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Sonya Thomas is one of the richest Competitive Eater from South Korea. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Sonya Thomas's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
The actress was raised in Gunsan, South Korea and moved in America in 1996. United States in 1996.
She broke the world record when she ate 11 pounds of cheesecake in just 9 minutes.
Sonya Thomas (born Lee Sun-kyung on July 26, 1967), also known by her nickname The Black Widow, and “The Leader of the Four Horsemen of the Esophagus”, is a South Korean-born American competitive eater from Alexandria, Virginia. Thomas joined the International Federation of Competitive Eating in 2003 and quickly rose to the top of the ranks, beating competitive eaters such as Eric Booker.
On August 13, 2006, Thomas won her Asian debut competition in Hong Kong while setting her 28th eating record, by consuming 17 Chinese-style lotus seed buns in 12 minutes.
At the turkey contest, Thomas was able to dramatically reverse her recent slump and defeat Chestnut without last second heroics, which she had not been able to do since Nathan’s hot dog contest on July 4. Thomas’ momentum continued the following week at a meatball contest in Atlantic City. Her total of 10 lb. 3 oz. beat Chestnut by two pounds and almost doubled her total from the previous year’s meatball contest. Thomas’ continued improvement, along with Chestnut’s rapid ascent, gave Kobayashi more to worry about in 2006 than at any previous time in his dominant career.
