ALNP Leadership eXPO

Linda “Pearl” Fils-Aime, the founder of A Lady Named Pearl Foundation Inc., is an expert in teaching transformation, both in the world of next generation leadership preparedness and in the world of modeling.      The modeling industry is often narrow-casted as just about physical appearance and presenting only the façade of the person. However, Linda Pearl Fils-Aime has discovered a new way to upend the old modeling industry to become a tool to help shape future global leaders of all sizes, gender, perspectives and mindsets.    Pearl is a seasoned fashion model, performing artist, author, speaker, and university professor.    Pearl began her professional career as a model walking the runways for Ebony Fashion Fair, touring the U.S., Canada and Caribbean.    

In August 2019 Bobbie Knight was elected as the fifteenth president, and first woman to serve at the helm of Miles College. 

Knight, who is a Birmingham native, retired in 2016 after a successful career of more than 37 years with Alabama Power Company. Throughout her career Knight held various executive and leadership positions, including Vice President of the Birmingham Division (Alabama Power’s largest division), Vice President of Public Relations, and General Manager of Supply Chain.

Although retired from her professional career, Knight continues to use her business acumen as CEO of her own company, Bobbie Knight Consulting, LLC. She also serves as Chair of the Board of Managers for the Birmingham Times Media Group. In 2018 Knight was appointed to the Birmingham Airport Authority (BAA) and was immediately elected as Chair by her colleagues.  She continues to serve as Vice Chair of the BAA.

In 2017 Knight was elected to the Board of Trustees of the historic Miles College in Fairfield, Alabama where she served on the development committee. Also in 2017 she was tapped by then Birmingham’s Mayor-elect Randall Woodfin to serve as co-chair of his transition team.

Knight has earned recognition for her dedication to leadership with civic organizations, from championing the city’s downtown Railroad Park, to serving as chair of the board for the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.  Her past philanthropic and civic board affiliations are too numerous to mention but they include Red Mountain Theatre, REV Birmingham, VOICES for Alabama’s Children, The Literacy Council, A. G. Gaston Boys and Girls Club, the American Association of Blacks in Energy, the Board of Visitors of the University of Alabama College of Communications, and the United Way of Central Alabama.

Monyetta Shaw-Carter is a mother, wife, actress, and author.

You may have seen her on a recent episode of Real Atlanta's Housewives as Kandi Burruss friend. 

Hailing from Shreveport, Louisiana, Monyetta Shaw-Carter is the epitome of the quintessential woman.

Affectionately known as the “co-parenting guru”, Shaw has penned two self-help books, including her latest, “Keep It Classy: Co-Parenting Strategies for Unstoppable Moms and Devoted Dads”, which catapulted her into a highly sought-after speaker and guest on many national platforms. She has been featured on such as, daytime talk show “The Real”, “US Weekly” and many nationally syndicated shows. Monyetta has authored several other books, including “Bigger Than Me” and a children’s book featuring her daughter, Madilyn, “The Adventures of Maddie”. She recently completed a second children’s book, titled “Nice Guy Maso”, with her son, Mason, as the lead character.

After sponsoring 48 children in Swaziland, Africa beginning in 2012, she helped build an orphanage in the village of Big Ben named after her children, Evan Grace Angel House, after a mission trip there with “Beyond The Game”, a nonprofit organization that supports women and children in Africa. She has been heavily involved with the Institute for Global Outreach (IGO) for the past several years, where she continues to generously donate resources and time to destitute children around the world.

Fatou Jobe is a top mode in the high fashion world; modeling for brands such as Givenchy, Valentino, Hermès, Calvin Klein and etc. She was born in the Bronx, New York. When she was one years old her family moved to Gambia 🇬🇲 in West Africa. Fatou came back to the United States at the age of 11 years old and has been in New York ever since.

Fatou interest are in beauty and fashion. She was discovered by Max Tucci in the train station on 42th Street. Her first show was Calvin Klein, where she debuted as an exclusive. Fatou's first photo shoot was with clothing line Miaou with photographer Tyler Mitchell and stylist Tom Van Dorpe.

Fatou has been a regular guest on Model Talk Tuesdays produced by A Lady Named Pearl.

In the midst of running her global parenting community of over half a million women, Black Moms Blog, and retreat company, The Self Care Retreats, Shanicia Boswell is an advocate for Black parenting, diversity, and helping women learn to put themselves first.

Her latest book, “Oh Sis, You’re Pregnant!": The Ultimate Guide To Black Pregnancy and Motherhood” was released as the #1 new release in Pregnancy and Childbirth and the #1 new release in Minority Demographic Studies on Amazon.

Her passion and dedication has made her a sought out expert on parenting and self love. Shanicia has interviewed notable figures such as Michelle Obama and Meena Harris. Boswell’s perspective on motherhood and womanhood have been featured on OWN Network, Weekend Express HLN, Huffington Post, The New York Times, Washington Post, and Thrive Global. Shanicia has served as a panelist and speaker for notable conferences such as the Wellness Your Way Festival by Kroger and Proctor & Gamble, 21Ninety, and The Momference.

Tiffane Nicol is a remarkable individual, professional beauty boss, formal celebrity makeup artist, hairstylist and the founder of Style Mobb University (SMU), the first culture-driven HBCU beauty school running an advance training and cosmetology program to help create award-winning beauty and barber professionals. Her achievements in the industry have made her a pacesetter with amazing contributions. Tiffane’s SMU was founded after her many years in the beauty industry. After 13 years of owning salon, training cosmetologist and working every position within the beauty salon business, she leveraged the wisdom of her experience to become a Beauty Business entrepreneur. Tiffane’s years of experience as a salon owner and thereafter as a beauty educator in the business management space has guided her steps towards launch the world’s first Beauty and Barber Bosses Awards, which for her has been a long time dream right from when she was only 16 and starting out in the industry. 

Sonia Booker is a conservative-growth investor who has spent the last 20 years building real-estate enterprises and leading a broad mix of creative industry talent and brands in the US and China.

Sonia Booker Empire (SBE), headquartered in Atlanta, GA, serves as the parent company for real estate holdings and businesses. Initially inspiring the world with a philosophy of ‘One dollar, one decision at a time,’ this mantra morphed into ‘One vault, one community at a time,’ and has established SBE as a progressive and inclusive company of the future. SBE epitomizes the perfect blend of inspiration, creativity and visionary thinking that has earned them national acclaim.

Meet Candice Sabiduria, or you make know her as “that model with the Afro” the owner of Sabii skincare and the actress in Cw’s Black Lightning. She did her first acting job with  Fisher-Price at only four years old.  After starting her modeling career, Candice struggled with being accepted and found the importance of creating a healthy work environment, mind, and skincare routines. Now she's making waves in the industry as a curve model. Showcased in Times Square, mentioned in Harpers Bazer, Forbes, Hello Beautiful, and seen in your favorite brands like Fenty, Ford Bronco, Old Navy, Morphe and Good American.

Ciara Sutton a 3 year chemistry teacher and a model with 5 years of experience. I have worked with fashion companies Life ATL and Boutique Fashion Week. In 2020, I modeled in Walk Fashion in New York Fashion Week.    Modeling has always been something I was interested in, but I became more passionate in modeling during 2020. This is when I enrolled in the A Lady Named Pearl Leadership Academy and graduated Spring 2021. I love to model and I have learned that the most important element to modeling is having confidence. I am excited to Speak to you about walking with confidence. I can’t wait to see you all at the expo. 

21-year-old Jasmine J Courtney, better known as "Jazzy' has made a name for herself in the fashion entertainment and esthetics industry. At the age of 13, Jazzy auditioned for a modeling/entrepreneurship academy run by former Ebony Fashion Show Model Pearl Fils-Aime. While this was a 12-week program, Jazzy stayed within the company until the age of 18. During those five years, she had acquired numerous relationships, opportunities, and business ventures. With the most successful being Balayza Beauty. Balayza Beauty is a Beauty and Aesthetics Business run by Jazzy who is a dual-licensed Esthetician, Esthetician Instructor, and Physician Assistant in training. Balayza Beauty started as a simple project at Pearl's School of Modeling and has turned into a rapidly growing business since 2020. With a college education in marketing, Jazzy has used those tools to grow her name as well as her company. Now she is expanding her services into teaching advanced courses and marketing training for new estheticians that are looking to thrive in the multi-billion dollar industry.

Rahbi, an Atlanta native,started singing at the age of three. By his 14th birthday he had inked his first record deal with Laface Records as one fourth of the R&B group 4th Avenue. Although the group made many appearances, and even shot a music video, the album(produced by Daryl Simmons; Tricky Stewart of Red Zone; John Howcott, Emmanual Officer, and Donald Parks for H.O.P. Productions; and a host of others) was never released.  With aspirations of becoming a success and now with the experience of being a signed artist, Rahbi began the rigorous road to solo stardom. In hopes of making his mark on the competitive Atlanta music scene, Rahbi joined The Freddie Hendricks Youth Ensemble of Atlanta. It was there where he was discovered by former Motown recording artist Donnie. Rahbi toured both locally and internationally as a background singer for Donnie. He quickly became a show favorite and went on to share the stage with some of musics top astists; India.Arie, Anthony Hamilton, Floetry, Q from 112, PJ Morton, Yahzarah, Anthony David, KEM, Trina Broussard, Charlie Wilson, Keith Sweat, Algebra, Kindred the Family Soul, and a host of others. Rahbi was even summoned in 2005 by Ms. Lauryn Hill to participate in a private jam session held in New York.

  Tafa Mi Soleil is an international star born in Fort Jacques, Haiti. She is the youngest of four children and began singing in church at an early age. 

With over 4M views on Youtube, Tafa Mi Soleil has garnered a large audience for her artistry. 

Growing up, neighborhood friends noticed Tafa’s bright personality and gave her the name Mi Soleil (my sunshine); Tafa adopted it as her stage name. 

Tafa completed her classic studies at the College Saint-Louis de Bourdon in 2017. She’s currently a student in haute couture at Anne Marie Desvarieux.

In addition to singing, Tafa also enjoys being a fashion designer and painter. 

     Grammy Nominated Singer/Songwriter 

Music has the power to transport us to another time and place.
M-Bass’s music loves to harness that power with a broad audience of fellow music lovers and passionate musicians alike. He has become a force to reckon with as one of the most excitingly anticipating upcoming singer/songwriters in the industry. M-Bass is a Nigerian native, born and raised in Lagos and have progressively stood out amongst his peers putting him in the fore-front and described as “Original and never before seen or heard of”. 

With projects under his name such as the Grammy Nominated album - Love and War by Tamar Braxton, Stella Nominated album - Dolly Express by Jermaine Dolly, his current single Goodie Bagg (available on all music platforms) and plenty more, M-Bass continuously strives to make his mark in the industry. His passion, gifting and outstanding creativity is how he effortlessly blows the mind of anyone he comes in contact with. Also working as a Vocal Coach, Vocal Producer, Engineer, Music Director, M-Bass possesses a wide range of skills that he uses to create his masterpieces. 

Naomy Grand'Pierre made history as the 1st female to represent Haiti in the Olympic games in the sport of swimming. She competed in the 2016 Rio Games in the 50m freestyle.

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In the years following the Olympics, Naomy won the first Haitian medals for swimming, gold and silver in the 50m and 100m breaststroke at the 2018 CCCAN Games. She is the national record holder in the 50m & 100m freestyle and 50m fly. She has helped register 10 new athletes onto the developing Haitian National Team and has helped the team compete in over 10 international competitions.

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Naomy has modeled for brands such as Kreyol Essence and Caribbean Apparel.

Naomy will be sharing some of her poetry at ALNP Leadership Expo.

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Chloe Rae Ashford is an energetic Georgia peach with a positive attitude about life. She is a 14-year-old all A honor student, Beta club member, lead Chorus student, debater, school ambassador, actress/dancer, cheerleader and track and field runner.

Chloe is involved in numerous activities like film making, A.K.A cadets, vocal training, baking, cooking, skate boarding , theater arts, piano, modeling and nail fashion. She started modeling at the age of six years old. She has slayed the runway in Atlanta, Detroit, Miami, Charlotte and New York fashion week. She is a fashion brand rep for local designers in Atlanta and New York.

Chloe graced the runway at The Ultimate Women’s Expo 2022 for designer Marion G. Boyd opening the segment. 

Chloe has the cover of a Atlanta local tween magazine and has graced many pages inside local fashion and beauty magazine in Atlanta. Chloe is a well-rounded and humble young lady who loves singing, fashion, modeling and baking. You can also find her voice on a children Audible on Amazon called The Adventures in Butta Butta Land Overcoming Fear and Doubt written by Oleathia “Butta B-Rocka” Robinson.