Yaya DaCostamade a major impression on “America’s Next Top Model.”
She also tussled memorably with the other contestants.
In the years since, she’s repositioned herself as an actress.
But, why did the former reality star turn her back on modeling in the first place?
Still, she’s been acting since high school, describing it as her “safe space.”
DaCosta was encouraged to apply for “ANTM” by her roommates at Brown University.
