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The most harrowing stories can be found in the glamor of a career. Lolo Jones, who is the winner of USA and World hurdle championships has achieved this status after many years of hard work and incredible patience. Jones' childhood was difficult because she was born to a single mother within a large household. Her mother had been constantly shifting and even spent some time living within the basement. The sporadic lifestyle made it necessary for Jones to switch to the same school each year, until she began the high school. Jones moved away from her mom to Theodore Roosevelt in order for her to focus on her interest in track. She lived with different families during high school to be focused on her studies. Jones was awarded an award called the Gatorade Iowa Track and Field Athlete of the Year Award in high school. She was involved in the orchestra at school, playing cellist. Jones was among the best hurdlers in her age group at the time she entered the college. Jones was the winner of the 100 meter hurdles at the 2002 NCAA Track & Field Championship. In addition, she was one of the participants of the runner-up team in the 100-meter relay event. Jones is a champion of indoor hurdles at the NCAA Championships both in 2003 and 2004. Jones began training in 2005 when she finished her college studies. She won each of the Torino Memorial and the Heusden Track competitions in the same year.

Brandt relocated out of Cape Town South Africa to Auckland New Zealand at the close of her teen years. Brandt was found by casting directors in her home town and was cast in the part of Naevia for the Starz hit Spartacus Blood and Sand and Spartacus Gods of the Arena. The performance was well-loved with audiences and producer Steven S. D Knight, Sam Raimi and Sam Raimi. Mazikeen was the comic book Vertigo/DC fan favorite Mazikeen in Netflix's Lucifer show, which lasted for a total of six years. Forbes has ranked Lucifer as the most watched show of 2021. Brandt will next be seen with Andrew Lincoln in the limited Walking Dead 6 episode spin-off airing in 2024. The July 2023 episode of the Netflix adult animated series Captain Fall, Brandt stars opposite Jason Ritter Anthony Carrigan Chris Meloni. Lesley-Ann Brandt is a South African actress born in Cape Town on 2nd December 1981. She's quite an accomplished New Zealand actress. Lesley Brandt, along with her entire family moved to Auckland New Zealand back in 1999. After a few years of working in retail her promotion was to the position of the IT Manager consultant. Lesley began her career as a commercial ad-writer after several modeling assignments. Her graduation was with a degree in acting in the year 2008. In 2009 she began studying in Meisner Methods of Study. Her first major acting job was in the TV drama arrangement Diplomatic Immunity in New Zealand. Lesley Brandt was a guest actor in New Zealand's TV drama Shortland Street. In the following season, she was in the Sci-fi action thriller This Is Not My Life which is based on the anecdote of Waimoana. Lesley Brandt was cast in the Television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand as Naevia who was a young hostage, and was later featured on the Spartacus: Gods of the Arena mini-series.