Ciara Chantel Hanna is an American actress and model. She is known for playing the roles of Gia Moran in ''

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'' and Nicole Parker in '' Blood Lake: Attack of the Killer Lampreys''.

Early life

Hanna was born in

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, as the first of three children to Mark and Kimberly Hanna. She has a younger sister, Krystal Hanna, and a younger brother, Dalton Hanna. She attended Martin Luther King High School in Riverside, California, and graduated in 2009.

Career

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Hanna entered the entertainment industry at the age of 8, traveling around California with a singing group. At age 10, she started acting and modeling, producing commercials for Orange and modeling for companies such as

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, and

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. In 2009, she was a semifinalist in 13th season of ''

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'', which specifically scouted models who are 5'7" and under, but she did not make it to the final cast. In 2012, she was cast as Gia Moran, the Megaforce Yellow Ranger, in the television series ''

''. She then went on to make many appearances in numerous shows and music videos. She is currently known for being a model.

Personal life

Hanna dated the lead singer of

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, Awsten Knight, from 2015 until December 2017. On the 30th of August 2020, she became engaged to Chase Pino. Around September 2020, the couple expected a child. On March 15, 2021, she gave birth to a baby boy named Canyon Cruz Pino.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music video

References

External links

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