16 Facts About Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta was the runner-up in Cycle 3 of America's Next Top Model.

Yaya DaCosta starred in the Lifetime television film Whitney as singer Whitney Houston and received praise for her performance being nominated at the Black Reel Award for Outstanding Actress, TV Movie or Limited Series.

Yaya DaCosta was raised in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City.

Yaya DaCosta attended the elite Northfield Mount Hermon School during high school before attending Brown University, where she majored in Africana studies and international relations.

Yaya DaCosta only appeared once in the bottom two during the competition.

Yaya DaCosta has appeared in advertisements for Garnier Fructis, Lincoln Townhouse, Oil of Olay, Radioshack, Seda, Sephora and Dr Scholl's.

Yaya DaCosta has graced the covers of numerous magazines, including W, Hype Hair, Splash and Global Modeling.

Yaya DaCosta began acting in 2005 after guest-starring in an episode of the UPN sitcom Eve.

Yaya DaCosta then starred opposite Rob Brown, Antonio Banderas and Alfre Woodard in the 2006 dance film Take the Lead.

Yaya DaCosta had supporting roles in the independent films Honeydripper and The Messenger.

Yaya DaCosta appeared in the ABC soap opera All My Children in 2008 as Cassandra Foster, the daughter of Angie Hubbard.

In 2010, Yaya DaCosta had supporting roles in the comedy-drama film The Kids Are All Right and the science fiction action-adventure film Tron: Legacy.

On May 14,2021, Yaya DaCosta announced that she was leaving Chicago Med after six seasons and that before her exit she would be joining Fox's drama series Our Kind of People in the lead role; the new series was cancelled after 12 episodes.

Yaya DaCosta was a main character on The Lincoln Lawyer season 2 and season 3.

Yaya DaCosta departed the cast ahead of season 4, which began filming in February 2025.

Yaya DaCosta was in a relationship with independent film producer and director Joshua Bee Alafia from 2012 to 2015.