When Ciara was nine, she and her mother were approached by an agent at the Alexandria County Fair. According to Ciara, the agent said he loved her "look" and thought she should get into acting or modelling. "That was the first time I ever really thought that acting was a possibility," she told Celebuzz in August 2014. "I loved it and I got so excited about it! I went in to his office and I went in to a talent expo in Dallas and I met my managers and my agents. I've been auditioning in the summers and a few weeks during the school year and I haven't looked back since! Best decision I've ever made."