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Past Spelling Bee champ Zaila Avant-garde aims to help humans live on other planets

WSFL Fort Lauderdale

Feb 12, 2026

When Zaila Avant-garde made history in 2021 as the first African American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee, she captured the nation's attention. Now a freshman at the Unive…

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