She has also worked for high fashion brands Neiman Marcus and Ralph Lauren, and appeared in magazines such as the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, Vogue, and Glamour.

[5] Born to a Jamaican father and a Caymanian mother[6] in George Town, Grand Cayman,[7] Ebanks was raised in a large family that included seven brothers.

[9] Selita Ebanks is widely recognized as one of the most prominent Black supermodels of her generation, known for her groundbreaking career in high-fashion and her role as a trailblazer for diversity in the fashion industry.

[10] Ebanks made her debut in February 2001 at the fall show for Tuleh, and has walked the runway for designers including Betsey Johnson, Catherine Malandrino, Pamella Roland and Tommy Hilfiger.

Ebanks made a special guest appearance on How I Met Your Mother (episode: "The Yips") on 26 November 2007 with her fellow Victoria's Secret supermodels (Miranda Kerr, Heidi Klum, Adriana Lima, Marisa Miller, and Alessandra Ambrosio).

Ebanks has graced the covers of Maxim, British GQ and Russian FHM and appeared in editorials for Marie Claire, Glamour, V, German and Italian Elle, Vanidades and Sports Illustrated's 2007 Swimsuit Issue.

[20] Ebanks has run her own talent school, "Stardom Youth Foundation" since 2004[8] in her hometown Cayman Islands, providing career guidance for teenagers.

[6] Ebanks joined the Cash&Rocket Archived 15 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine tour in 2013[21] and 2014[22] raising more than $1 million for women and children all over the world.