Sukanya Roy of Wilkes-Barre wins National Spelling Bee

Sukanya Roy, 14, an 8th grader in Wilkes-Barre, PA, (R), the eventual champion, sits with Laura Newcombe, 12, also an 8th grader from Toronto, Canada, as they are the only spellers left in the 2011 Scripps National Spelling Bee, June 2, 2011, in National Harbor, MD. Roy won by correctly spelling the word " cymotrichous ", meaning having wavy hair. UPI/Mike Theiler