Miki Victoria Sudo (born July 23, 1985) is an American competitive eater. She has been undefeated in the women's competition at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, with a twelve-year winning streak since 2014, unseating Sonya Thomas, who had won the women's competition since its inception in 2011 (the streak excludes 2021, in which she did not compete because of her pregnancy). She captured a record twelfth title in 2026. She has the current women's record for the contest, with 51 hot dogs eaten, which she did in 2024.
Early life Sudo was born to a European-American mother and Japanese father. At the age of five, she moved to Japan with her family and lived there for seven years before returning to the United States.
Competitive eating career Sudo entered the competitive eating circuit in 2013, winning a pho eating contest. In 2014 she became Major League Eating's top ranked female competitive eater, and in 2015 reached the top three overall. She is ranked 3rd in the world with Major League Eating as of 2022, and holds 4 world records in Kimchi, Hotdish, ice cream, and the women's record for hot dogs.
Sudo won her first Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest in 2014, upsetting three-time champion Sonya Thomas in the annual July 4 competition. This began a streak of seven consecutive victories, including a then-women's world record with 48.5 hot dogs and buns in the 2020 contest, held indoors without spectators due to the COVID-19 pandemic. She did not compete in the 2021 edition as she was eight months pregnant.
In 2024, Sudo became the first woman to reach the 50-hot dog mark in the competition.
Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest results 2026 Contest 38.75 1st place 2025 Contest 33 1st place 2024 Contest 51 1st place and World Record 2023 Contest 39.5 1st place 2022 Contest 40 1st place 2020 Contest 48.5 1st place 2019 Contest 31 1st place 2018 Contest 37 1st place 2017 Contest 41 1st place 2016 Contest 38.5 1st place 2015 Contest 38 1st place 2014 Contest 34 1st place
Other achievements Event NamePlacementTotalUnitDurationLocationDateInaugural Eating Uranus Fudge Galactic Championship4th8.5pounds8 minUranus, Missouri2024 Mar 30 Knott's Boysenberry Festival World Pie Eating Championship3rd9.5pounds8 minBuena Park, CA2016 Mar 19Silver Slipper World Meat Pie Eating Championship2nd21.5meat pies10 minBay St. Louis, MS2016 Mar 5The Palm Beach Outlets World Birthday Cake-Eating Championship2nd9pounds8 minWest Palm Beach, FL2016 Feb 14World Chili Eating Challenge3rd632 oz. bowls6 minOrlando, FL2016 Feb 6World Famous St. Elmo Shrimp Cocktail-Eating Championship2nd7.42pounds8 minIndianapolis, IN2015 Dec 5Foxwoods World Turkey-Eating Championship1st8.8pounds10 minMashantucket, CT2015 Nov 21World Record Gumbo Eating Championship2nd14.5pounds8 minLarose, LA2015 Nov 7Siegi's World Championship Bratwurst Eating Contest2nd43sausages10 minTulsa, OK2015 Oct 24Martorano's Masters World Pasta Eating Championship2nd7pounds8 minLas Vegas, NV2015 Oct 17Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin Festival World Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship2nd13.75pounds8 minElk Grove, CA2015 Oct 4Western Days Festival World Tamale Eating Championship1st61tamales12 minLewisville, TX2015 Sep 26U.S. National Buffalo Wing Eating Championship2nd170wings12 minBuffalo, NY2015 Sep 6Buffalo Buffet Bowl3rd5lbs. food10m32sBuffalo, NY2015 Sep 5John Ascuaga's Nugget World Rib Eating Championship3rd6.25pounds12 minSparks, NV2015 Sep 2Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship3rd178gyozas10 minLos Angeles, CA2015 Aug 22Chacho's World Taco Eating Contest3rd58tacos8 minSan Jose, CA2015 Aug 15Hooters World Wing Eating Championship7th154wings10 minClearwater, FL2015 Jul 25Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest - women1st38hot dogs10 minBrooklyn, NY2015 Jul 4Meadowlands Racing & Entertainment World Pork Roll-Eating Championship2nd5.5pounds10 minEast Rutherford, NJ2015 Jun 20Ribfest Chicago's RIBMANIA Eating Championship2nd2.9pounds8 minChicago, IL2015 Jun 12Denver Outlaws World Burrito Eating Championship Presented By Illegal Pete's2nd13.875pounds10 minDenver, CO2015 May 24West Virginia Three Rivers Festival Pepperoni Roll Eating World Championship2nd28.5rolls10 minFairmont, WV2015 May 23Niko Niko's World Gyro Eating Championship3rd14.5gyros10 minHouston, TX2015 May 17The Knott's Boysenberry Festival World Pie Eating Championship2nd11.3pounds8 minBuena Park, CA2015 Mar 28World Chili Eating Challenge2nd7.25bowls6 minOrlando, FL2015 Mar 7The Palm Beach Outlets World Birthday Cake-Eating Championship2nd9pounds8 minWest Palm Beach, FL2015 Feb 14Foxwoods World Turkey-Eating Championship3rd6.2pounds10 minMashantucket, CT2014 Nov 22Horseshoe World Pierogi-Eating Championship3rd83pierogies8 minHammond, IN2014 Oct 8Elk Grove Giant Pumpkin Festival World Pumpkin Pie Eating Championship3rd12.5pies8 minElk Grove, CA2014 Oct 5Western Days Festival World Tamale Eating Championship2nd65tamales12 minLewisville, TX2014 Sep 27World Oyster Eating Championship2nd145oysters3 minHillsborough, Northern Ireland2014 Sep 6John Ascuaga's Nugget World Rib Eating Championship3rd6.4375pounds12 minSparks, NV2014 Aug 27Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship3rd199dumplings10 minLos Angeles, CA2014 Aug 16Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest - women1st34hot dogs10 minBrooklyn, NY2014 Jul 4Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier1st40hot dogs10 minSonoma, CA2014 Jun 22Ribfest Chicago's RIBMANIA Eating Championship1st4.8pounds8 minChicago, IL2014 Jun 6West Virginia Three Rivers Festival Pepperoni Roll Eating World Championship2nd26rolls10 minFairmont, WV2014 May 24National Sweet Corn Eating Championship2nd42ears12 minWest Palm Beach, FL2014 Apr 27World Deep-Fried Asparagus Eating Championship3rd7.25pounds10 minStockton, CA2014 Apr 26Magnify Credit Union World Ice Cream Eating Championship2nd13.5pints6 minLakeland, FL2014 Apr 12Creek Indian Taco Eating Contest at Wind Creek's THROW DOWN3rd18.5Indian tacos8 minAtmore, AL2014 Mar 29World Twinkie Eating Championship3rd71Twinkies6 minTunica, MS2013 Oct 26Ben's Chili Bowl World Chili Eating Championship3rd1.687gallons6 minWashington, DC2013 Oct 12Radcliff Days World Hard-Boiled Egg Eating Championship3rd109eggs8 minRadcliff, KY2013 Oct 5Western Days Festival World Tamale Eating Championship3rd76tamales10 minLewisville, TX2013 Sep 28Oktoberfest Zinzinnati World Bratwurst-Eating Championship2nd61.5sausages10 minCincinnati, OH2013 Sep 22U.S. National Buffalo Wing Eating Championship1st6.7pounds12 minBuffalo, NY2013 Sep 1Buffalo Buffet Bowl1st5lbs. misc items4m17sBuffalo, NY2013 Aug 31John Ascuaga's Nugget World Rib Eating Championship3rd7.1pounds12 minSparks, NV2013 Aug 28Day-Lee Foods World Gyoza Eating Championship3rd204dumplings10 minLos Angeles, CA2013 Aug 17World Kimchi Eating Championship1st17plates6 minChicago, IL2013 Aug 11Hooters World Wing Eating Championship2nd155wings10 minClearwater, FL2013 Jul 25Hooters Wing Eating Qualifier1st192wings10 minLas Vegas, NV2013 Jun 26Ribfest Chicago's RIBMANIA Eating Championship1st2.9pounds6 minChicago, IL2013 Jun 7West Virginia Three Rivers Festival Pepperoni Roll Eating World Championship2nd27.5rolls10 minFairmont, WV2013 May 25World Gyro Eating Championship3rd15.5gyros10 minHouston, TX2013 May 19World Deep-Fried Asparagus Eating Championship3rd7.5pounds10 minStockton, CA2013 Apr 27Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest Qualifier1st40hot dogs10 minLas Vegas, NV2013 Apr 20
Personal life Sudo has been in a relationship with fellow competitive eater Nick Wehry since 2018. In January 2021, the couple announced they were expecting their first child; as a result, Sudo skipped the 2021 Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest. They were engaged in April of that same year. Sudo still served as a commentator for the Nathan’s event on ESPN. They were married between 2021 and 2022.
She attended Hillsborough College in Tampa, Florida from 2023-26, graduating in May 2026 with a degree in dental hygiene.
See also List of competitive eaters
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