A Florida woman is returning to New York to defend her title at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest on Saturday, according to AP News. This year’s competition includes contestants from 18 states and several countries.The defending champion in the women’s division is Miki Sudo of Tampa. AP News said Sudo won her 11th title in 2025 after eating 33 dogs. The competition attracts huge crowds of enthusiastic fans wearing foam hot-dog hats.Nathan’s Famous, which started as a 5-cent hot dog stand in Coney Island more than a century ago, was bought by packaged meat company Smithfield Foods in January for $450 million in cash.The first competition dates back to 1972. In the men’s division, competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, who was last year’s champion and 17-time winner, will also be competing on Saturday.
A Florida woman is returning to New York to defend her title at the Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July hot dog-eating contest on Saturday, according to AP News.
This year’s competition includes contestants from 18 states and several countries.
The defending champion in the women’s division is Miki Sudo of Tampa. AP News said Sudo won her 11th title in 2025 after eating 33 dogs.
The competition attracts huge crowds of enthusiastic fans wearing foam hot-dog hats.
Nathan’s Famous, which started as a 5-cent hot dog stand in Coney Island more than a century ago, was bought by packaged meat company Smithfield Foods in January for $450 million in cash.
The first competition dates back to 1972.
In the men’s division, competitive eater Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, who was last year’s champion and 17-time winner, will also be competing on Saturday.