Raquel Welch

Raquel Welch designed and autographed this special, limited edition Palomita t-shirt for The Palomita Education Fund.

Raquel Welch burst onto the screen and into the awareness of millions of movie fans, who first glimpsed the statuesque beauty in the sci-fi classics Fantastic Voyage, One Million Years BC.  But her identity is about more than mere beauty and her world-famous image in that unforgettable doe-skin bikini. The award winning actress and American icon has built an enduring international career, starring in over 45 films and winning a Golden Globe Award for best actress in The Three Musketeers; and another Globe nomination for her work in the MOW, A Right to Die.  More recently, she appeared with Reese Witherspoon in the blockbuster Legally Blonde, and created a memorable role in the Golden Globe nominated – PBS series American Family.  Last year, Raquel also co-starred in the television sitcom The Captain . Joining the likes of Catherine Deneuve and Diana Ross, Raquel Welch became the 2007 Icon Face of M.A.C. Cosmetics, creating a line of signature cosmetics, which was distributed worldwide.  Ms.Welch is currently lending her glamorous presence as the famous face, “behind those Foster Grants,” where she appears as their spokesperson in the new Foster Grant television commercials .