Model/Actress Yaya DaCosta was born in Harlem, New York on November 15th 1982.
Yaya DaCosta first step on the national stage when she was one of the contestants on the 3rd season of America's Next Top Model and was the runner up to Eva Pigford.
After ANTM Yaya DaCosta signed with the Ford Modeling Agency as well as London and Models 1. a few of the companies Yaya DaCosta included Wal-Mart, Vibe magazine, Marc Bouwe, Venus Clothing, Radioshack, Isaac Mizrahi, Seven Magazine, Essence magazine and many others.
In 2005 Yaya Dacosta started acting. Yaya Dacosta's first acting role was in an episode of Eve.
Some of TV shows and films Yaya Dacosta acted in include Tron Legacy, Ugly Betty, Honeydripper, Take the Lead, The Kids are All Right, All My Children, The Shanghai Hotel, Racing for Time.
