Francine was born July 21, 1978 in Hong Kong. She is a model best known for her appearances in import tuner automotive magazines and shows.

Her ethnic background is three quarters Filipina and one quarter Chinese. When she was just a few months old, she moved to the Philippines. In 1983, she and her parents moved to Orange County, California.

She began her work in the import racing car scene in 1998 upon the urging of her friends. Today she is running two companies, FrancineDee.com which is her official fan website and Francine Dee Fashion. She is also a spokesmodel for the Version C Models Inc. modeling agency.

In 2004, Francine made an appearance on Blind Date, an American reality television dating series. In addition, she has made an appearance as a stripper in the movie Soul Plane.

She is single, after her recent break up with Hip-Hop Honeys CEO, Jonathan Shecter, and currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada, where she lives with her two dogs Samantha and Chayse.