Miss Fountain City 2007 ,Raquel Martin, joined the other 47 contestants competing in this year's Miss Alabama Pageant at an autograph party at Brookwook Mall in Birmingham on Sunday, June 3rd. The girls, along with the current Miss Alabama, Melinda Toole, vistied with young and old alike as they signed program books and received congratulations from Miss Alabama fans. The preliminary competitions begin Wednesday and will lead to the crowning of the new Miss Alabama on Saturday night.