Philadelphia cheesemonger becomes first American to win first place in world cheese competition

For the first time in history, an American has won one of the biggest competitions in the world for cheese.

Emilia D'Albero took home first place and a gold medal at what is known as the Cheesemonger Olympics in France.

"My teammate, Courtney Johnson, and I are the first all-female team USA," D'Albero said. "They had never sent two girls before."

The two are cheesemongers and sell and help connect customers with cheese and other dairy products. D'Albero lives in Philadelphia while Johnson is based in Seattle.

Both competed in the Mondial du Fromage , where some of the top cheesemongers from around the world come together to go head-to-head.

Emilia D'Albero

"We have a written test, blind tasting, perfect cut, a cheese sculpture and then finally a 100-centimeter square plateau cente