D & D Investments, Inc. has been a licensee of the Miss Universe Organization since 1986 and currently produces the state pageants for Delaware, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey, and Rhode Island for the Miss Universe Organization, producers of the MISS UNIVERSE®, MISS USA®, and MISS TEEN USA® competitions.

The Miss Universe Organization is an international company that advances and supports today's women. These women are savvy, goal-oriented and aware. The young ladies 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.

The Miss Universe Organization is a Donald J. Trump and NBC Universal joint venture.