Lillian Dailey graduated in 2021 from the University of Nevada Reno with a Bachelor of Science in Geography and a specialization in Climate, Water, and Ecosystems, with a minor in painting. She spent that summer researching microplastic levels in the Atlantic Ocean near the Florida Straits sailing on the MV Endurance with her dad, Captain Morgan Dailey, for the Desert Research Institute. She was a chemistry analyst for the Western Environmental Testing Laboratory in Reno, NV for over 2 years.

She has four cats, loves to swim and spend time with her friends and family.