Avant-garde breezed to the win and set social media on fire!
Author: WWL Staff
Updated: 10:21 PM CDT July 8, 2021
NEW ORLEANS — A 14-year-old Harvey girl is the Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. Zaila Avant-garde, a local basketball dribbling prodigy who has received national recognition, is now being recognized for her other talents as well.
Avant-garde correctly spelled the word “murraya" for the win.
Murraya is "a genus of tropical Asiatic and Australian tree."
The event was shown on ESPN Thursday night.
"It's super exciting to win because I'm going to get a nice trophy," she said afterward. "That's the best part of any win."