Raquel Welch
Raquel Welch (1940–2023) was an American actress and sex symbol who rose to fame in the 1960s.
Her role in *One Million Years B.C.* (1966)—particularly the promotional image of her in a fur bikini—made her an icon of the era.
She appeared in dozens of films and television shows, winning a Golden Globe for *The Three Musketeers* (1973).
Her name became shorthand for a certain type of glamorous, curvaceous beauty: She looked like Raquel Welch in that dress.
Divided women's swimwear
- sex symbolFamously attractive public figure
- bombshellShocking sudden revelation
- pinupAttractive poster subject
- posterDisplayed printed notice
1960s · 1970s · Hollywood · leading lady · glamour · beauty icon · film star · movie star
Famously attractive public figure
- bombshellShocking sudden revelation
- pinupAttractive poster subject
- poster girlExemplar for a cause
- legendUnverified traditional tale
trailblazer · feminist · role model · empowerment · groundbreaking · Hispanic heritage · cultural impact · trendsetter
Major Illinois metropolis
- BolivianOf a landlocked South American country
- AmericanFrom the U.S.
- actressFemale stage performer
- singerVocal music performer
model · author · businesswoman · mother · wife · celebrity · entertainer · performer
Decade after the fifties
- 1970sFourth decade, twentieth century
- golden agePeriod of peak prosperity
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
- sexual revolutionEra of changing mores
mod · go-go · studio system · retro · nostalgia · midcentury · pop culture · zeitgeist
Refined, graceful quality
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- styleDistinctive way of expression
- fashionCurrent popular trend
- allureAttractive, tempting quality
charisma · magnetism · grace · red carpet · haute couture · designer gowns · photoshoot · Vogue
bikini
Divided women's swimwear
- sex symbolFamously attractive public figure
- bombshellShocking sudden revelation
- pinupAttractive poster subject
poster · 1960s · 1970s · Hollywood · leading lady · glamour · beauty icon · film star · movie star · caveman
sex symbol
Famously attractive public figure
- bombshellShocking sudden revelation
- pinupAttractive poster subject
- poster girlExemplar for a cause
legend · trailblazer · feminist · role model · empowerment · groundbreaking · Hispanic heritage · cultural impact · trendsetter · muse
Chicago
Major Illinois metropolis
singer · model · author · businesswoman · mother · wife · celebrity · entertainer · performer · public figure
1960s
Decade after the fifties
- 1970sFourth decade, twentieth century
- golden agePeriod of peak prosperity
- countercultureRejection of mainstream values
sexual revolution · mod · go-go · studio system · retro · nostalgia · midcentury · pop culture · zeitgeist · period piece
elegance
Refined, graceful quality
- sophisticationCultured elegance and complexity
- styleDistinctive way of expression
- fashionCurrent popular trend
allure · charisma · magnetism · grace · red carpet · haute couture · designer gowns · photoshoot · Vogue · magazine covers
- Screen SirensMarilyn Monroe, Jean Harlow, Brigitte Bardot, Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner
- Heartthrobsheartthrob, heartthrobs, James Dean, Elvis Presley, Rudolph Valentino
- Sixties IconsBeatles, JFK, Marilyn Monroe, Bob Dylan, Jackie Kennedy
Raquel WelchPhyllis Diller
Eleanor Roosevelt · Margaret Thatcher · Janet Reno · Margaret Hamilton · Mother Teresa
Raquel WelchBea Arthur
Kathy Bates · Linda Hunt · Shelley Duvall · Tilda Swinton · Whoopi Goldberg
Raquel WelchMeryl Streep
Katharine Hepburn · Judi Dench · Helen Mirren · Maggie Smith · Cicely Tyson