Ah yes, the King and Ann Margret, cruising in a race car on the set of Viva Las Vegas back in 1964. The Hollywood bombshell was often referred to her as the 'female Elvis’, for her sexy, throaty singing voice had the public and her love for motorcycles earned her a daredevil reputation. She had a seven-year film contract from 20th Century Fox which landed her in the co-star seat with big names like Jack Nicholson, John Wayne, and Elvis.

As they worked together, Ann-Margret and Elvis discovered they shared many things in common and soon their relationship became romantic. Elvis and close friends all confirmed that aside from Elvis Presley’s family, Ann-Margret became the most important woman in the King’s life.

Inevitably, though, it had to end, at least to Ann-Margret it seemed. She explained in her autobiography:

“There were other factors in Elvis’s life that forced him apart from me, and I understood them. Elvis had always been honest with me, but still, it was a confusing situation. We continued to see each other periodically until we had dated for almost a year. Then everything halted. We knew the relationship had to end, that Elvis had to fulfill his commitment.” That commitment was to marry Pricilla.