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Selita Ebanks
Selita Ebanks entering the Bryant Park tents
during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, September 9,
2007. Photograph by Christopher Peterson.
Birth name Selita Ebanks
Date of birth February 15, 1983 (1983-02-15) (age
25)
Place of birth George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman
Islands
Height 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)
Hair color Brown
Eye color Dark Brown
Measurements (US) 33C-24-34 ; (EU) 84-61-86.5
Weight 122
Dress size (US) 4 ; (EU) 34
Shoe size (US) 9 ; (EU) 41
Agency Women Model Management
Selita Ebanks (born February 15,[1] 1983) is a
Caymanian model. She is best known for her work
with Victoria's Secret and is one of the
Victoria's Secret Angels.
Biography
Early life
Selita Ebanks was born on February 15, 1983 in
George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, a
British Overseas Territory. She was raised in a
large family that includes seven brothers.
Influenced by her brothers, Ebanks played many
sports growing up, such as basketball, soccer and
tennis. The Ebanks family was quite poor, living
in what she described as "a little blue, zinc-roof
shack on Walkers Road". Often, Ebanks didn't have
shoes to wear to George Town primary school. Her
family, her mother in particular, encouraged her
development through extracurricular programs.
Education
Later in life, Ebanks moved to the United States,
and settled in Staten Island, New York. After
moving to New York City she was accepted at
Spelman College, Columbia University, and New York
University.However, she graduated from none of
these institutions. She had planned to study Law
before she started modeling.
Career
Victoria's Secret Angels Adriana Lima (left),
Marisa Miller and Selita Ebanks ride in the
Guantanamo Bay Christmas Parade Dec. 1, 2007.
Victoria's Secret Angels Adriana Lima (left),
Marisa Miller and Selita Ebanks ride in the
Guantanamo Bay Christmas Parade Dec. 1, 2007.
At 17 years old, while walking through the
turnstiles at Six Flags Great Adventure, Ebanks
was scouted by an agent from Elite Model
Management. Ebanks worked with some of the world's
most noted photographers, including Peter
Lindbergh, Bruce Weber, Steven Klein, Carter Smith
and Mikael Jansson, and for some of the most
quintessential American fashion campaigns,
including Ralph Lauren, Abercrombie & Fitch,
Levi's and Tommy Hilfiger.
Ebanks is currently working as a model for
Victoria's Secret. She had previously done work
for their Ipex Bra line, before being signed.She
and fellow up-and-coming model Izabel Goulart made
their major début in the 2005 Victoria's Secret
Fashion Show. She is now officially one of the
Victoria's Secret Angels.She views Tyra Banks as a
mentor. In 2005, Tyra Banks said she was proud of
Ebanks to be representing for black women at
Victoria's Secret.
Ebanks made a special guest appearance on How I
Met Your Mother (episode: "The Yips") on November
26, 2007 with her fellow Victoria's Secret
supermodels (Miranda Kerr, Heidi Klum, Adriana
Lima, Marisa Miller, and Alessandra Ambrosio).
She made her first appearance on Sports
Illustrated's 2007 Swimsuit Issue.
She started to become an all-around-entertainer.
She has recorded some music and appeared on the
UPN-series South Beach.
Selita promotes across the country for Victoria
Secret, but was unfortunately booed at Gillette
Stadium while at a New England Patriots vs.
Philadelphia Eagles game in Foxboro for a
Victoria's Secret promotion.
Personal life
Ebanks was engaged to rapper, actor, and comedian
Nick Cannon.On October 4, 2007, People magazine
announced that the couple has ended their
engagement. Selita likes to date athletes and has
been very successful running into them at events.
Although she has been linked to Tennis player
James Blake, star Quarterback for the New England
Patriots, Tom Brady, the star Quarterback for
Dallas Cowboys, Tony Romo and Saskatchewan
Roughriders football player Tad Kornegay, she is
currently dating star defensive lineman for the
New York Giants, Osi Umenyiora and rapper Kanye
West Selita also dated her ex-manager Marc
Chamberlin and allegedly moved on quickly to a
more strategic relationship to her career with
Nick Cannon.
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