14-year-old wins spelling bee after only 2 years of practice 04:06
Shalini Shankar is the author of Beeline: What Spelling Bees Reveal About Generation Z s New Path to Success and a professor of anthropology and Asian American studies at Northwestern University. The views expressed here are the author s. Read more opinion on CNN. (CNN)The National Spelling Bee, canceled in 2020 because of Covid-19, returned in 2021 with the live prime time finals on Thursday, July 8. This iconic American contest drew particular attention in 2019 because it ended in an eight-way tie.
The remarkable 14-year old Zaila Avant-garde is the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee champion. Living up to her surname, Avant-garde is the holder of three Guinness world records for basketball dribbling; she can add a fourth record to her name as the first Black American National Spelling Bee champion, and a fifth for being the first winner from Louisiana.
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