Divine's mother, Frances Milstead (née Vukovich; April 12, 1920 – March 24, 2009), was one of fifteen children born to an impoverished Serb immigrant couple who had grown up near Zagreb (in today's Croatia) before moving to the United States in 1891.
A nai de Divine, Frances Milstead (de solteira Vukovich, 12 de abril de 1920 – 24 de marzo de 2009), era unha dos quince fillos dunha parella pobre de inmigrantes serbios que medraran cerca de Zagreb (na actual Croacia) antes de mudarse ós Estados Unidos en 1891.