American actress Raquel Welch has died at age 82 today. The star of “Fantastic Voyage” (1966), “One Million Years B.C.” (1966), “Right to Die” (1986) and other classic Hollywood movies, worked as a TV weather forecaster and a model for Neiman Marcus before becoming a global sex symbol in the 1960s. Welch won a Golden Globe Award for her work in “The Three Musketeers” in 1974 and was named the third of the 100 sexiest female stars of the 20th century by Playboy in 1988. The actress was known for her glamorous style, often wearing sparkling outfits and leopard prints on the red carpet.
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Raquel Welch, 1966
Image Credit: Getty Images Raquel Welch lying in a boat wearing a bathing suit, as she appears in the film ‘The Biggest Bundle of Them All’, 1966.
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Raquel Welch, 1970
Image Credit: Getty Images Raquel Welch getting into her car, on her way to a press conference after landing in London, 1970.
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Raquel Welch, 1972
Image Credit: Getty Images Raquel Welch carrying a bouquet of roses as she leaves the studio after filming an interview for “On the Ball,” London, Nov. 9, 1972.
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Raquel Welch, 1971
Image Credit: Getty Images Raquel Welch in a scene from the film “The Beloved,” circa 1971.
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Raquel Welch, 1996
Image Credit: Getty Images Raquel Welch holds her “Honor Award” during the closing ceremony of the 2nd International film festival of Gran Canary March 31, 2001 in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain.
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Raquel Welch, 1999
Image Credit: Getty Images Raquel Welch with her fiance, Richard Palmer at the 49th Annual Eddie Awards in Los Angeles.
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Raquel Welch, 2000
Image Credit: Getty Images Raquel Welch at Talk Magazine’s 57th Annual Golden Globes Party Asia de Cuba at Ian Schrager’s Mondrian.
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Raquel Welch, 2000
Image Credit: Getty Images Raquel Welch arrives Oct. 28, 2000 at The Carousel of Hope Ball benefiting The Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes at the Beverly Hills Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Raquel Welch, 2001
Image Credit: Getty Images Raquel Welch arrives at the Vanity Fair post-Oscars party March 25, 2001 at Morton’s restaurant in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Raquel Welch, 2001
Image Credit: Getty Images Raquel Welch puts imprints of her hands on the sidewalk in front of the Alfredo Kraus Auditorium at the Second Annual International Film Festival March 30, 2001 in Gran Canaria, Spain.
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Raquel Welch, 2001
Image Credit: Getty Images Raquel Welch and husband Richard Palmer attend the 16th Annual Imagen Awards June 14, 2001 in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Raquel Welch, 2001
Image Credit: Getty Images Raquel Welch attends the premiere of the film “Tortilla Soup” on Aug. 14, 2001 in Los Angeles.
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Raquel Welch, 2002
Image Credit: Getty Images Raquel Welch attends the premiere of “Frida” at the Leo S. Bing Theater located in the Los Angeles County Museum of Art on Oct. 14, 2002 in Los Angeles.
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Raquel Welch, 2004
Image Credit: Getty Images Raquel Welch attends the film premiere of “The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou” on Nov. 20, 2004 at the Harmony Gold Theater, in Los Angeles.
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Raquel Welch, 2006
Image Credit: Getty Images Raquel Welch attends the MAC Cosmetics celebration to honor her as a Beauty Icon on Jan. 17, 2006 in New York City.
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Raquel Welch, 2008
Image Credit: Getty Images Raquel Welch arrives at the 30th-anniversary Carousel of Hope Ball to benefit the Barbara Davis center for childhood diabetes held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on October 25, 2008 in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Raquel Welch, 2010
Image Credit: Getty Images Raquel Welch arrives at the 32nd Anniversary Carousel Of Hope Gala at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Oct. 23, 2010 in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Raquel Welch, 2012
Image Credit: John Shearer Raquel Welch attends the Montblanc Vanity Fair Party celebrating the Collection Princesse Grace de Monaco at Hotel Bel-Air on Feb. 21, 2012 in Los Angeles.
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Raquel Welch, 2013
Image Credit: Jason Merritt Raquel Welch attends Variety & Women In Film Pre-Emmy Event presented by Yoplait Greek at Scarpetta on Sept. 20, 2013 in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Raquel Welch, 2014
Image Credit: Getty Images for CDG Raquel Welch attends the 16th Costume Designers Guild Awards with presenting sponsor Lacoste at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Feb. 22, 2014 in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Raquel Welch, 2014
Image Credit: Getty Images Raquel Welch attends the 2014 Carousel of Hope Ball presented by Mercedes-Benz at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Oct. 11, 2014 in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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Raquel Welch, 2015
Image Credit: Frazer Harrison Raquel Welch attends the 24th annual Women in Entertainment Breakfast hosted by The Hollywood Reporter at Milk Studios on Dec. 9, 2015 in Los Angeles.
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Raquel Welch, 2017
Image Credit: Rich Fury Raquel Welch attends the premiere of “How To Be A Latin Lover” on April 26, 2017 in Los Angeles.