{"id":15742,"date":"2013-07-03T20:07:26","date_gmt":"2013-07-03T20:07:26","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2013-07-03T20:07:26","modified_gmt":"2013-07-03T20:07:26","slug":"Sonya-the-Black-Widow-defends-Nathan-s-Famous-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asiancemagazine.com\/?p=15742","title":{"rendered":"Sonya the \u2018Black Widow\u2019 defends \u2018Nathan\u2019s Famous\u2019 title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Black Widow of competitive eating has narrowly defended her title.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Sonya Thomas, of Alexandria, Va., devoured 36 and three-quarters hot dogs and buns in 10 minutes to win the women\u2019s competition at the annual Fourth of July Coney Island event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The 100-pound Thomas went toe-to-toe with Juliet Lee with a second to spare. Lee ate 36 dogs.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The count was much lower than last year, when Thomas broke her own record by eating 45 hot dogs and buns.<\/p>\n<p>The Nathan\u2019s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest has been a city tradition for 97 years.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We HAVE to interview this woman!<\/strong> After we gagggg!!!<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"500\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4CkjdD9WHEY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"500\" height=\"315\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uTlfygy-oa4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Source AP<\/em><br \/>\n<!--break--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Black Widow of competitive eating has narrowly defended her title. 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