Morris County Superintendent​ Competing In Nathan's Hot Dog-Eating Contest

MONTVILLE, NJ — Dr. Rene Rovtar is best known in Montville as the Superintendent of Schools, but she's got a serious hidden talent: hot dog eating.

That's right! Rovtar qualified for the 100th Annual Nathan’s Famous 4th of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest after eating an impressive seven hot dogs at the Charlotte, North Carolina qualifiers.

"This isn't a challenge for me. I'm a tiny person; don't think tiny people can't eat mass quantities of food. I can," Rovtar said. The Basking Ridge resident joked that she off-sets her large servings of hot dogs by running marathons.

The contest, held annually on July 4 in Coney Island, pits hot dog lovers against each other to see who can eat the most in ten minutes-- including buns. Last year, the women's winner eat 38.5 hot dogs, and the men's winner ate a whopping 70 hot dogs.

You can catch the 100th Annual Nathan’s Famous 4th of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest live on ESPN this July 4.

Image via TheCulinaryGeek, Flickr

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