Spell’s Angels
L.A. has little to spellebrate this year as local entry Emma Manning was eliminated in the fifth round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday. Emma’s early exit is unsurprising for an L.A. delegate–not a single champion has hailed from Los Angeles in the Bee’s 82-year history. Here’s a look at our last 11 representatives and how they fared.
| Year | Name | Result |
| 2007 | Emma Manning | eliminated in round 5, misspelled gardez |
| 2006 | David Pruden | eliminated in round 4, misspelled horripulation |
| 2004 | Sean Sabino | eliminated in round 2 |
| 2003 | A. Paul Yu | eliminated in round 2 |
| 2002 | Saro Oknaian | eliminated in round 2 |
| 2001 | Mariam Firunts | eliminated in round 3, misspelled ritardando |
| 2000 | Mariam Firunts | eliminated in round 3, misspelled trenchantly |
| 1999 | Michael Yeranosian | eliminated in round 3, misspelled supercilious |
| 1998 | Amir Kousan | eliminated in round 5, misspelled theriomorphic |
| 1997 | Cesar Santiago, Jr | eliminated in round 2, misspelled compulsion |
| 1996 | Mhair Orchanian | eliminated in round 5, misspelled gibbet |
