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Date of Birth

15 November 1982, Harlem, New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name

CamaraYaya DaCosta Johnson

Height

5' 8" (1.73 m)

Trivia

Can speak Portuguese, Spanish and French.

First runner-up on season 3 of "America's Next Top Model" (2003).

Graduated from Brown University.

Majored in International Relations and African Studies at Brown University

Has stated in interviews that she is currently teaching herself Swahili [2006]

In an interview with Seven Magazine, she said she was offered a job with UN, but turned it down because her French wasn't good enough.

Has studied with Ann Willis in New York City for several years alongside such notable actors as Adam Scarimbolo and Devin Ratray.