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Raquel Welch fans snap up $1million of late Hollywood sex symbol’s bikinis, cars and gems
Scroll down to find out which item fetched nearly 200 times its estimate
FANS of Hollywood sex symbol Raquel Welch snapped up $1million of bikinis, cars and gems owned by the late star.
The £865,000 auction haul included a faux-fur swimsuit she wore in TV special Really, Raquel.
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The £10,000 item was inspired by her breakthrough role as cavewoman Loana in 1966 film One Million Years BC.
A publicity poster of Raquel wearing a doe-skin bikini became a cultural phenomenon.
Another two-piece — from Welch’s character Lilian Lust in 1967’s Bedazzled — went for £18,000.
A stars-and-stripes swimsuit from 1970’s Myra Breckinridge sold for £4,700.
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Other highlights from Bombshell: The Raquel Welch Collection sale in Los Angeles included £83,000 for her 2018 Mercedes-Benz SL 550 convertible.
A turquoise and silver Navajo necklace from a 1970 shoot fetched £156,000, 195 times its estimate.
Welch’s 1975 Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy for The Three Musketeers, sold for £21,000.
Wedding and engagement rings fetched £15,600.
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Darren Julien, from auctioneers Julien’s, said: “Raquel Welch was worshipped not only for her stunning beauty but for her legacy of ground-breaking portrayals of strong female warriors who possessed the same ferocity and fierceness she blazed throughout her extraordinary life and career.”
Chicago-born Welch died aged 82 last year.
Raquel Welch performs in iconic comedy Legally Blonde
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