Born in Rhosllannerchrugog, Wrexham, north-east Wales in 1943,[1] Frankland moved to Lancashire, England, as a child.

[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.

In 1970, she married the Grass Roots singer/guitarist, Warren Entner and went to live in Los Angeles.

According to reports, Frankland died from a drug overdose in December 2000 in Marina del Rey, California, having had depression.