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Yaya DaCosta

1982 - Today

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Yaya DaCosta (born November 15, 1982) is an American actress and model. She was the runner-up in Cycle 3 of America's Next Top Model. DaCosta eventually went on to star in ABC's daytime drama series All My Children (2008), ABC's comedy-drama Ugly Betty (2009), and NBC's medical drama Chicago Med (2015–2022). In 2010, she appeared in Lisa Cholodenko's film The Kids Are All Right, being nominated with the cast at the Critics' Choice Movie Award and at the Gotham Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2024). Yaya DaCosta is the 163rd most popular model (down from 157th in 2024), the 14,341st most popular biography from United States (down from 13,841st in 2019) and the 38th most popular American Model.

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Among MODELS

Among models, Yaya DaCosta ranks 163 out of 313. Before her are Beverly Johnson, Brooklyn Decker, Sylvie Meis, Beau Garrett, Behati Prinsloo, and Esther Cañadas. After her are Lydia Hearst, Gaia Weiss, Larissa Riquelme, Liu Wen, Michele Merkin, and Asami Sugiura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1982, Yaya DaCosta ranks 376. Before her are Beau Garrett, Nádson Rodrigues de Souza, Lynndie England, Mai Kuraki, Boubacar Sanogo, and Jordi Codina. After her are Marco Melandri, Sean Faris, David Payne, José Acasuso, Andreas Görlitz, and DaMarcus Beasley.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Yaya DaCosta ranks 14,345 out of 20,380. Before her are Duke Nalon (1913), Barbara Bedford (1903), Alex Webster (1969), John Crowe Ransom (1888), Tim Schafer (1967), and Michael Cimino (1999). After her are Linda Lingle (1953), Kira Reed (1971), Vincent Martella (1992), William Safire (1929), Gifford Pinchot (1865), and Matt Gerald (1970).

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Among MODELS In United States

Among models born in United States, Yaya DaCosta ranks 38. Before her are Amber Rose (1983), Josie Maran (1978), Kate Upton (1992), Beverly Johnson (1952), Brooklyn Decker (1987), and Beau Garrett (1982). After her are Lydia Hearst (1984), Michele Merkin (1975), Kate Nauta (1982), Kiko Mizuhara (1990), Lisa Boyle (1964), and Aliana Lohan (1993).

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