Rosemarie Frankland
Rosemarie Frankland | |
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Born | (1943-02-01)1 February 1943 Rhosllannerchrugog, Wrexham, Wales |
Died | 2 December 2000(2000-12-02) (aged 57) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss Wales 1961 Miss United Kingdom 1961 Miss World 1961 |
Rosemarie Frankland (1 February 1943 – 2 December 2000) was a Welsh actress, model and beauty queen who won Miss World 1961, having previously finished as first runner-up at Miss Universe 1961.
Biography
Born in Rhosllannerchrugog, Wrexham, north-east Wales in 1943,[1] Frankland moved to Lancashire, England, as a child. She took part in many beauty pageants and won the title of Miss Wales and, later in 1961 in London, she became (as Miss United Kingdom) the first British woman and the seventh European (Sweden won the two first contests, France won in 1953, Germany three years later, Finland in 1957 and the Netherlands in 1959) to win the Miss World competition. She also was the first runner-up at Miss Universe 1961.
Together with Gina Swainson, who won the Miss World title as Miss Bermuda in 1979, Frankland is one of the two women who came closest to winning both Miss Universe and Miss World, having been second at Miss Universe before winning Miss World. Helen Morgan, who was also Miss Wales and Miss United Kingdom, achieved the same feat, but she resigned the Miss World title four days after being crowned.[2]
When Bob Hope crowned her as Miss World, he commented that she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen.[3] As part of her tenure as Miss World, she joined Hope at a USO concert in Alaska and reportedly had an affair with the comedian lasting many years, later becoming his personal assistant.[4]
After Miss World, Frankland embarked on a short-lived acting career. Her most substantial (and last) role was in the 1965 film, I'll Take Sweden starring Bob Hope. In 1970, she married the Grass Roots singer/guitarist, Warren Entner and went to live in Los Angeles. In 1976, she gave birth to their only child together, a daughter. The couple divorced in 1981.
Death
According to reports, Frankland died from a drug overdose in December 2000 in Marina del Rey, California, having had depression. Her ashes were flown back to Wales and were buried at Rhosllannerchrugog Cemetery in February 2001.[5][4][6]
Filmography
- We Shall See (1964) - Waitress
- The Edgar Wallace Mystery Theatre (1 episode, 1964) - Waitress
- The Beauty Jungle (1964) - Miss Australia (uncredited)
- A Hard Day's Night (1964) - Brunette Showgirl (uncredited)
- I'll Take Sweden (1965) - Marti (final film role)
References
- ^ Harris M. Lentz (2000). Obituaries in the Performing Arts. McFarland & Company. p. 83.
- ^ Derrik Mercer (1995). Chronicle of the 20th Century. Dorling Kindersley. p. 1084. ISBN 9780751330069.
- ^ "1961 | 1960's". Archived from the original on 2010-08-30. Retrieved 2010-10-10.
- ^ a b Alleyne, Richard (2001-06-21). "Britain's first Miss World killed by drug overdose". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ^ Rosemarie Frankland Archived 8 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Matthew, Moore (29 January 2009). "Eight beauty queens who met with controversy". telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 6 February 2009.
External links
- Rosemarie Frankland at IMDb
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by | Miss World 1961 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Joan Boardman | Miss United Kingdom 1961 | Succeeded by Jackie White |
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- May-Louise Flodin (1952)
- Denise Perrier (1953)
- Antigone Costanda (1954)
- Susana Duijm (1955)
- Petra Schürmann (1956)
- Marita Lindahl (1957)
- Penelope Coelen (1958)
- Corine Rottschäfer (1959)
- Norma Cappagli (1960)
- Rosemarie Frankland (1961)
- Catharina Lodders (1962)
- Carole Crawford (1963)
- Ann Sidney (1964)
- Lesley Langley (1965)
- Reita Faria (1966)
- Madeleine Hartog-Bel (1967)
- Penelope Plummer (1968)
- Eva Rueber-Staier (1969)
- Jennifer Hosten (1970)
- Lúcia Petterle (1971)
- Belinda Green (1972)
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- Helen Elizabeth Morgan/Anneline Kriel (1974)
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- Cindy Breakspeare (1976)
- Mary Stävin (1977)
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- Gina Swainson (1979)
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- Yukta Mookhey (1999)
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