NBC, Trump, and the Miss Universe
Organization
The Miss Universe Organization, producer of the MISS
UNIVERSE®, MISS USA® and MISS
TEEN USA® Pageants, is a Donald J. Trump
and National Broadcasting Company, Inc. (NBC)
partnership.
ABOUT THE MISS UNIVERSE
ORGANIZATION
The Miss Universe Organization, producers of the MISS
UNIVERSE®, MISS USA® and MISS
TEEN USA® competitions, is an international
company that advances and supports today’s
women. These women are savvy, goal-oriented and
aware. The delegates who become part of the Miss
Universe Organization display those characteristics
in their everyday lives, both as individuals
who participate in the competitions to advance
their careers, personal and humanitarian goals,
and as women who seek to improve the lives of
others.
ABOUT NBC
UNIVERSAL
NBC Universal
is one of the world’s leading media
and entertainment companies in the development,
production, and marketing
of entertainment, news, and information to
a global audience. Formed in May 2004 through
the
combining
of NBC and Vivendi Universal
Entertainment, NBC Universal
owns and operates a valuable portfolio of news and
entertainment networks, a premier motion picture
company, significant television production operations,
a leading television stations group, and world-renowned
theme parks. NBC Universal
is 80%-owned by General Electric, with 20% controlled
by Vivendi Universal.
Information taken from nbcuni.com.
ABOUT DONALD J.
TRUMP
In a departure from his real estate acquisitions,
Mr. Trump and NBC Television
Network are partners in ownership and broadcast
rights for the Miss Universe, Miss USA and
Miss Teen USA pageants.
In January of 2004, Mr. Trump joined forces with
Mark Burnett Productions and NBC to
produce and star in the television reality show, The
Apprentice. The show quickly became Number
One on television and has made history in ratings
and received great reviews.
Information taken from Trump.com.