making history at the Scripps National Spelling Bee last week, Zaila Avant-garde has her sights set on the future.The 14-year-old spelling dynamo spoke with ET on the red carpet at this year's ESPY Awards on Saturday, outside The Rooftop at Pier 17 at the Seaport in New York City, and she opened up about the big win.When Avant-garde ended the spelling competition with the word «murraya» on June 8, she made history as the first-ever African-American winner of the prestigious competition.When asked if the monumental importance of that had sunk in yet, Avante-garde admitted, «It sunk in even before it ever happened.»She went on to say she hopes to inspire more young people of color in the future, sharing, «I was hoping that it would happen.
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