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Local history Smiling Rosemarie On Top Of The World This month we learn about ROSEMARIE FRANKLAND, the girl from Rhosllannerchrugog whose journey to the very pinnacle of the beauty pageant world was followed by her struggle to adapt to a life in show business. Rosemarie Frankland, the Welsh beauty pageant contestant, won the 1961 Miss United Kingdom and Miss World titles before becoming an actress. Born in Rhosllannerchrugog in February 1943, she was the child of a hospital cleaner and a factory foreman. She moved to Lancashire as a child and worked at a local branch of Marks and Spencer. All eyes were on Rosemarie Frankland as she was crowned Miss World in 1961 She took part in many beauty pageants and won the titles of Miss Lancashire and Miss Lake District before her big break when she 28 won Miss Wales in 1961. Winning Miss Wales meant she qualified for Miss World and later that same year (as Miss United Kingdom), more than 10 million television viewers watched her become the first British woman and the seventh European to win the Miss World competition at the Lyceum Ballroom in London. She also was the first runner-up at Miss Universe 1961. Together with Gina Swainson, who won the Miss World title as Miss Bermuda in 1979, she is one of the two women who came closest to winning Miss Universe and Miss World, having been second at Miss Universe before winning Miss World. Helen Morgan who was also Miss Wales and Miss United Kingdom, achieved the same feat, but she resigned the Miss World title four days after being crowned. When Bob Hope crowned Rosemarie as Miss World, he commented that she was the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. Modelling work flooded in after she secured the Miss World title. She also auditioned for a number of Hollywood studios and she had an uncredited role in the 1964 Beatles’ film A Hard Day’s Night. At this time she married Ben Jones, a photographer who was 16 years her senior, but the marriage was unable to survive her hectic lifestyle and he filed for divorce six months later on the grounds of adultery. With (l-r) Tuesday Weld, Frankie Avalon and Bob Hope in I’ll Taken Sweden Jones said “Rosemarie was star-struck and I don’t think she had the capacity to deal with it. For an 18-year-old behind the counter at Marks and Spencer to be thrown in the deep end of Miss World with no guidance and nobody to help her was too much. In the end it was a bit of a Marilyn Monroe story.” Her affair with Hope, which had started shortly after she won the Miss World title, began again in earnest. She moved into his Palm Springs home and appeared in his movie, I’ll Take Sweden in 1965. Hope took her on a tour of American forces in the Arctic, joking: “She’s so hot, we were in real danger of going through the ice.” Rosemarie in later years The film roles dried up and I’ll Take Swedenn was her last movie role. She had a short-lived stint as Hope’s personal assistant, but her relationship with him came to an end too as he refused to commit to her. In 1970, she married The Grass Roots singer/ guitarist, Warren Entner and went to live in Los Angeles. In 1976, she gave birth to their only child together, a daughter, Jessica. She and Warren divorced in 1981. She was suffering from depression at the time of her death, purportedly from a drugs overdose. She was 57 when she died on December 2, 2000 at Marina del Rey, Los Angeles County in California. She was cremated in the USA, but her ashes were moved back to her native Wales and were interred in Rhosllannerchrugog cemetery. Story and images courtesy of Graham Lloyd at www.wrexham-history.com. Original article first published in Bygone Wrexham 2017. Love Wrexham_Issue 3 September 2019.indd 28 23/08/2019 13:12
valid with a full-paying adult ticket. Offer not valid with any other offer or promotion. Voucher Science Discover More Discover Glyndwr, Plas Coch, Techniquest LL112AW Wrexham, Local business Techniquest Glyndŵr are renaming themselves and need your thoughts Techniquest Glyndŵr have revealed that alongside the purchase of and relocation to the former unoccupied TJ Hughes building in the centre of Wrexham, they will also be rebranding the Science Discovery Centre, including a change of name. Techniquest Glyndŵr has come under the ‘Techniquest’ banner since Queen Elizabeth II opened the centre in 2003 initially as ‘Techniquest@NEWI’ before changing to ‘Glyndŵr’ in 2009. The original Techniquest based in Cardiff has been partnered with the Wrexham-based science centre, but in 2020 that will decrease as the relocation to Henblas Square is complete. The rebranding is set to coincide with the move to the town centre and provide a fresh face in the community of Wrexham. The successful funding and purchase of the town centre building has already been announced this summer and this news completes a trio of major announcements by Techniquest Glyndŵr. Centre Manager Scot Owen said “This is yet more positive news for us and offers an opportunity to gain our own bespoke identity. It’s the most exciting time in our 16-year history and to have the chance to cement our own ideas with regards to name, branding and all-round feel is a challenge we are thrilled to undertake. We now call on the local community to help us decide on these changes as we look to consult with all backgrounds to create a Science Discovery Centre for all. Feedback is now being taken via a public survey whilst focus groups have been set up to engage with the public and take their thoughts on all aspects of the new centre. Please contact Ollie Williams below for more details on when and where the next focus group will take place. You can give your thoughts here via the Techniquest Glyndŵr survey at http://bit.ly/2Gr0Thi For more information, contact Ollie Williams, Marketing & Communications at ollie@tqg.org.uk or on 01978 294 403. Techniquest Glyndwr is more than just 65+ exhibits and live science shows, it's creating experiences and making memories for all Valid until: 29/09/2019 KIDS GO FREE! VO CHER CODE: CHHB One free child ticket with a full-paying adult at Techniquest Glyndwr. Visit: www.tqg.org.uk 29 Love Wrexham_Issue 3 September 2019.indd 29 23/08/2019 13:12
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