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Raquel Welch Was Told to Change Her First Name So She Wouldn't 'Come Off as Being Hispanic'

Before there was Selena Quintanilla, Jennifer Lopez and Emilia Pérez stars Zoë Saldaña and Selena Gomez, there was Raquel Welch, For a brief period in the 1960s, Welch was one of the biggest stars on ...
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Raquel Welch Was Told to 'Change Her Hair, Look, Name' to Hide Her Ethnicity

A new documentary is shining a light on the life and legacy of Raquel Welch, including how her Bolivian ethnicity impacted her iconic Hollywood career. "I do think what's really important to ...
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Raquel Welch Once Threatened Her Dad with a Fire Poker After He Threw Milk in Her Mom's Face: 'He Backed Down'

Raquel Welch was celebrated as one of the most beautiful stars in Hollywood, but on and off screen, she was so much more than her pretty face. Sadly, the star born Raquel Jo Tejado, the daughter of ...
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One of Raquel Welch's Iconic Fur Bikinis Goes Up for Auction a Year After Her Death

The 'One Million Years B.C.' star died at age 82 last February Donato Sardella/Getty Images; Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images An iconic fur bikini worn by Raquel Welch will soon be for sale ...
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Raquel Welch talks Hispanic pride, refusal to change name

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jo-Raquel Tejada remembers one of the first times that she had to take a stand for her identity. She came home from school one day, tired of being called Jo. She didn’t like that ...
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Auction of late actress Raquel Welch's items brings in over $1 million

An auction of items from the late actress Raquel Welch was a massive success, fetching over $1.08 million, three and a half times higher than the most hopeful estimates, officials said Saturday.
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Raquel Welch’s Most Cherished Items Are Heading to Auction (Exclusive)

The "Bombshell: The Raquel Welch Collection" is set to feature her 2018 Mercedes-Benz SL 550 convertible and a 'One Million Years B.C.' style bikini. By Carly Thomas Associate Editor Welch’s Hollywood ...
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Raquel Welch's Bustier Sets off O'Hare's Alarms

Actress Raquel Welch last week got a pat down at O'Hare International Airport after her black-satin bustier set off the metal detectors. The Chicago-born actress, in town to tout her new book, "Raquel ...
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Julien’s Auctions: Raquel Welch

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Gayle Anderson previews the auction ...
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Raquel Welch Was Told to ‘Change Her Hair, Her Look, Her Name’ So She Wouldn’t ‘Come Off’ Hispanic

A new documentary is shining a light on the life and legacy of Raquel Welch, including how her Bolivian ethnicity impacted her iconic Hollywood career. "I do think what’s really important to ...
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Raquel Welch's iconic bikinis up for auction after her death

Some of Raquel Welch's most iconic outfits will be up for auction over a year after her death. Fans will be able to bid on the actress' famous faux fur bikini that she wore for her 1974 special, ...