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Harvey s Zaila Avant-garde makes spelling bee history
Zaila is the first African American winner and only the second Black champion in the bee s nearly 100-year history. Author: Paul Murphy / Eyewitness News Published: 5:24 PM CDT July 9, 2021 Updated: 5:39 PM CDT July 9, 2021
NEW ORLEANS How do you spell Zaila Avante-Garde?
W-I-N-N-E-R!
Thursday night, the Harvey 14-year-old won the Scripps National Spelling Bee.
Avant-garde correctly spelled the word “murraya for the win. Murraya is a genus of tropical Asiatic and Australian tree.
She said winning the competition is a dream come true.
“I’ve been working towards that goal for like two years,” Avant-garde said. “To finally have it, it’s like the best possible outcome.”
Zaila Avante-garde, a 13-year-old, Becomes First African American Spelling Bee Champion Newsweek 14 hrs ago Scott McDonald © Photo by JIM WATSON/POOL/AFP via Getty Images The 11 finalists of the Scripps National Spelling Bee sit on stage as the Finals begins, during a visit by US First Lady Jill Biden, in Orlando, Florida on July 8, 2021.
Zaila Avante-garde on Thursday night correctly spelled murraya, which is a genus of flowering plants found in Asia, Australia and the Pacific Islands. The correct spelling won Avante-garde the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee championship.
Avante-garde, a 13-year-old from Harvey, Louisiana a southern suburb of New Orleans became the first African American student to win the prestigious championship.