The US Scripps National Spelling Bee has crowned its first ever African American winner. Fourteen-year-old Zaila Avant-garde of Harvey, Louisiana, did not show much stress on stage and only struggled with one word in Thursday’s finals. As she stood on the Scripps National Spelling Bee stage in Florida, Zaila even peppered pronouncer Jacques Bailly with questions about words’ Greek and Latin roots. After tying for 370th place in 2019, #Speller133 Zaila Avant-garde wins the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee. #SpellingBee #TheBeeIsBack pic.twitter.com/wHfYeU4CNl — Scripps National Spelling Bee (@ScrippsBee) July 9, 2021“She really just had a much different approach than any speller I’ve ever seen.

Source: Irish Independent July 09, 2021 06:33 UTC