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Raquel Welch (born Jo Raquel Tejada; September 5, 1940) is an American actress and singer. She first won attention for her role in ''Fantastic Voyage'' (1966), after which she won a contract with 20th Century Fox. They lent her to a British studio, for whom she made ''One Million Years B.C.'' (1966). She had only three lines in the film, yet images of her in the doe-skin bikini which she wore became best-selling posters that turned her into a celebrity sex symbol. She later starred in notable films like ''Bedazzled'' (1967), ''Bandolero!'' (1968), ''100 Rifles'' (1969), and ''Myra Breckinridge'' (1970). She made several television variety specials. In late 2008, she became a spokeswoman for Foster Grant's reading glasses campaign, created by Ferrara and Company.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Raquel Welch Stars in Foster Grant TV Commercial )〕 Welch's unique persona on film made her into an icon of the 1960s and 1970s. She carved out a place in movie history portraying strong female characters and breaking the mold of the submissive sex symbol.〔Öncü, Ece. (2012, February 9). (Spend the Weekend with Raquel Welch and Film Society – Film Society of Lincoln Center ). Retrieved August 5, 2015.〕〔Heavey, John. (2012, February 23).(Video: Two Conversations with Raquel Welch – Film Society of Lincoln Center ). Retrieved August, 2015.〕 In 1995, Welch was chosen by ''Empire'' magazine as one of the "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History". ''Playboy'' ranked Welch No. 3 on their "100 Sexiest Stars of the Twentieth Century" list. In 2011, ''Men's Health'' ranked her No. 2 in its "Hottest Women of All Time" list.〔Spitznagel, Eric. (2012, March 8). (Interview with Raquel Welch: MensHealth.com ). Retrieved August 5, 2015.〕 == Early life, personal life == Welch was born as Jo Raquel Tejada on September 5, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois. Her father, Armando Carlos Tejada Urquizo (1911–1976), was an aeronautical engineer from La Paz, Bolivia. Her mother, Josephine Sarah (née Hall; 1909–2000), was the daughter of architect Emery Stanford Hall and wife Clara Louise Adams, and was of English origin.〔〔Ventura, R. (October 17, 2007). ("Raquel Welch: «Si me ven como una ´sex symbol´ es que ésa es mi identidad profesional" ). www.levante-emv.com. (Spanish)〕〔("Raquel Welch Biography (1940-)" ). FilmReference.com.〕 She has a younger brother and sister. As a young girl, Raquel wanted to perform. She studied ballet from age seven to seventeen but gave it up after her instructor told her that she didn't have the right figure. Her parents divorced after moving to California.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com/show/668/ )〕 At age 14, she won a beauty title as Miss Photogenic, Miss Contour.〔 While attending La Jolla High School she won the title of Miss Fairest of the Fair at the San Diego County Fair. Welch graduated from high school in 1958 〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.classmates.com/yearbooks/La-Jolla-High-School/23116?page=22 )〕 and a year later, after becoming pregnant,〔 married her high school sweetheart, James Welch on May 8, 1959.〔 They had two children, Damon (born November 6, 1959) and Latanne Welch (born December 26, 1961), but they separated in 1962 and divorced in 1964.〔 She married producer Patrick Curtis in 1966 and divorced him in 1972. In 1980, she began a 10-year marriage to André Weinfeld. Welch wed Richard Palmer in 1999 but then separated from him in 2008. Welch has stated that she doesn't intend to marry again.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Welch Won't Marry Again )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Raquel Welch」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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