Yaya DaCosta

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Yaya DaCosta

Birth name Camara Yaya DaCosta Johnson
Date of birth November 15, 1982 (1982-11-15) (age 26)
Place of birth Harlem, New York, U.S.
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Hair color Brown[1]
Eye color Brown[1]
Measurements 32-23-35 (US)[1]
Dress size 2 (US)[1]
Shoe size 9.5 (US)[1]
Agency Ford Models
The Gersh Agency

Yaya DaCosta (born Camara Yaya DaCosta Johnson; November 15, 1982) is an American actress and fashion model. She was the runner-up in Cycle 3 of America's Next Top Model.

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Biography

Early life

DaCosta was born in Harlem, New York. Her mother is the director and founder of The Central Harlem Montessori school in Harlem, NY[citation needed] and her father is a scholar, healer and professor of Sociology. DaCosta comes from a multiethnic background. "My family is different. My great-grandfather was Brazilian and we have West African, Native American, Cherokee and Irish blood."[2] DaCosta is fluent in English, Portuguese, French and Spanish.

Yaya has been acting all her life and at the age of 11, was already doing plays and educational films in New York City. She was a dance student at The Harlem School of The Arts and The Alvin Ailey American Dance Center, and spent junior high school at the magnet performing arts school Manhattan East Jr. High School, where she met her current acting coach. Yaya is a graduate of Northfield Mount Hermon, a private boarding school in western Massachusetts, and of Brown University, where she studied International Relations and Africana Studies. She is 5'8, 118lbs and her measurements are 32-23-35.

Career

After finishing in second place in America's Next Top Model, where she is considered one of the most memorable contestants, DaCosta went on to a successful career.[3] Yaya only appeared once in the bottom two during the competition. She is currently signed to Models 1 London and Ford Models. She has modeled for Target, Olay, CharmaineLouise, DJA Clothing Company, Venus Clothing, Isaac Mizrahi, Kohl's, Seven Magazine, Interview Magazine, Essence Magazine, Jewel Magazine, Elle Girl Presents Dare To Be You: Wal-Mart Meets America's Next Top Model, Marc Bouwer Fall 2005, Seda, Garnier Fructis, Lincoln Townhouse, Radioshack, Dr. Scholl's, Vibe Magazine, Venus, Terrazine Magazine and Sephora.

DaCosta began acting in 2005 after having a small role in an episode of Eve called Prom Night. Since then she has acted in three major motion pictures: Take the Lead, Honeydripper and The Shanghai Hotel. She also acted in a TV movie called Racing for Time. She was recently cast on All My Children as Cassandra Foster, the daughter of Angie Hubbard.[4]

According to an interview with All My Children's new head writer, Charles Pratt, Jr., Dacosta will exit the role some time in August, less than four months after joining the show, to join the cast of "The First Breeze of Summer" on Broadway. According to Broadwayworld.com, "The First Breeze of Summer" will be presented from 2008-2009 by the historic Negro Ensemble Company.


Filmography

Television and film

Year Title Role
2004 America's Next Top Model Contestant(Runner-up)
2005 Eve Ms.Jenkins
2005 MuchMusic Video Music Awards Herself
2006 E! True Hollywood Story Herself
2006 Take The Lead LaRhette
2006 Teen Choice Awards Herself
2007 Honeydripper China Doll
2008 Racing for Time Vanessa
2008 The Shanghai Hotel Kendra
2008 All My Children Cassandra Foster

Music videos

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f [1] FORD models Website Retrieved 5 January 2006. Note: Due to the flash the portfolio can't be accessed directly.
  2. ^ http://www.se7enmagazine.org/film/film_15.htm
  3. ^ Top Model Contestants We Can't Forget - AOL Entertainment Canada
  4. ^ "All My Children's Next Top Model". ABC.com.

External links

v • d • e
America's Next Top Model
Current Judges & Personnel
Cycles: Former Judges
1-4: Janice Dickinson • 1: Beau Quillian • 1: Kimora Lee Simmons • 2: Eric Nicholson • 3-4: Nolé Marin • 5-9: Twiggy
Cycles: Winners
For the entire list of contestants, click here.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yaya_DaCosta"

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