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The most harrowing stories can be hidden behind a impressive record. Lolo Jones, athlete of the USA and World hurdles, has earned the status he has achieved after years of dedication and perseverance. Jones had the most difficult of lives being the daughter of an unwed mom who had five other children. Her mother had been constantly shifting and even was a resident at the bottom of her home. Jones was forced to move to another school every during her high school years as a result of her nomadic life. Jones was kept apart from her family at Theodore Roosevelt in order to compete in athletics in track and field. Jones stayed in four residences during her high school time to pursue her education in one place. Jones was awarded her Gatorade track and field Athlete-of-the Year award while in high school. As a student cellist, Jones was also part of the school's orchestra. Jones, when she went to college, was regarded as one of best hurdlers. She was the winner of the 100-meter hurdle at the 2002 NCAA Track & Field Championship. In addition, she was a part of the runner up team for 100-meter relay. In 2003 and 2004, Jones took home the indoor hurdles event during the NCAA Championship. Jones had completed her studies in 2005, began to put in the effort for track. She was the winner of each of the Torino Memorial and the Heusden Track races during the same season.

Growing up within Cape Town South Africa Brandt relocated with her family Auckland New Zealand in her in her late teens. Brandt was discovered by casting directors in her native town, and she was offered the part of Naevia in the Starz hit Spartacus Blood and Sand and Spartacus Gods of the Arena. Her character was popular for both the audience and the producer Steven S. D Knight, Sam Raimi and Sam Raimi. Mazikeen was a well-loved DC/Vertigo comics character as well as in the Netflix popular series Lucifer for six years. Forbes identified Lucifer at the end of 2021, as the series with the most amount of viewers who binge watched. Brandt will next be seen with Andrew Lincoln in the limited Walking Dead 6 episode spin-off airing in 2024. Brandt also appears alongside Jason Ritter Anthony Carrigan Chris Meloni and Chris Meloni as Captain Fall in an adult-oriented film which will premiere on Netflix July 20, 2023. Lesley Ann Brandt, born on December 2, 1981, was born in Cape Town South Africa. She is a talented New Zealander actress. Lesley Brandt moved with her whole family from New Zealand into Auckland in 1999. Her first job was working in Auckland as a store manager after which she was made an IT manager consultant. Lesley started her career in commercial advertisements following some modeling opportunities. The actress graduated from her acting program in 2008 and continues to research Meisner's techniques. Lesley's debut prominent role on screen in New Zealand was as a TV actor on Diplomatic Immunity. Lesley Brandt was a guest acting support on the New Zealand TV drama Shortland Street. Later she appeared in a Sci-fi drama called This Is Not My Life which is based upon the anecdotal town of Waimoana. Lesley Brandt starred in the television series Spartacus: Blood and Sand as Naevia, a hostage who later appeared in the Spartacus: Gods of the Arena Miniseries.