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  • 2021-07-09 (xsd:date)
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  • Was Zaila Avant-garde in a Steph Curry Commercial? (en)
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  • On July 8, 2021, 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde made history when she correctly spelled the word murraya to become the first Black American to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the nearly 100-year history of the contest. The New York Times reported: Here's a video from the final moments of the 2021 Scripps National Spelling Bee: While Avant-garde made headlines in July 2021 for her spelling talents, social media users soon found out that spelling was not this 14-year-old's only talent. In fact, spelling is not even her main talent. Avant-garde told The Associated Press: Basketball, I’m not just playing it. I’m really trying to go somewhere with it. Basketball is what I do. Spelling is really a side thing I do. It’s like a little hors d’oeuvre. But basketball’s like the main dish. In addition to holding several Guinness World Records, Avant-garde's talents also earned her a spot in a commercial with NBA star Steph Curry. In 2018, Under Armour released a commercial for the Curry 5 basketball shoe. The spot features Curry talking about a criticism that is often levied against him: That he's too talented and is ruining the game. As Curry talks, another talented individual, Avant-garde, shows up on screen showcasing her dribbling talents. Avant-garde shared this video to her Instagram page: Avant-garde posted a few additional images from the shoot, including one of her and Curry: A longer version of this commercial is available via Under Armour's Youtube page: (en)
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