By Ewelina Lepionko Murraya. With those seven letters, Zaila Avant-garde won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee. She became the first Black American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee in almost 100 years of contests. 13-year-old Zaila Avant-garde of Louisiana is your 93rd Scripps National #SpellingBee champion ‼️ The first African-American winner of the competition ? pic.twitter.com/y2Y5dAGcVN — ESPN (@espn) July 9, 2021 Three Guinness World Records and now ...