Snapshot: Who's That Girl?

Yaya DaCosta
[a still from the film Honeydripper, 2007]

If she doesn't look familar, well good; the actress would prefer it that way. Since her stint as runner-up on America's Next Top Model season two three, the 28 year old has taken the leap into the acting world. With credits which include a recurring role on Ugly Betty (as Nico Slater), All My Children (as Cassandra Foster), and a number of independent projects including the upcoming The Kids Are All Right and the much anticipated Tron: Legacy, she is well on her way to becoming a household name. The actress/model/sitcom star recently sat down with Nylon Magazine to discuss her new film: (on her ANTM past) "I don't put it on my resume, you know, and I don't talk about it... I was actually really relieved not to win." I love that she doesn't rely on that reality-tv fame.

Keep this chick on your radar, because it doesn't seem like she will be slowing down anytime soon.

eta: Yaya actually appeared on cycle three, not two, as previously stated.