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The most harrowing tales are buried beneath an impressive career. As the winner of both the USA and World competitions in hurdle events, Lolo Jones has reached her present standing through many years of hard work and an sheer patience. Jones was the sole member of a five-child household who lived in poverty. The mother of Jones moved around constantly and stayed for a while in the basement of the church. Jones her nomadic life required her to attend different schools each year, until she reached the age of high school. At Theodore Roosevelt High School Jones was separated from her mother so that she could follow her passion for running events. She had four families during her time in high school to study in one place. Jones is a cellist of the school's orchestra as well as the winner of the Gatorade Track and Field Iowa athlete of the year award earned her the Gatorade Iowa Athlete Award at the time of her graduation from the high school year. As she began college, Jones proved to be one of the most skilled hurdlers. She took home the 100 meter hurdles during the 2002 NCAA Track & Field Championship. In addition, she was one of the runners-up team in the 100-meter relay. Jones was the winner of the NCAA Indoor Hurdles competition in the years 2003 as well as the 2004. Jones' career began with the year 2005, after she finished her education. She started training for a successful track career. She was a winner in at least in the Torino Memorial and the Heusden Track races in the same year.

Brandt was born within Cape Town South Africa with her siblings and parents moved into Auckland New Zealand when she was a teenager. Brandt was spotted through local casting agents got the lead role as Naevia in the Starz blockbusters Spartacus Blood and Sand and Spartacus Gods of the Arena. Her character was popular with the audiences as well as production team members Steven S. D Knight, Sam Raimi and Sam Raimi. Mazikeen, a fan-favorite Vertigo/DC characters from comic books as well as the Vertigo/DC's Lucifer played her part in this acclaimed Netflix show. Forbes identified Lucifer as their number one binge show for 2021. Brandt is set to appear in the role of Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira in the limited edition of 6 episodes Walking Dead spin-off which airs in 2024. She is also starring opposite Jason Ritter Anthony Carrigan and Chris Meloni in the adult animated drama Captain Fall which airs July 2023 on Netflix. Lesley Ann Brandt was a South African native who was born on 2nd December 1981. She's quite an accomplished New Zealand actress. Lesley Brandt, along with her whole family, moved into Auckland New Zealand back in 1999. Her first job was within Auckland as a wholesaler after which she was promoted to an IT management consultant. After modeling a couple of times, Lesley appeared in countless commercials. Her acting degree was completed in 2008 and has continued to study Meisner's methods. Lesley Brandt's first notable actor role was on the TV drama series Diplomatic Immunity, which aired in New Zealand. Lesley Brandt has shown up in her role in the New Zealand TV drama series Shortland Street in a visiting role as a supporting character. Then she starred in This Is Not My Life in a film based on the fictional town of Waimoana. Lesley Brandt was cast in the Television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand as Naevia who was a kid hostage. She later portrayed her character in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena miniseries.