Thomas, born in 1967, moved to the United States when she was in her early 30s. She manages a Burger King in Alexandria, Va. She's distinguished herself as an eater of many dishes, including asparagus (5.75 lbs. in 10 minutes), chicken nuggets (80 in five minutes), hard boiled eggs (65 in 6 minutes, 40 seconds), and, of course, hot dogs (39 in 12 minutes).
While Joey Chestnut set the new world's record at the 2008 hot dog contest (66 in 12 minutes), Sonya Thomas holds is the only woman to devour more than 30.
Sonya Thomas congratulates Joey Chestnut as he celebrates winning the 2007 Wing Bowl by eating 182 buffalo wings and breaking his own world record.
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