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Scripps National Spelling Bee Winner Zaila Avant-Garde Offered Full-Ride Scholarships to Multiple Universities
Avant-garde became the first African-American to ever win the competition.
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Spell 'Historic': Zaila Avant-Garde Is the 1st-Ever African American Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion
The 14-year-old is also the first student from Louisiana to win the competition and is a very talented—and Guinness World record-holding—basketball player.