Raquel Welch

By David Wigg
 
Raquel Welch has reigned as one of the world's most famous sex symbols ever since she emerged from behind a rock wearing a doeskin bikini in the 1966 film One Million Years B.C.

The poster took pride of place on the bedroom walls of millions of adolescent boys and made her a star. She went on to make more than 40 films, sharing the screen with leading men such as Frank Sinatra and, along the way, turning down unwelcome overtures from other famous names such as Elvis Presley and Richard Burton.

Earlier this month she celebrated her 70th birthday - incredibly, looking at least 30 years younger, with hardly a line on her face. Read More
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