Ann Fowler

The final round talent portion of the program was dropped due to the length of Ahead to the Stars, a musical drama honoring Alabama's sesquicentennial and presented as part of the evening's entertainment.

[2] Fowler won the competition on Saturday, July 5, 1969, when she received her crown from outgoing Miss Alabama titleholder Dellynne Catching.

[10] Fowler was Alabama's representative at the Miss America 1970 pageant in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

Her reign as Miss Alabama continued until Suzanne Dennie was crowned on June 27, 1970.

[12] Fowler is a 1966 graduate of Banks High School in Birmingham, Alabama, and earned a bachelor's degree in music from Birmingham–Southern College.