Zaila Avant-Garde: 5 Things To Know About The First African American, 14, To Win Scripps Spelling Bee
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hollywoodlife.comWe have a new Scripps National Spelling Bee champ: 14-year-old Zaila Avant-Garde! After the annual competition was cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Zaila emerged triumphant at the 2021 bee, making her the first Black American to take home the top prize.
However, she’s not only an expert speller, but also a rising basketball star with multiple Guinness World Records to her name.
Here’s 5 things to know about her. 1. Zaila was the first African American speller to win the competition. When Zaila won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee, she made history as the first African American to do so.
The 14-year-old Louisiana native took home the prize after correctly spelling “Murraya,” a type of tropical Asiatic and Australian
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