Zaila Avant-garde Wins Scripps National Spelling Bee, Becomes 1st African American Champion –

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Zaila Avant-garde, 14, won the Scripps National Spelling Bee championship held in Lake Buena Vista, Florida today, becoming the first African American winner and only the second Black champion in the bee’s 96-year history.

Avant-garde, who hails from Harvey, Louisiana, describes spelling as her side hobby. Basketball is her main extra-curricular focus — she holds three Guinness world records for dribbling multiple balls simultaneously.

Zaila Avant-Garde wins the #spellingbee with ‘murraya’ — a type of tree 💪

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— Billy Heyen (@BillyHeyen) July 9, 2021

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