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Sometimes a glittering career hides some of the darkest tales. Lolo Jones, who took home the USA and World Champion in the event of a hurdle 2013 has achieved this feat by putting in a lot of determination and persistence. Jones was the sole child of a large family with five children that was raised in a slum. She grew up with her mother in the basement of a church. Jones was forced to move to another school every during her high school years due to this sporadic lifestyle. At Theodore Roosevelt High School, Jones did not live with her mother to explore her love of athletics. Jones was in four homes during her high school years in order to study at a single location. Jones won in the Gatorade Iowa Track and Field Athlete of the Year award in high school. She was a part of the orchestra at school, playing cellist. In the first year of college, Jones proved to be one of the most skilled hurdlers. She won the 100 meter hurdles at the 2002 NCAA Track & Field Championship. Jones was also a member of the second team to finish for the 100-meter relay. Jones won the NCAA Indoor Hurdles competition in 2003 as well as 2004. Career After completing her studies in 2005, Jones was able to begin training for a track career. This year, she won her first Torino Memorial Event, while in 2026 she was the winner of the Ostrava Track competition and Heusden.

Brandt was born within Cape Town South Africa with her siblings and parents moved in Auckland New Zealand when she was a teenager. Brandt was discovered by casting directors in her city and then landed the part as Naevia for the Starz show that was a huge success Spartacus Blood and Sand and Spartacus Gods of the Arena. Her character was popular among the public and with producer Steven S. D Knight, Sam Raimi and Sam Raimi. Mazikeen was a cult DC/Vertigo comics character and she was the main character on Netflix hit series Lucifer for six seasons. Forbes named Lucifer as their number one binge show for 2021. Brandt's next performance will be in the six-episode Walking Dead spinoff in 2024 alongside Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurrira. She will also play opposite Jason Ritter Anthony Carrigan and Chris Meloni in the adult animated comedy Captain Fall which airs July 2023 on Netflix. Lesley Ann Brandt is a South African actress, born at Cape Town 2nd of December in 1981. She is quite a talented New Zealand actress. Lesley Brandt and her family relocated to Auckland in New Zealand in 1999. The first time she worked at Auckland as a store manager before being promoted to an IT management consultant. Lesley started her career with commercials following a number of modeling roles. She completed her acting major in 2008, and then continued to research Meisner's techniques. Lesley's first significant role was on New Zealand's TV series Diplomatic Immunity. Lesley Brandt appeared in the New Zealand drama Shortland Street in the role of a guest supporting character. Later, she appeared on This Is Not My Life which was based upon the fictional city of Waimoana. Lesley Brandt played Naevia in the television show Spartacus: Blood and Sand. In the following seasons, she played Naevia in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.