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Yaya DaCosta of "America's Next Top Model"
Then: This determined model who demands "respeito" from the other contestants was runner-up in her season.
Now: Yaya continues to rise to the top with her breakthrough roles in "The Kids Are All Right," Lee Daniels' The Butler, and, of course, her knockout performance as Whitney Houston in Lifetime's "Whitney." Most recently, Yaya starred in The Nice Guys and as a series regular on "Chicago Med."
Then: This determined model who demands "respeito" from the other contestants was runner-up in her season.
Now: Yaya continues to rise to the top with her breakthrough roles in "The Kids Are All Right," Lee Daniels' The Butler, and, of course, her knockout performance as Whitney Houston in Lifetime's "Whitney." Most recently, Yaya starred in The Nice Guys and as a series regular on "Chicago Med."
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TitlesChicago Med, Soul Care
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