Selita Ebanks - Celebrity Guest Editor

Signature Dish: Selita Ebanks, StyleBistro Guest Editor

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Victoria's Secret Angels' Selita Ebanks poses for photos at the Victoria's Secret Flagship Store on February 7, 2008 in New York City. (Getty Images)more pics »

Selita Ebanks
StyleBistro is a celebration of celebrity style and beauty. So, what better way to celebrate our launch than with a celebrity guest editor who lives and breathes fashion and beauty as an enviable creature of the catwalk?

Guest editor Selita Ebanks has fired up the pages of Sports Illustrated's Swimsuit Issue and graced the runways as a Victoria's Secret Angel and, for good measure, is a charitable beauty with a brain, a charming wit and a down-to-earth sense of self that belies her supermodel status. We caught up with Selita and picked said brain on her favorite trends of 2010 (menswear!), her hard-won beauty secrets (toothpaste!) and what she'll be wearing this fall (Louboutin!). Without further ado, just a few the highlights:

When you were a little girl, what did you want to be when you grew up?

Oh my goodness, I definitely did not think I was going to be a model! I had many dreams—I was always performing in my mother’s living room as a kid—but as I grew up, I was going to be an entertainment lawyer and a writer. I even took classes at NYU Law. I was on the debate team. When I was 18, I interned at Spin and Vibe magazines to learn about journalism. But all that came to an end when I got my first modeling gig. I had to make a deal with my father: The year I make less money [modeling] than I made the year before, then I would have to go back to school. It’s been almost 10 years.

You’re a bit of a fashion chameleon. How do you describe your own personal style?

My personal style sometimes can be a bit confused. I love fashion so much so everything I see I’m like, ‘Oh my god, I wanna wear it, I wanna wear it!’ But of course, I always try to come to some common sense and realize that just because it looks good on the rack, does not mean it’s going to look good on me. I like to keep it young, sexy but always sophisticated, always mature. I’d rather dress my age. I’m not really into the trends, per se, just into fashion.

Who are your favorite designers?

My favorite, I would have to say is Alexander McQueen. Also, Alexander Wang. I think every woman should have a Chanel purse in her closet. As far as shoes, I really love Louboutin, Jimmy Choo…ooh, there’s so many! I love Givenchy, they have a really great shoe collection this season—I have a few. For clothes, Stella McCartney—I love her. And I love Marc Jacobs because it’s just so New York City. Sass & Bide, because I love their take on the masculine look; there’s so many!

On Victoria Beckham:

You know who else I’m in love with? Victoria Beckham. Her collection is amazing! But I discovered, while wearing two of her dresses from last season, they are made for women without a waistline. Literally! I wore a gray sheath dress with a black belt and a cutout on top. It was amazing, but I couldn’t breathe. I could hardly sit down. I don’t know if they sent me the ultimate sample size. I don’t know if they sent me Victoria Beckham’s own dress, but I’m pretty small and I’m like, I don’t know who can wear this dress and sit down properly. It really hurt, but I’ll do it for fashion. It was fabulous!

Isn't Selita fabulous, too? It's Selita Week at StyleBistro, so stay tuned for more from this celestial Angel—including Selita's tips for what to shop, her dish on the craziest runway garb, and the pain a model will endure in the name of fashion!

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