Zaila Avant-garde

An eighth-grader who won the Scripps National Spelling Bee in 2021.

Also a three-time Guinness World Record title holder in basketball-related skills.

🎉🎉🤞 https://t.co/4xbjM2qN1L

— Zaila Avant-garde (@Basketballasart) June 15, 2021

An eighth-grader competing at the Scripps National Spelling Bee has earned recognition for more than her mastery of the dictionary. Zaila Avant-garde holds three basketball-related Guinness World Records. https://t.co/d9wX2fYvRn

— The Associated Press (@AP) July 8, 2021