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First Lady Jill Biden welcomes the 2021 and 2022 Spelling Bee Champions to the White House on Wednesday, September 14, 2022.
Harini Logan and Zaila Avant-Garde, the 2022 and 2021 Scripps Spelling Bee Champions, received a tour of the White House last week. During their visit, Dr. Biden — a longtime fan of the spelling bee and an English teacher of more than 30 years — surprised the two with life-sized cutouts of their winning words: "murraya" and "moorhen."
Avant-Garde, from Jefferson Parish in Louisiana, won the spelling bee in 2021 at age 14. Logan, who is from San Antonio, Texas, won the spelling bee in 2022 at age 14.
"In sixth grade I was my school's spelling bee champion, but on the day of the regional competition, I told my mother that I was sick. The truth was that I was too nervous to go, so I have incredible admiration for each and every one of you."
