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You Have To See Spelling Bee Winner Zaila Avant-Garde’s Basketball Dribbling Skills

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Jul 09, 2021 • Yahoo

Zaila Avant-garde Shows Off Spelling and Basketball Skills for Bill Murray on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live'

The 14-year-old winner of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee also holds three Guinness World Rec...

Jul 15, 2021 • People

Playing ‘Bee Ball’: Zaila Avant-garde Shows Off Her Boss Basketball Skills on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’

Zaila Avant-garde, the 14-year-old who was dubbed “America’s Spelling Sweetheart” on Jimmy Kim...

Jul 14, 2021 • Black Enterprise

Spelling bee champ Zaila Avant-garde talks about historic win, plans for $50K prize money

Zaila Avant-garde credits "a lot of hard work" and "a bit of luck" for helping her make history by b...

Jul 09, 2021 • Today

Spelling Bee Winner Zaila Avant-garde, 14, Has Three Guinness World Records You Have To See To Believe

Zaila Avant-garde, 14, made history as the first Black winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. ...

Jul 09, 2021 • Women's Health

National spelling bee champion Zaila Avant-garde is really good and passionate about basketball

Even at just 14 years old, Zaila Avant-garde became arguably the most talented Scripps Spelling Bee ...

Jul 09, 2021 • CBSSports.com

Zaila Avant-garde becomes first African American to win Scripps Spelling Bee

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Jul 08, 2021 • Yahoo

Zaila Avant-Garde is inspiring kids and adults in her upcoming books

Zaila Avant-Garde is a multitalented 16-year-old from New Orleans. She won the Scripps National Spel...

Apr 30, 2023 • Rolling Out

Spelling Bee champ Zaila Avant-garde receives full LSU scholarship offer

After becoming the first Black American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee last week, Zaila Av...

Jul 10, 2021 • The Grio

Zaila Avant-garde stands where Black children were once kept out

When Zaila Avant-garde, 14, won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee on July 8, 2021, she became t...

Jul 12, 2021 • Salon

Zaila Avant-garde breezes to National Spelling Bee win

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Jul 09, 2021 • WSPA

2021 Scripps Spelling Bee Winner Zaila Avant-garde Is Becoming a Children's Book Author — See the Covers!

"I'm extremely excited to have my first books published, and I'm especially happy that they are for ...

Jan 18, 2023 • People

Zaila Avant-garde Talks About How She Came To Her Spelling Success

Scripps National Spelling Bee winner Zaila Avant-garde has been busy since her victory on July 8. Al...

Jul 17, 2021 • NPR

Zaila Avant-garde Named SportsKid of the Year for 2021

How do you spell success? Zaila Avant-garde can tell you. She can also tell you how to spell solidun...

Nov 23, 2021 • Sports Illustrated

A former champion and big sister

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May 28, 2026 • The Washington Post on MSN

Maryland teen could follow sister to spelling bee title

A 14-year-old student from Maryland is headed to the final round of the 2026 Scripps National Spelli...

May 28, 2026 • The Baltimore Sun

Maryland teen could follow sister's footsteps to win Scripps National Spelling Bee

Zwe Spacetime, the younger sibling of the previous Scripps National Spelling Bee winner, Zaila Avant...

May 28, 2026 • WJLA on MSN

Watch Zaila Avant-garde become the first African American to ever win the Scripps National Spelling Bee

Zaila Avant-garde won the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, becoming the first African Amer...

Jul 08, 2021 • Mashable

1st African American To Win The Spelling Bee Also Holds 3 Basketball World Records

For the first time in the Scripps National Spelling Bee's 96-year history, an African American has t...

Jul 08, 2021 • NPR

Zaila Avant-garde Knows the Troubling History Behind Her Historic Spelling Bee Win

Last week, Zaila Avant-garde, a 14-year-old from a suburb of New Orleans, walked to the center of th...

Jul 16, 2021 • Time

Zaila Avant-garde Attends ESPY Awards, Says She 'Still Can't Quite Believe' Spelling Bee Win

Zaila Avant-garde became the first Black American student to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee Z...

Jul 10, 2021 • People

National Spelling Bee champion Zaila Avant-garde combines her incredible spelling and basketball skills

Ever wonder what you've been doing with your life? Well, if you haven't, you're definitely about to....

Jul 14, 2021 • Mashable

Zaila Avant-garde becomes the first African American to win U.S. spelling bee

Zaila claimed the $50,000 top prize after spelling the word 'Murraya' right (Photo: Courtesy) Zaila ...

May 11, 2026 • standardmedia.co.ke

WATCH: Spelling Bee Champ Zaila Avant-garde’s Jaw-Dropping World Record Basketball Performance

After making history as the first African-American to win at The Scripps National Spelling Bee, Zail...

Jul 09, 2021 • Mediaite