Rosemarie Frankland 1943-2000 Miss World 1961
December 2, 2000 - ROSEMARIE FRANKLAND (February 1, 1943 - December 2, 2000) was a Welsh beauty pageant contestant who won the 1961 Miss United Kingdom and Miss World titles before becoming an actress. When Bob Hope crowned her as Miss World, he commented that she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. 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. According to reports, Frankland died from a drugs overdose in December 2000 in Marina del Rey, California, after battling depression. PICTURED - Nov 10, 1961 - London, England, United Kingdom - ROSEMARIE FRANKLAND, an 18-year-old from Lancaster, won the title of Miss World 1961 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London. She is surrounded by the runners up L-R Miss Denmark (5th), Miss Spain CARMEN CERVERA (3rd), Miss Free China GRACE LI (2nd) and Miss France (4th). (Credit Image: (c) KEYSTONE Pictures/ZUMA Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans)
