Only the 3rd African American woman to be named Miss USA in 54 year history of pageant
Shauntay Hinton Detailed Biography -
Shauntay Hinton won the Miss USA title in 2002 representing the District of Columbia. That pageant marked the first time that 4 out of the 5 five finalists were African American. Hinton went on to compete in the Miss Universe pageant later that year and to this day, is one of only three Miss USA winners not to have placed among the semifinalists there. The other two are Barbara Peterson and Kimberly Pressler.
