More About Spelling’s New Queen Bee ~ Zaila Avant-garde By Links AdministrationIn Featured, News, Services to YouthPosted July 11, 2021 At 14 years old, Zaila Avant-garde is: The 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion. The first African-American Scripps Champion. The first ever Louisiana Scripps Champion. She holds THREE Guinness world records dribbling multiple basketballs simultaneously. She hopes to attend Harvard; one day play for the WNBA; and, after her basketball career, she intends to work for NASA. Watch out World! Congratulations to our record holder Zaila Avant-garde who won the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee last night! Zaila holds three basketball dribbling records and is looking to set more - she also features in the upcoming #GWR2022! pic.twitter.com/3peSggJ6T9— Guinness World Records (@GWR) July 9, 2021