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SPREADING THE LOVE
CLUB BRAMAN MEMBER KRISTIN BROWN SHARES HER FEELINGS ABOUT WHAT SHE CHERISHES MOST: HER BELOVED ANIMALS, HER PROCLIVITY FOR PHILANTHROPY, AND OF COURSE, HER COVETED CAR COLLECTION!
Palm City resident Kristin Brown’s life
is lled with passion, and she wouldn’t have it any other way. It takes a great deal of energy to devote herself to the many pursuits that drive her. Professionally, she manages a busy career in commercial lending. A tness end, she competed
for several years as an IFBB (International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness) Figure Pro. Though she ceased participat- ing, she is no less motivated...she’s just switched her focus. Exotic animals and fast cars now top the list of the 39-year olds favorite things.
“A few years ago I discovered Zoological Wildlife Foundation in Miami where I was able to interact with di erent cubs, and
I immediately fell in love with these ani- mals and what they do at ZWF for the an- imals they care for,” says Kristin. She and her husband Matt have since become active supporters of ZWF by adopting 2 lions who she both lovingly named Max and Kya. She has closely interacted with them since they were tiny cubs. Kristin even had a lion cub, as well as a monkey, at her wedding at The Eau Palm Beach, which certainly raised an eyebrow or two. Her relationship with her baby, female
lion Kya, whose name means “diamond in the sky,” is extraordinarily close to
"I immediately fell in love with these animals and what they do at ZWF for the animals they care for."
her heart, as is her one with treasured 7-month old Max. “I take the adoption very seriously and want to not only help support the animals nancially, but to
Exotic Animals And Fast Cars!
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