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.
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| 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.
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| Raquel Welch photographed by Don Ornitz, 1965 |
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| Raquel Welch, photo by Angelo Frontoni, Italy, 1966 |
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| Raquel Welch, photo by Angelo Frontoni, Italy, 1966 |
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| Raquel Welch, photo by JP Laffont, 1966 |
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| Raquel Welch, photo by Pierluigi Praturlon, 1966 |
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| Raquel Welch in a futuristic Pierre Cardin outfit featuring a mini skirt and scarf in blue plastic, worn with a perspex visor, photo Terry O’Neill, circa 1967 |
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| Raquel Welch in blue crêpe halter gown by Valentino, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, 1967 |
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| Raquel Welch in cyclamen-pink chiffon pajamas trimmed with curling ostrich feathers by Pauline Trigère, earrings by Hattie Carnegie, silver sandals by Julianelli, photo by David Bailey, Vogue, March 1, 1967 |
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| Raquel Welch in pale pink silk crêpe hostess pajamas hemmed in ostrich feathers by Geoffrey Beene, earrings by Mimi di N, shoes by Julianelli, coiffure by Michael of Leonard, photo by David Bailey, Vogue, March 1, 1967 |
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| Raquel Welch in pale pink silk crêpe hostess pajamas hemmed in ostrich feathers by Geoffrey Beene, earrings by Mimi di N, shoes by Julianelli, coiffure by Michael of Leonard, photo by David Bailey, Vogue, March 1, 1967 |
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| Raquel Welch wearing a red silk satin crepe djellaba trimmed with beads around the cuffs and deep V-neckline by George Halley, hair by Michael of Leonard, photo by David Bailey, Vogue, March 1, 1967 |
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| Raquel Welch wearing a white wool pantsuit, over a rhinestone-encrusted bandeau bra, by Pauline Trigere, photo by David Bailey, Vogue, March 1, 1967 |
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| Raquel Welch wearing Valentino, photo by Norman Parkinson, 1967 |
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| Raquel Welch wearing Valentino, photo by Norman Parkinson, 1967 |
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| Raquel Welch, photo by Norman Parkinson, 1967 |
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| Raquel Welch, photo by Norman Parkinson, 1967 |
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| Raquel Welch, photo by Norman Parkinson, 1967 |
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| Raquel Welch, photo by Terry O'Neill, 1967 |
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| Raquel Welch, photo by Pierluigi, Rome, Italy, 1968 |
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| Raquel Welch in a coat cut like a pea-jacket in SAGA mink dyed lemon-yellow by Georges Kaplan, extra long mink muffler in Argyle squares of red and blue by Reiss & Fabrizio, photo by Richard Avedon, Vogue, August 15, 1969 |
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| Raquel Welch in an Aurora-dyed orangy-red chinchilla cape by Reiss & Fabrizio, tights by Phoenix, shoes by David Evins, photo by Richard Avedon, Vogue, August 15, 1969 |
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| Raquel Welch in an EMBA bright-red dyed mink coat by Christian Dior Furs-New York, dyed EMBA mink muffler by Reiss & Fabrizio, photo by Richard Avedon, Vogue, August 15, 1969 |
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| Raquel Welch in flared, sleeveless cut-away jacket of Fouke-dyed Alaska seal fur with multi-colored sealskin flowers set in around the hem by Emeric Partos for Bergdorf Goodman, photo by Richard Avedon, Vogue, August 15, 1969 |
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| Raquel Welch in green-dyed EMBA mink jacket by Laurence Kayeand yellow and white mink muffler by Reiss & Fabrizio, photo by Richard Avedon, Vogue, August 15, 1969 |
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| Raquel Welch with permed curly hair, photo by Terry O'Neill, circa 1970 |
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| Raquel Welch, photo by Cornel Lucas, 1970 |
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| Raquel Welch, photo by Terry O'Neill, 1970. |
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| Raquel Welch, photo by Terry O'Neill, 1970 |
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| Raquel Welch wears two gold Tiffany necklaces, the pendant of the lower designed by Sonia Younis is set with emeralds and white and yellow diamonds centered by a cabochon sapphire, photo by Bill King, Harper's Bazaar, October 1971 |
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| Raquel Welch wearing crystal pendant wrapped in gold and diamonds hanging on crystal link chain with matching earrings by Gerard, off the shoulder violet silk crepe dress by Pierre Cardin, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, 1972 |
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