Zaila Avant-garde
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About
Celebrity known for being the 2021 winner of the Scripps National Spelling Bee and the first Black American winner. She also holds three titles with the Guinness Book of World Records for simultaneously dribbling three balls at once. She generally plays point guard and is known as a basketball prodigy. Her zailaavantgarde Instagram account showcases her many talents and features photos of her practicing with balls. She has amassed 100,000 followers.
Before Fame
Unlike many of her competitors, she only began training for the Scripps Spelling Bee a handful of years prior to her 2019 performance.
Trivia
She is also a skilled juggler and an avid mathematician.
Family Life
Her father gave her the surname Avant-Garde as a tribute to John Coltrane.
Associated With
On July 9, 2021, Joe Biden used his Twitter account to personally congratulate her on her Scripps cup win.
