Frances Belford "Pinky" Wayne (June 17, 1870 – July 16, 1951) was an American journalist based in Denver, Colorado.

She is remembered for her newspaper work, and for her leadership on establishing public lighting and other holiday decorations in the downtown, beginning in 1918.

[4] Frances Belford Wayne joined the Rocky Mountain News in 1906, as a drama and music critic.

[5][10] She also helped to found the Myron Stratton Home for the Aged and Dependent Youth, and a state reformatory for boys.

[11] In 1944, she persuaded the governor of Colorado to appoint scientist Florence R. Sabin to a post-war planning commission.