Michelle Lesco may be petite, but the 8st 3lb competitive eater still managed to gobble down more than 28 hot dogs and buns to win an eating contest in the US.

The Arizona native won the qualifiers in Chicago for the July 4 hot dog-eating contest at New York's Coney Island. The competition in Bloomingdale, about 20 miles from Chicago, was one of more than a dozen preliminary rounds before the main event.

Eight people faced off to see who could eat the most hot dogs in 10 minutes. Ms Lesco set a new Illinois record and beat Eric "Badlands" Booker, who ate more than 27. He weighs about four times Ms Lesco. After winning, she said: "I can't wait to burp."

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