RAQUEL WELCH

1960’s Sex Symbol, died at age 82

Raquel Welch would have” broken the internet” if it had existed in 1966 when her poster for the movie One Million Years B.C. first landed on movie theater walls all across America, showing her and her perfectly flawless body wearing nothing but a deer skin bikini. It was this movie along with a second one that same year titled Fantastic Voyage that launched Ms. Welch’s storied career and journey as America’s top sex symbol, which she continued for nearly 50 years. Her fame was obviously biggest in the 1960’s and 70s, when she was the hottest ticket in town and every director wanted her as a “seat filler” in their films, but her unrivaled beauty carried on long into the modern era, when in 1995 she was named as one of “100 Sexiest Stars in Film History" by Empire Magazine; and then later was ranked No. 3 by Playboy in their “100

Sexiest Stars of the Twentieth Century" list. And more recently in 2007 at the age of 66 she was made the face of MAC Cosmetics new line. That shows just how everlasting her beauty truly was.

Raquel Welch was born Jo Raqeul Tajeda on September 5th, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois. And her career did not take off until the above mentioned movies at the age of 26. In One Million Years B.C. she had almost no lines and was more known for her body than anything else, however, being raised “right” by her parents, she had her own personal set of rules that she lived by and never once, not even in her 1979 Playboy photo shoot did she ever appear nude on camera or film.

Raquel Welch had a storied career spanning several decades and starred in many big movies including Fathom, a Spanish Spy Film, Lady in Cement where she co-starred alongside Frank Sinatra, 100 Rifles, a western where she co-starred alongside Burt Reynolds, the controversial film Myra Bechinridge, of course The Three Musketeers, which earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Musical or Comedy, in 1975.

Raquel Welch, died at the age of 82 on February 15th and will be dearly missed. She was not only an award winning and iconic actress for nearly 50 years, but she was also a lesson and inspiration to young girls everywhere getting into acting showing them that staying true to yourself and your ideals is possible in the film industry and you can keep your clothes on and still make it big. Raquel Welch was truly an everlasting beauty inside and out. She will be missed dearly by her family and fans and she will be remembered forever as the icon of beauty around the world. Rest in Peace.

by Michael Devine u