American actress Raquel Welch developed a unique film persona that made her an icon of the 1960s and 1970s. Her rise to stardom in the mid-1960s was partly credited with ending Hollywood’s vigorous promotion of the blonde bombshell.
Raquel Welch as a model in the 1960s and ’70s
Welch won a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture Actress in a Musical or Comedy in 1974 for her performance as Constance Bonacieux in The Three Musketeers and reprised the role in its sequel the following year. She was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in Television Film for her performance in Right to Die (1987). Her final film was How to Be a Latin Lover (2017).
In 1995, Welch was chosen by Empire magazine as one of the “100 Sexiest Stars in Film History”. Playboy ranked Welch No. 3 on their “100 Sexiest Stars of the Twentieth Century” list.
Take a look at these glamorous photos to see portraits of a young Raquel Welch as a model in the 1960s and 1970s.
Raquel Welch photographed by Don Ornitz, 1965
Raquel Welch, photo by Angelo Frontoni, Italy, 1966
Raquel Welch, photo by Angelo Frontoni, Italy, 1966
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