Miss Teen USA
Bottom line
- Total investment $24K – $1.2M including a $840 franchise fee.
- No Item 19 financial performance data disclosed — the franchisor chose not to publish revenue figures.
- Rated CAUTION with a risk score of 74/100.
- No Item 19 financial performance representation. Without franchisor-disclosed revenue data, you'll need to gather unit economics directly from existing franchisees.
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Miss Teen USA unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
25%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Overview
About
Miss Teen USA franchisees operate regional beauty pageant organizations that recruit, train, and compete teenage girls in state and national pageant competitions. Franchisees manage event logistics, contestant coaching, promotional marketing, and local partnerships to feed talent into the national Miss Teen USA pipeline. Day-to-day operations involve contestant recruitment, training sessions, pageant coordination, and administrative management of a niche entertainment/competition business.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
This franchisor did not disclose financial performance representations in Item 19, or our extractor could not parse them.
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 12 · 51 states reported
The Territory Map
FDD Item 12 reports the state count, but the specific list isn't in our current data. The map will appear once we re-extract from the FDD or enough franchisee contacts are available.
51
states with franchisees (per FDD Item 12)
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
No SBA loan data available for this brand.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Miss Teen USA presents extreme risk due to going concern status, complete lack of financial transparency, unknown royalty structure, and a one-year renewal term that suggests systemic instability.
Score breakdown · what drove the 74 / 100 rating
- 01HIGHGoing Concern status is FALSE — indicates the franchisor may be financially unstable or the business model is not viable
- 02MEDNo Item 19 financial disclosure (Avg Revenue and Net Income not disclosed) — impossible to validate ROI claims or compare to $24K-$1.2M investment range
- 03MINORRoyalty fee unknown — franchisees cannot assess ongoing cost structure; hidden or variable royalties are a major risk
- 04MINOR1-year term is extremely short — suggests franchisor lacks confidence in franchisee retention or business longevity
- 05HIGH51 units with unknown growth trajectory — no clarity on system momentum; combined with going concern status, suggests potential decline
- 06MINORWide investment range ($24K-$1.2M = 50x variance) — indicates inconsistent unit economics or unclear cost structure
- 07MINOR$0 franchise fee is unusual — typically signals either a distressed franchisor or a non-traditional model with hidden costs elsewhere
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
1 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Miss Teen USA · FDD (2024) PDF