Watch: 14-year-old girl becomes first African-American to win Scripps Spelling Bee competition
Zaila Avant-garde from Lousiana in the United States spelt the word ‘Murraya’ correctly to win the coveted national spelling bee championship.
🚨 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde just won the 2021 Scripps Spelling Bee with the word "murraya" pic.twitter.com/flMgCJY7da
— Brandon Wall (@Walldo) July 9, 2021
13-year-old Zaila Avant-garde of Louisiana is your 93rd Scripps National #SpellingBee champion ‼️
— ESPN (@espn) July 9, 2021
The first African-American winner of the competition 👏 pic.twitter.com/y2Y5dAGcVN
🤹🏾♀️ pic.twitter.com/BrwAEA6SSV
— Zaila Avant-garde (@Basketballasart) April 17, 2021
