is a highly skilled New Zealand actor. Lesley Brandt, along with her entire family moved into Auckland New Zealand back in 1999. After a few years of being employed in the retail industry and then being promoted to the position of the IT Manager consultant. Lesley was featured in a variety of commercial ads after several modelling projects. She graduated with a major in acting in the year 2008. In 2009, she furthered her studies using the Meisner method of study. The first time she was a prominent actor, her work was with the TV drama Diplomatic Immunity in New Zealand. Lesley Brandt has shown up on The New Zealand TV drama series Shortland Street with a performance as a support. She then appeared in the Sci-Fi film This Is Not My Life that is based upon anecdotal Waimoana. Lesley Brandt played Naevia in the TV series Spartacus: Blood and Sand. She later portrayed Naevia in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.