Debra Dene Barnes, (married as Debra Snodgrass) was crowned Miss America in 1968.Barnes was raised in Moran, Kansas. Upon graduation from high school, she attended Pittsburg State Teachers College in Pittsburg, Kansas and majored in music. After winning the Miss Kansas pageant, she competed in the Miss America pageant. She was crowned in a blue chiffon Alyce Hamm gown by Alyce Designs A talented pianist, she played the theme from "Born Free" as her talent entry.