NBC set up a website for the event at misspawnee.com, with biographies of the contestants and judges, lists of previous winners and a downloadable version of Leslie's custom scorecard. According to the website, emcee Martin Housely owns his own tuxedo and PA system but "will need a ride to the event, due to pending legal action regarding DWI."
The actress that portrayed Trish, April Eden, also made an appearance as a chair model in a catalog that Michael Scott develops a crush on in The Office episode Chair Model (2008).
This is the only episode of the series in which Ron does not appear.
According to the producers, the character Trish was modeled after former beauty pageant contestants Caite Upton, who gave a rambling response at the Miss Teen USA 2007 pageant, and Carrie Prejean, who stated she was against same-sex marriage at the Miss USA 2009 pageant.