Zaila Avant-garde

Zaila Avant-garde
Born2006 or 2007 (age 17–18)
Harvey, Louisiana, U.S.
Occupation(s)Speller, basketball player, juggler

Zaila Avant-garde is an American speller, basketball player, and juggler. She won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee. She is the first African-American contestant to win the bee and is the second Black winner, after Jamaica's Jody-Anne Maxwell.

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