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Yaya Dacosta, the runner-up on season three of America's Next Top Model, has been cast on All My Children.

The model will portray Cassandra Foster, the daughter of Dr. Angie Hubbard (Debbi Morgan). Cassandra was adopted by Angie and her ex-husband, Jacob. Cassandra and made her debut on ABC's The City.

In that soap's final episode, Angie and Jacob (played by Darnell Williams, who currently plays Jesse on All My Children, of course) found an abandoned Cassandra and brought her home with them.

Cassandra arrives in Pine Valley on April 25 and meets her mother's first husband and current boyfriend, Jesse.

Don't expect the family reunion to be all roses, however: Cassandra will be pulled into the sinister plan Rob (David Rasche) has in store for Jesse.

Let's take a peek at the week ahead on All My Children...

• Greenlee confronts Ryan (Cameron Mathison) about their relationship.

• JR recalls everything Richie did.

• Erica (Susan Lucci) chooses to keep helping Carmen (Elizabeth Rodriguez).

• Zach (Thorsten Kaye, pictured) grows suspicious of Kendall and Aidan.

Who would have thought that teen R&B group B5 is would be a big fan of All My Children?

Whether this is true or this is just for publicity's sake, the group is headed to Pine Valley on April 25. It'll be singing its song "Erika Kain," fresh off the album "Don’t Talk, Just Listen."

The song's video features Erica in handcuffs. Seriously!

Here's what you can look forward to this week on All My Children...

• Erica chooses to stick around and help Carmen get justice from the boyfriend who put her behind bars.

• Angie discovers that JR (Jacob Young, pictured) is stricken with Hepatitis A. Uh-oh.

• Kendall (Alicia Minshew) gets angry at Zach for the methods he used to get Ryan's memory back.

• Greenlee (Rebecca Budig) turns down a marriage proposal from Aidan (Aiden Turner).

Attention, All My Children fans: This just in, from ABC.com:

"You wanted it, you got it! Cady McClain returns to All My Children as Dixie Cooney Martin on Friday, May 2."

The network added:

"Dixie is back in Pine Valley with a mission: She's reuniting Tad with their long-missing daughter, Kate! As the audience knows, Kate was stolen at birth, put up for adoption and now lives with Nurse Julia under the name of Kathy. Only Adam — Dixie's evil ex-husband and Tad's lifelong enemy — knows the truth that Kathy is Tad and Dixie's child.

"When last seen in January 2007, Dixie fell victim to a serial killer.... "

But that's just a silly detail All My Children can easily overcome, right?

"Her ghost watched as Tad received a comforting hug from Kathy. It was then that Dixie realized Kathy was really her daughter. Now, with her angelic hand, Dixie will guide Tad into the loving embrace of their little girl. This is drama you can't miss!"

What's your take on ABC's last sentence there? Leave a comment. Let us know.

It looks to be an exciting week ahead on All My Children. Here's a preview of upcoming episodes:

• A jealous Greenlee slips tells Annie know that she kissed Ryan (Camera Mathison). Oops!

• Krystal (Bobbie Eakes, pictured) realizes she still loves Adam.

• Carmen forces Erica (Susan Lucci) to go along with her escape plan. The motivation? Carmen wants to find her ex-boyfriend and kill him.

• Opal falls deeper and deeper intoRobert's web of deception.

Yes, that's a billionaire guest star on the set of All My Children.

Warren Buffet will be appearing, as himself, on the daytime drama. He meets with Susan Lucci's character of Erica and see if he can do anything to spring her from the clink. We bet Buffet has a connection or two...

As All My Children fans know by now, Debbi Morgan is back on the ABC soap opera. She first premiered in 1982 as Angie Hubbard.

“In 1990 I got an offer to do another soap by the guy who hired me in the first place," Morgan recently said of the reason she first left the role in 1990. “It was shot in Los Angeles, Generations.”

Morgan would go on to act in dramas such as General Hospital and Port Charles. The actress did return to play Angie, wife of Jesse Hubbard (played by Darnell Williams), again from 1993 – 1997.

“I was originally contacted by my manager to bring back Angie,” the actress said. “Sometime at the end of the summer of 2006 the role was to be a reoccurring role. Then they said a four year contract!”

Morgan added that just fit right into her plans, filming in New York, because she was tired of flying from west coast to east coast to be with her boyfriend, who lives in Maryland.

Yes, you read that headline correctly.

Warren Buffett, the billionaire investor and friend of Alex Rodriguez, will play himself in an upcoming episode of All My Children. He comes to Erica Kane's aid while she's in prison on a fraud rap.

It's Buffett's second appearance on the ABC drama, but his first since 1992.

In the episode, scheduled to air during May sweeps, Buffett is called to Pine Valley by his pal Opal Cortland (Jill Larson, above right with Buffett). Opal wants him to help her best friend, Erica (Susan Lucci, left and inset with Buffett), who was caught after going on the lam following her guilty plea to insider trading.

Buffett agrees to visit Erica in prison, accompanied by Opal, who's hopeful that one of the world's richest men can leverage a deal on Erica's behalf. We're sure he can!

Don't wait until next week to discover what's going down on All My Children. Here's a glance at a few story lines now...

• Jesse receives a cryptic phone call.

• With Erica locked up, Greenlee (Rebecca Budig, pictured) suggests to Jack that he ought to start dating again.

• Things turn ugly when JR visits Richie in his hospital room.

• Erica does her best to deal with her new cellmate Carmen (Elizabeth Rodriguez).