Miki Sudo, a Japanese-American, won the annual Independence Day hot dog eating contest in New York on Wednesday, holding on to her title in the women's division for the fifth straight year.Sudo, born in New York to a Japanese father and an American mother, devoured 37 hot dogs at the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest, well ahead of her competitors, though down from the 41 she ate last year.

The 32-year-old competitive eater from Las Vegas said the overall number of hot dogs eaten was lower due to the scorching heat. Sudo lived in Japan from the age of 4 to 12.On the men's side, Joey Chestnut d…READ FULL ARTICLE