Career
Born in Rhosllannerchrugog, Denbighshire, in north-east Wales in 1943, Frankland moved to Lancashire, England, as a child. She also was the first runner-up at Mission Universe 1961. later becoming his personal assistant. After Mission 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.
The couple divorced in 1981. Death
According to reports, Frankland died from a drugs overdose in December 2000 in Marina del Rey, California, after battling depression.
Her ashes were flown back to Wales and were buried at Rhosllannerchrugog Cemetery in February 2001.