Raquel Welch

Today's sex symbols are young beautiful women like Jessica Simpson and Jessica Alba. But with every decade sex symbols change, and decades ago the world enjoyed another sex symbol and that was Raquel Welch. In the 60's and 70's, Raquel Welch steamed movie screens everywhere with her perfect body and sultry roles. She was the definitive symbol of sex and beauty. Men wanted her and women wanted to be her.

Raquel Welch was born on September 5, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois to a Bolivian father and an Irish-American mother. She moved to California when she was a child and got her start by entering and winning beauty contests.

She later won small roles in movies and television shows, such as Bewitched and Mc Hale's Navy. In 1966, when Raquel Welch posed in an animal skin bikini for a publicity poster for One Million Years B.C., it was a bestselling poster that drew a large amount of attention. The poster is still popular today.

When she won a role as Cora Peterson in the movie Fantastic Voyage her celebrity status was solidified. In 1973, Raquel Welch proved she was more than just a sex symbol when she won a Golden Globe for her role as Constance de Bonancieus in The Three Musketeers.

Today, Raquel Welch enjoys a successful wig business known as Raquel Welch Signature Collection. The collection includes wigs made of human hair and synthetic hair. With colors that blend well and with comfortable wig caps, the Racquel Welch Signature Collection is attractive, yet practical. They are an affordable look for every women who enjoys wigs and who wants to look her best. Wigs approved by the former sex symbol Raquel Welch are sure to look good on any woman. The Raquel Welch Signature Collection includes short wigs, medium wigs and long wigs.