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Six-Year-Old Qualifies For National Spelling Bee

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Lori Anne Madison acts like a typical six-year-old girl but she is anything but ordinary. Not only is Madison the youngest person to ever qualify for the National Spelling Bee, she'll be sharing the stage with contestants twice her age. The bee does not have a lower age limit, but no one younger than eight has ever qualified for the nationals before. Madison is home schooled in Virginia. When she is not practicing spelling, Madison enjoys playing "Angry Birds" and debating with her parents.