Complex sentence: Hinton went on to represent the District of Columbia at the Miss USA 2002 pageant held in Gary, Indiana on 28 February, 2002 where she became the third African American to win the Miss USA title.
Split into simpler sentences: Hinton went on to represent the District of Columbia at the Miss USA 2002 pageant held in Gary, Indiana on 28 February, 2002. Where she became the third African American to win the Miss USA title.