American shatters hot dog world record in never before seen scenes

A competitive eater has etched her name into the record books and blown the field away during the world’s most famous contest.

Who says the Nathan’s Famous Hotdog Eating Contest needs Joey Chestnut to break records?

Reigning champ Miki Sudo took out the women’s title at the annual Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating contest, chowing down on a world record-breaking 51 dogs in 10 minutes.

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“Breaking 50 is a milestone for all women and I’m really excited to be a part of it,” she told The Post exclusively after winning her 10th pink belt.

Sudo, a dental hygiene student from Florida, beat her 13 other beef-eating competitors by a mile at the July 4 tradition.

Her 28-year-old rival, Mayoi Ebihara, of Japan, came in second with 37 dogs, while Arizona’s Michelle Lesco, 40, finished third with 23.5 wieners.

Sudo has reigned supreme for the last nine years — ever since she first competed back in 2014.

After taking a brief break in 2021 when she was pregnant, Sudo returned in 2022 to reclaim her Mustard Yellow Belt throne after gobbling down 42 dogs.

Last year, she managed a winning 39-and-a-half hot dogs in 10 minutes.

Sudo’s previous personal best came in 2020 when she chowed down on a whopping 48.5 dogs in the beef-eating competition.

Miki Sudo is the undisputed champ. (Photo by Leonardo Munoz / AFP)

With the event’s biggest star — Joey “Jaws” Chestnut — out of the contest this year, Chicago’s Patrick Bertoletti, 39, took home the Mustard Belt after wolfing down 58 franks and buns in a neck-and-neck battle.

It’s the first time a man not named Chestnut has won the contest since 2015, and only the second time in the last 17 years.

Bertoletti stormed home to edge out last year’s runner up Geoffrey Esper (53) with Australian eating machine James Webb (52) taking home bronze.

While Bertoletti managed to best his prior record of 55 hot dogs, it was a far cry from the record-breaking 76 franks Chestnut managed back in 2021.

This article originally appeared on the NY Post and was reproduced with permission.

Originally published as American shatters hot dog world record in never before seen scenes