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Speller Kavya Shivashankar from Olathe, Kansas is presented the winner's trophy by President and CEO of the E - Photogallery
Speller Kavya Shivashankar from Olathe, Kansas is presented the winner's trophy by President and CEO of the E.W. Scripps Company Richard Boehne after she won the 2009 National Spelling Bee in Washington on May 28, 2009. (Reuters/Jim Young)
() Speller Kavya Shivashankar from Olathe, Kansas is presented the winner's trophy by President and CEO of the E.W. Scripps Company Richard Boehne after she won the 2009 National Spelling Bee in Washington on May 28, 2009. (Reuters/Jim Young)
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Speller Kavya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas, smiles after she won the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition on May 28, 2009 in Washington, DC - Photogallery
Speller Kavya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas, smiles after she won the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition on May 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. (AFP Photo/Alex Wong)
() Speller Kavya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas, smiles after she won the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition on May 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. (AFP Photo/Alex Wong)
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Speller Kavya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas, receives a group hug from her father Mirle, her mother Sandy and her younger sister Vanya after she won the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition on May 28, 2009 in Washington, DC - Photogallery
Speller Kavya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas, receives a group hug from her father Mirle, her mother Sandy and her younger sister Vanya after she won the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition on May 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. (AFP Photo/Alex Wong)
() Speller Kavya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas, receives a group hug from her father Mirle, her mother Sandy and her younger sister Vanya after she won the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition on May 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. (AFP Photo/Alex Wong)
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Kavya Shivashankar, 13, of Olathe, Kansas, is embraced by her father Mirle Shivashankar, and sister Vanya Shivashankar, 7, after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington on May 28, 2009 - Photogallery
Kavya Shivashankar, 13, of Olathe, Kansas, is embraced by her father Mirle Shivashankar, and sister Vanya Shivashankar, 7, after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington on May 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
() Kavya Shivashankar, 13, of Olathe, Kansas, is embraced by her father Mirle Shivashankar, and sister Vanya Shivashankar, 7, after winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington on May 28, 2009. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
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Kavya Shivashankar from Olathe, Kansas, reacts after winning the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in Washington, DC on May 28, 2009 - Photogallery
Kavya Shivashankar from Olathe, Kansas, reacts after winning the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in Washington, DC on May 28, 2009. (AFP Photo/Jewel Samad)
() Kavya Shivashankar from Olathe, Kansas, reacts after winning the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition in Washington, DC on May 28, 2009. (AFP Photo/Jewel Samad)
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Speller Kavya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas, wipes her tears as she receives the trophy from President and CEO of The E - Photogallery
Speller Kavya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas, wipes her tears as she receives the trophy from President and CEO of The E.W. Scripps Company Richard Boehne after she won the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition on May 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. (AFP Photo/Alex Wong)
() Speller Kavya Shivashankar of Olathe, Kansas, wipes her tears as she receives the trophy from President and CEO of The E.W. Scripps Company Richard Boehne after she won the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee competition on May 28, 2009 in Washington, DC. (AFP Photo/Alex Wong)