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Linda “Pearl” Fils-Aime is the founder of Pearl School of Modeling, where she empowers teen girls to build confidence and become future leaders through modeling, leadership, and entrepreneurship training.

A seasoned fashion model, performing artist, author, speaker, and educator, Pearl began her career walking the runway for the legendary Ebony Fashion Fair, touring across the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean.

Following her modeling career, Pearl transitioned into business, working in luxury real estate at Fisher Island Real Estate in Miami as assistant to broker Phyllis Winick. While pursuing her MBA at Clark Atlanta University, she became a licensed realtor in the Buckhead area with Coldwell Banker, before moving into commercial real estate as a real estate analyst for Walmart, a Fortune 1 company.

Pearl later served as an adjunct business professor at Clark Atlanta University, teaching Leadership and Professional Development from 2011 to 2017.

In October 2014, she founded Pearl School of Modeling, and in December 2015, she launched A Lady Named Pearl Foundation Inc., a nonprofit dedicated to providing scholarships for students to attend PSM.

Linda Pearl Fils-Aime is a transformational leader, model, and entrepreneur dedicated to building confidence and cultivating executive presence in the next generation of women. With over 20 years of experience in the modeling industry and a background in business and education, she has redefined what it means to model, shifting it from a focus on physical appearance to a powerful tool for personal development, leadership, and global mindset expansion.

 Pearl is a featured TEDx speaker, sharing her message of transformation, confidence, and purpose, and the author of Pearls of Wisdom for Teenage Girls, endorsed by Dianne Hudson, Oprah's executive producer.