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Raquel Welch who paved the way as both an actress and international sex symbol has died she was 82.

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Raquel Welch a pioneering actress and a global sex icon passed away  peacefully on after a brief illness.

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Welch first gained prominence for her roles in Fantastic Voyage and One Million Years B.C.

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Welch became an international sex symbol in the 1960s remembered for playing a bikini-clad cavewoman in the 1966 film.

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Welch was born Jo Raquel Tejada on Sept 5, 1940 in Chicago to a Bolivian father and American mother.

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Welch won a Golden Globe for her role in 1974's for, The Three Musketeers.

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Welch's curves and beauty impressed pop culture and Playboy named her the "most desired woman" of the 1970s.

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Welch grew up in California where she won teen beauty pageants and later became a local weather forecaster.

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Raquel Welch appeared in over 30 films and 50 television shows during his five-decade career.

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Welch launched her own wig line, a jewellery and skincare collection, and a makeup line for Mac Cosmetics.

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Playboy crowned her the "most desired woman" of the 1970s despite never being completely naked in the magazine.

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Welch was placed No. 2 on Men's Health's list of the "Hottest Women of All Time" in 2013.

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