Célita was born in Port-au-Prince on 13 February 1848 as the youngest child of Faustin Soulouque, the president of Haiti, and Adélina Lévêque.

[1][2] The following year, her father became Emperor of Haiti and she became a princess and adopted the style of Imperial Highness.

Following the emperor's abdication, and Geffrad's proclamation of the Third Haitian Republic and election as president, the imperial family were forced into exile.

[citation needed] Célita was ten years old when the empire fell, and spent most of her childhood in exile, first in Jamaica, then Paris, and finally Curaçao, where they were granted asylum by King William III of the Netherlands.

[citation needed] Célita married Jean Philippe Lubin, Count of Pétion-Ville.