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Most gruesome stories may be hidden behind a glittering list of accomplishments. Winner of the USA and World champions in hurdle events, Lolo Jones has reached her present standing through plenty of effort and immense amount of patience. She was the only child of a single mom within a household of five kids, Jones had a difficult and impoverished growing up. Her mother lived on the road and even within the basement of a church in the area at one point. Jones needed to go to an entirely new high school every year because of her nomadic upbringing. Jones was kept apart from her family at Theodore Roosevelt in order to compete in track and field events. Jones was part of four families throughout her time at high school, in order to learn in one place. Jones was a cellist with the school's orchestra, and winner of the Gatorade Iowa track and field athlete of the year earned her the Gatorade Iowa Athlete award at the end of her high school career. Jones, when she went to college, was recognized as a top hurdler. Jones won the 100-meter challenge at the 2002 NCAA Track & Field Championship. In addition, she was an athlete that was second in the 100 meter relay. Jones was the winner of both indoor hurdles and the outdoor hurdles event at the NCAA Championship in 2003. Career After completing her studies in 2005, Jones began training hard in pursuit of a track career. She was the winner of both her events, the Torino Memorial and the Heusden Track races that same year.

Brandt moved to Cape Town South Africa to Auckland New Zealand at the end of her teens. The talent of Brandt was discovered in Auckland by the local Director of casting Brandt. She was cast in the part of Naevia for part of the Starz series Spartacus Blood and Sand and Spartacus Gods of the Arena. Together with producers Steven S. D Knight (Sam Raimi) and Steven S. D Knight (Steven S. D Knight) the actress became an instant success. She starred in the hit Netflix series Lucifer which had a 6 year run playing the fan beloved comic book character from DC/Vertigo Mazikeen. Forbes identified Lucifer in 2021 as a show which had the largest amount of viewers who binge watched. Brandt is set to appear alongside Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira in the limited series of six episodes Walking Dead spin-off which airs in 2024. Brandt also appears alongside Jason Ritter Anthony Carrigan Chris Meloni and Chris Meloni as Captain Fall in an adult-oriented film to be released by Netflix the 20th of July in 2023. Lesley-Ann Brandt is a South African actress born in Cape Town on 2nd of December, 1981. She's quite an accomplished New Zealand actress. Lesley Brandt along with the remainder of her family moved to Auckland New Zealand, in 1999. In Auckland, Brandt began as sales representative and was later elevated to the position of an IT consultant. Lesley has performed in numerous commercial advertisements after a few modeling assignments. She graduated with a major in acting in 2008. Then in 2009, she started studying in Meisner Methods of Study. The first time she was a prominent actor, her work was with the TV drama Diplomatic Immunity in New Zealand. Lesley Brandt made a guest appearance in New Zealand's TV show Shortland Street acting as support actor. Later she appeared in a sci-fi thriller called This Is Not My Life which is based upon the anecdotal town of Waimoana. Lesley Brandt appeared as Naevia an innocent hostage in the Television show Spartacus: Blood and Sand. This character was later shown in Spartacus: Gods of the Arena.