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Happytown: The World's Best Bodypainters

By Billy Manes, Lindy T. Shepherd and Bob Whitby

Orlando Weekly | July 30, 2009

Yes, indeedy, we are the champions -- or more accurately, we are the home of the champions, twin brothers Brian and Nick Wolfe, who just won a gold medal in the "brush/sponge" division at the World Bodypainting Festival in Seeboden, Austria. The brothers Wolfe beat teams from 38 other countries to claim the trophy and the 2,000-euro cash prize that came with it.

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Tags: Equality Florida, AAA, Full Sail University, Stedman Graham, bodypainting

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