Scaife was born and raised in
Albury, New South Wales, Australia. In 2007, she earned her private Pilot’s Certificate and later moved on to become a Commercial Pilot. Her first competition ballooning event was in 2013 in
Canowindra, New South Wales. In 2014, Scaife won the first women's world championship event in
Leszno, Poland, in what was only her fourth competitive event. In July 2016, she successfully defended her title at the 2nd FAI Women’s World Hot Air Balloon Championship in
Birstonas, Lithuania. In 2018, Scaife won bronze at
3rd FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship in
Nałęczów, Poland. Scaife and her husband run a hot air ballooning company in the Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia. ==References==