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Happy Birthday, Yaya! Yaya Dacosta's Most Breathtaking Fashion Moments

We first met Yaya DaCosta as a contestant on America's Next Top Model and since then she's continued to slay on and off the screen. In honor of her birthday, (Nov. 15) we're taking a look at her most jaw-dropping, fabulous fashion moments.
By Dominique Hobdy · Updated October 26, 2020
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Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta from ‘The Player’ poses for a portrait at the NBCUniversal Summer Press Day during the 2015 Summer TCA Tour  in Beverly Hills, California.

Yaya Dacosta's Most Breathtaking Fashion Moments
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Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta arrives for the NBC Chicago Fire, Chicago P.D, Chicago MED and Chicago Justice red carpet event in Chicago.

 

Yaya Dacosta's Most Breathtaking Fashion Moments
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Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta arrives at NBC Universal’s 68th Annual Golden Globes After Party at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

Yaya Dacosta's Most Breathtaking Fashion Moments
Michael Kovac
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Yaya DaCosta

Yaya at Skylight SOHO on November 15, 2010 in New York City.

Yaya Dacosta's Most Breathtaking Fashion Moments
Ben Gabbe
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Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta arrives at the ‘Think Like A Man’ Los Angeles Premiere at ArcLight Cinemas on February 9, 2012 in Hollywood, California.

Yaya Dacosta's Most Breathtaking Fashion Moments
Jeffrey Mayer
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Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta attends the W Magazine’s celebration of the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards in Los Angeles, California.

Yaya Dacosta's Most Breathtaking Fashion Moments
Tommaso Boddi
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Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta attends 2012 Women For Women International Gala at Koch Theater, Lincoln Center in New York City.

Yaya Dacosta's Most Breathtaking Fashion Moments
Bennett Raglin
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Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta attends the American Ballet Theatre’s 75th Anniversary Diamond Jubilee Spring Gala at The Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.

Yaya Dacosta's Most Breathtaking Fashion Moments
Andrew Toth
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Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta attends the world premiere of Lifetime’s ‘Whitney’ at The Paley Center for Media in Beverly Hills, California.

Yaya Dacosta's Most Breathtaking Fashion Moments
Vincent Sandoval
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Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta attends the ‘Fed Up’ premiere at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.

Yaya Dacosta's Most Breathtaking Fashion Moments
D Dipasupil
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Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta attends the Lifetime Network sponsored breakfast for ‘Whitney’ during the 2015 Winter Television Critics Association press tour at the Langham Hotel in Pasadena, California.

Yaya Dacosta's Most Breathtaking Fashion Moments
Frederick M. Brown
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Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta attends The Paley Center For Media’s Tribute To African-American Achievements In Television at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.

Yaya Dacosta's Most Breathtaking Fashion Moments
Earl Gibson III
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Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta of ‘Chicago Med’ on NBC attends the NBCUniversal 2016 Upfront in New York, New York.

Yaya Dacosta's Most Breathtaking Fashion Moments
Taylor Hill
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Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta attends Operation Smile’s 14th Annual Smile Gala At Cipriani 42nd St. in New York City.

Yaya Dacosta's Most Breathtaking Fashion Moments
Dimitrios Kambouris
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Yaya DaCosta

Yaya DaCosta attends the premiere of ‘The Nice Guys’ at TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, California.

Yaya Dacosta's Most Breathtaking Fashion Moments
Jason LaVeris