Michelle Lesco

Michelle Cristeen Lesco (born September 16, 1983) is an American competitive eater. She is the 2021 women's champion in the Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest, with 30.75 hot dogs and buns consumed in 10 minutes on July 4, 2021.[1]

Michelle Lesco
Born (1983-09-16) September 16, 1983
United States
OccupationCompetitive eater

Career

Lesco finished in second to Miki Sudo in the 2017, 2018 and 2019 contests before winning in 2021.[2] She is the third woman to win the Pink Mustard Belt since the contest was started in 2011.[3] Lesco has also competed in other events, including eating 10.5 pounds of boysenberry pie and 158 chicken wings in 10 minutes.[4] In 2016, she won the Turkish Airlines World Oyster Eating Championship by consuming 227 oysters in three minutes and defeated a ten-time champion.[5]

Her nickname is "Cardboard Shell".[6]

Nathan's Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest results
2021 Contest 30.75 1st place
2019 Contest 26.5 2nd place
2018 Contest 28 2nd place
2017 Contest 32 2nd place
2016 Contest 27 T-3rd place
2015 Contest 26 4th place
2014 Contest 27 3rd place
2013 Contest 27.5 3rd place
2012 Contest 25.5 3rd place
2011 Contest 20 4th place

Humanitarian Work

Lesco was named Major League Eating's Humanitarian of the Year, working as the senior manager of Youth Services at the Volunteer Center of Southern Arizona, and donatinf both time and money to clean water initiatives in the Central African Republic's Bakota Liberté Village and Ethiopia's Adi Atsgeba Village and Adikokob Elementary School as well as the village of Geremu in Malawi.[7]

References
  1. Sterling, Wayne. "Nathan's Hot Dog Contest 2021: Joey Chestnut wins for 14th time". cnn.com. Cable News Network (CNN). Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  2. Meyer, David. "Michelle Lesco crowned new Nathan's Hot Dog Eating champion". nypost.com. NYP Holdings, Inc. Retrieved 5 July 2021.
  3. Skinner, David. "Tucsonan Michelle Lesco wins Women's Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest". kvoa.com. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  4. Greaber, Joey. "Tucson teacher Michelle Lesco wins 4th of July hot dog eating contest". kgun9.com. Scripps Media, Inc. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  5. Burch, Cathalena E. "Eating her way to the top: Lesco adds oysters to titles". thisistuscon.com. Arizona Daily Star. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  6. "Michelle Lesco". majorleagueeating.com. Major League Eating · International Federation of Competitive Eating, Inc. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  7. "Michelle Lesco". majorleagueeating.com. Major League Eating · International Federation of Competitive Eating, Inc. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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