13-year-old Zaila Avant-garde of Louisiana is your 93rd Scripps National #SpellingBee champion!! She's a baller!!!

So I've known about this girl for years and it's for being an absolute hoooooper. Already a huge fan and to now see she won the National Spelling Bee?! Incredible. Check out her IG: https://t.co/cgWMA16Y3n

Will probably be our President someday. https://t.co/r1NVxIz23n pic.twitter.com/iU5IKRcd8s

— C.J. Toledano (@CJToledano) July 9, 2021

#8thgrader #Middleschooler Zaila Avant-garde, ⚡️💨. pic.twitter.com/fyjKQI4rME

— Zaila Avant-garde (@Basketballasart) June 1, 2021

Zaila Avant-garde, a 14-year-old from Harvey, Louisiana, has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, becoming the first African American winner and only the second Black champion in the bee’s 96-year history. https://t.co/DkMfyvOCmZ

— NBCBLK (@NBCBLK) July 9, 2021