Yaya DaCosta

The beautiful African-American model Yaya DaCosta became famous as a runner-up on the third season for America’s Top Model and then signed to Ford Models. DaCosta was born as Camara DaCosta Johnson in Harlem, New York. She later earned her bachelor’s degree in Africana Studies and International Relations at the prestigious Brown University. DaCosta made her movie screen debut in Take The Lead where she played the character LaRhette. She also had an acting role in the NBC medical drama Chicago Med where she played Nurse April Sexton.

Her charm was also seen in a number of commercials, including Sephora, Dr. Scholl’s, Garnier, and Radioshack. She was also cast as Whitney Houston for the biopic Whitney back in 2013. The actress and model now has a net worth of $1 million. She still has a long way to go, but she has already made an impressive mark. We won’t be surprised if she ends on up on top of the modeling ladder on of these days.