Sukanya in good company: A look at the last 5 National Spelling Bee Champions

3. Kavya Shivashankar

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Kavya Shivashankar (l.), the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee winner, and her family meet President Obama in the Oval Office on June 3, 2010.

Kavya Shivashankar was the 2009 Scripps National Spelling Bee Champion. Her word was "Laodicean," which, according to the Mirriam-Webster dictionary, means lukewarm or indifferent in religion or politics. The Kansas girl was 13 when she won.

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