[2] She now works as a business litigation attorney at King & Spalding in Houston, Texas,[3] and serves as a staff sergeant in the Wyoming Air National Guard, in the Force Support Squadron.

[5][6] Her father is from Ireland (Scanlan is an Irish surname) and her maternal grandparents, Frank and Nives Jelich (Jelić), immigrated to the United States from Ilovik, Croatia.

[10] In her spare time, Scanlan enjoys singing, acting, dancing, playing piano and guitar, composing songs, baking, participating in activities with her local church, and making clothes out of duct tape,[11] among many other hobbies.

In 2018, Scanlan announced she had joined the Air National Guard as an Airman First Class, while continuing her education at UC Berkeley School of Law.

[14] In 2021, Scanlan graduated from UC Berkeley School of Law and joined King & Spalding as a business litigation attorney in their Houston, Texas office.

In the preliminary competition, Scanlan won the talent portion and a $2,000 scholarship for her piano performance of "White Water Chop Sticks.