14-Year-Old Zaila Avant-Garde Wins 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee

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Zaila Avant-garde is the first African American to win the National Spelling Bee (Credit: Scripps National Spelling Bee)

On July 8, 2021, Zaila Avant-garde outspelled 11 finalists to clinch the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee title. The 14-year-old from Harvey, Louisiana, is the first African American and only the second Black winner in the national competition's 93-year history. The first was Jody-Anne Maxwell from Jamaica, who won in 1998 at the age of 12. Avant-garde is also Louisiana's first spelling bee champion!

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  • dani1409
    dani14094년 이상
    Wow that's awesome👍
    • aisforarlo
      aisforarlo4년 이상
      So cool how she just is told the origin and knows how to spell it!
      • edwardhp101010
        edwardhp1010104년 이상
        IF SHE CAN HANDLE FOUR BASKETBALLS AT ONE TIME THAN THAT MEANS I CAN TO !!!
      • razor_killer
        razor_killer4년 이상
        Wow. It’s so amazing! She also holds 3 Guinness records! She is soooo talented!
        • swampyprism
          swampyprism4년 이상
          WOW
          • goldennugget
            goldennugget4년 이상
            This is so cool, She did so good!
            • doris0209
              doris02094년 이상
              good
              • lollipop_777
                lollipop_7774년 이상
                Wowww 13,000 words per day?! 7 HOURS?!?!?! I could NEVER
              • 100letters
                100letters4년 이상
                Wow, she's so talented! But how come the winning word was so easy? I've been in a spelling bee before, and the words got harder and harder when there were fewer contestants.
                • daniel0613
                  daniel06134년 이상
                  this is so interesting!!

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