Complex sentence: In its existence, over 700,000 young ladies participated in competitions spanning the United States, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, among them were over 2000 lucky contestants who reached the national finals held in the program's birthplace of Mobile, Alabama.
Split into simpler sentences: In its existence, over 700,000 young ladies participated in competitions spanning the United States, including the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Among the participants were over 2000 lucky contestants who reached the national finals held in the program's birthplace of Mobile, Alabama.