Before she was an actor on Chicago Med and The Lincoln Lawyer, Yaya DaCosta was a runner-up on Cycle 3 of America’s Next Top Model, a reality series hosted and executive-produced by Tyra Banks. And DaCosta says she and Banks recently had a regenerative reunion that healed some of the “real trauma” of the show. DaCosta ran into Banks at the Essence Black Women in Hollywood Awards in Los Angeles on February 27, where Banks accepted the first-ever Luminary Spotlight Award. “I haven’t had a real interaction with this woman since 2004,” DaCosta said in an Instagram video on Saturday, March 15. “The story I’d been telling for so long was a story of trauma.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Yaya (@yayadacosta) DaCosta mentioned the controversies and allegations around the show — the problematic editing, the negative impact on contestants’ body dysmorphia and eating disorders, and the show’s use of blackface.