Yaya Dacosta (Model ) was born in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA on a Monday, November 15, 1982 🎈. Yaya Dacosta is 42 years old. She is a Scorpio ♏ and was born in the Year of the Dog 🐕.
Model and actress who finished 2nd on the 3rd season of America’s Next Top Model. She later parlayed this into a successful film career. She plays April Sexton in the 2015 NBC series Chicago Med.
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| FULL NAME: | Camara Yaya DaCosta Johnson |
| BIRTH DATE: | November 15, 1982 |
| BIRTHPLACE: | Harlem, New York City, New York, USA |
| AGE: | 42 years old |
| NATIONALITY: | American |
| ETHNICITY: | Black |
| ZODIAC: | Scorpio |
| CHINESE ZODIAC: | Dog |
About
Yaya Dacosta is a Model. Yaya was born in the 1980s, in the middle of the Millennials Generation generation. Millennials are individuals born between 1981 and 1996. This generation is known as being sophisticated, technology-savvy, immune to most traditional marketing and sales pitches. This creative generation is known for heavy usage of the Internet, mobile devices, and social media. Millennials have experienced some of the most important historical events, including, the Great Recession, Gulf War, World Trade Center attacks, and the Iraq War.
She was born and raised in Harlem, New York. She married Joshua Bee Alafia in 2012 and took his name. In September 2013, she had a son named Sankara. Find out who is Yaya Dacosta dating right now.
She was Ivy-League educated, having focused on African Studies at Brown University.
DID YOU KNOW She was fluent in five languages, including Portuguese, French, Spanish, and Japanese.
FACT Appeared in the 2016 The Nice Guys starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe.
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Birthday
Currently, Yaya Dacosta is 42 years old. Her next birthday is away. Yaya will celebrate her 43rd birthday on a Monday, November 15th. She shares a birthday with everyone who was born on November 15, 1982. Below is the countdown to her next birthday.
Zodiac
Yaya Dacosta’s zodiac sign is Scorpio. People born between the dates of October 23rd and November 21st belong to the eighth sign in the zodiac, Scorpio. Libras are known for being loyal, passionate, and strategic. They're can be either the best of allies or the deadliest of enemies. Cancer is the most compatible sign for Scorpios.
Famous Scorpio celebrities are Leonardo DiCaprio, Drake, Matthew McConaughey, Drake, Ryan Reynolds, Katy Perry, Kris Jenner, Anne Hathaway, Ryan Gosling, Charles Manson, and Marie Antoinette. Scorpio ruling planet is Pluto. Astrologically, Pluto symbolizes transformation rebirth and regeneration.
Yaya Dacosta was born in the Year of the Dog. People born in the Year of the Dog are likable, sincere, protective, helpful, and honest. They can also sometimes be pessimistic, cynical, paranoid, overly aggressive, and stubborn.
This year is the Year of the Serpent.
DID YOU KNOW United States life expectancy is about 78.5 years.
Yaya Dacosta is a 42 years old Model, born in November, in the Year of the Dog (1982), and is a Scorpio. Her life path number is 1. Yaya’s birthstone is Topaz and Citrine, and her birth flower is Chrysanthemum.
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