Showing 1 - 3 of 3 articles tagged "Zaila Avant-garde"

• Posted Thursday 7/15/21 at 1:55PM EDT

  Spelling Bee champion Zaila Avant-garde shows off her skills before Phoebe Robinson and Bill Murray on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  Appearing remotely, Murray challenged the 14-year-old, who was visiting with guest-host Robinson, to balance on a foam roller while dribbling...

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  Posted Thursday 7/15/21 at 9:28AM EDT

  Spelling Bee Champ Zaila Avant-garde Shows Off Her Impressive 'Bee Ball' Skills

  Is there anything Zaila Avant-garde can't do? Last night, the Scripps National Spelling Bee Winner (and three-time Guinness World Record...

• Posted Friday 7/09/21 at 12:32AM EDT

  14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde becomes the Scripps National Spelling Bee's first African American champion

  The 14-year-old from New Orleans correctly spelled “murraya” to win this year's Spelling Bee.