Elizabeth Lynch is a native of Martinsburg, West Virginia. In 2020, she completed her bachelor’s degree in animal and poultry science with a minor in biology from Delaware State University. She went on to West Virginia University, earning a master’s degree in food and nutritional science in 2022. Her master’s thesis research consisted of feed conditioning effects on enzymes, amino acids, and subsequent broiler performance. Also in 2022, she earned the title of Miss West Virginia. Her social impact initiative, “Growing Up, Growing Ag: Advocating for American Agriculture,” promotes agricultural literacy and raises awareness about the importance of farming and agriculture. At the 2023 Miss America competition, Elizabeth was the first candidate in 101 years of the organization to promote agriculture on the Miss America stage. When she gives up her title in June of 2023, Elizabeth plans to go back to West Virginia University to pursue her Ph.D. in food and nutritional science with the hopes of becoming a professor at a land-grant university.