13 things about Miss World 1961 Rosemarie Frankland

Rosemarie Frankland represented the United Kingdom in Miss World and Miss Universe. She died in Marina del Rey, California, United States 20 years ago.

BIOGRAPHY

Frankland was a Welsh actor, model and beauty queen. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She was born in Rhosllannerchrugog, Wrexham, Wales, U.K.
2. When she was a child, she moved to Lancaster, Lancashire, England, U.K.
3. She was Miss Universe UK 1961.
4. She was Miss Universe 1961 first runner-up.
5. She was Miss World UK 1961.
6. She won Miss World 1961.
7. In 1963, she married Benjamin William Jones.
8. She starred in the 1965 film “I’ll Take Sweden”.
9. In 1966, she and Jones divorced.
10. In 1970, she and Warren Entner got married and moved to Los Angeles, California.
11. In 1976, she gave birth to Jessica Entner.
12. In 1981, she and Warren divorced.
13. In 2000, she died at age 57.

TIMELINE

Frankland was 5’6″ tall. She and Gina Swainson of Bermuda are the only two men who came closest to winning both Miss Universe and Miss World.

1960s

• On July 15, 1961, she represented the U.K. at Miss Universe 1961 and competed against 47 other candidates at the Miami Beach Auditorium in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. She was runner-up to Marlene Schmidt.
• On November 9, 1961, she represented U.K. at Miss World 1961 and competed against 36 other candidates at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, England. She won the title and was crowned by Bob Hope instead of Miss World 1960 Norma Cappagli.
• On August 30, 1962, Alan “Fluff” Freeman presented her with a baby alarm radio at the Radio Show at Earl’s Court in London.
• On November 8, 1962, she went back to the Lyceum Ballroom in London to crown her successor Miss World 1962 Catharina Lodders of the Netherlands.
• On January 7, 1963, Len Trievnor photographed her in England.
• On January 10, 1963, she and Jones got married at Caxton Hall in Westminster, London.
• She played Marti in the film “I’ll Take Sweden”, which was released in the U.S. on June 18, 1965.

1970s

• On October 12, 1970, she and Entner got married.
• On November 17, 1975, she and her fellow former Miss World titleholders Ann Sydney, Belinda Green, Carmen Susana Duijm Zubillaga, Carole Joan Crawford, Corine Rottschafer, Denise Perrier, Kiki Haakonson, Penelope Anne Coelen and Reita Faria gathered at the Britannia Hotel in London.
• On October 7, 1976, she gave birth to Jessica in Los Angeles.

2000s

• On February 1, 2000, she turned 57.
• On December 2, 2000, she died from a drug overdose in Marina del Rey.
• After her remains were cremated in the U.S., her ashes were flown back to Wales and were buried in Rhosllannerchrugog in February 2001.