Louisiana Teen Zaila Avanta-grade Becomes The First African-American Contestant To Win National Spelling Bee. She is the second black champion. The first black National Spelling Bee winner was Jody-Anne Maxwell of Jamaica in 1998.
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WATCH: Louisiana Teen Becomes The First African-American & 2nd Black Contestant To Win National Spelling Bee ; Jamaican Jody-Anne Maxwell was the 1st Black Contestant winner
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