Zaila Avant-garde Becomes First African American To Win Scripps Spelling Bee
The 14-year-old Louisianan outspelled the competition with the winning word "murraya."
Fourteen-year-old Zaila Avant-garde has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee — and $50,000.
She crushed the competition with the a genus of tropical Asiatic and Australian trees and celebrated with a twirl onstage under the confetti. But)
