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Pierre was born in Portuguese-au-Prince where she was raised until the age of 14 when she emigrated to the United States to be re-united with her parents.
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Pierre is a civil engineer where she works on road projects for the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department. She was also named one of 20 in their 20s Most Influential Leaders by Arkansas Business in 2013. She had to learn English as well as adapt a new culture, graduating from Mount Juliet High School with high honors despite English not being her native language.
She earned a scholarship to attend Tennessee State University where she graduated with honors, earning a degree in Civil Engineering.
After graduation, Pierre joined the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department as a civil engineer She has been involved in major road projects for the state, including a multi-million dollar project for Interstate 430 and Interstate 630.
Pierre has participated in numerous pageants both in the United States and internationally. She has held the title of Mission Haiti International 2012 as well as participated in Mission Saline County United States of America and Mission Northeast Arkansas.
She also represented Haiti in the 2012 Mission International pageant, finishing in the top 10 and winning the Mission Congeniality award.
Pierre is also a writer, authoring the book How I Bought A $250000 House While Still In College. The book details how she earned scholarship money for college and was able to put a down payment down on a $250K house. The book was published by Amazon Digital Services in 2014.
As a philantrhopist, Pierre created a scholarship fund to help students in Haiti pay for school.
