Actress, sex symbol and wig designer: A look back at Raquel Welch's life

Raquel Welch has passed away at the age of 82 after a brief illness. The star became an international sex symbol after donning a deer skin bikini in the film 'One Million Years B.C.' but is often credited with breaking the mould for action heroines in Hollywood movies and won a Golden Globe in 1974 for 'The Three Musketeers'. As the world of showbiz mourns the glamorous star, take a look back at her life.

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Raquel Welch has passed away at the age of 82 after a brief illness. The star became an international sex symbol after donning a deer skin bikini in the film 'One Million Years B.C.' but is often credited with breaking the mould for action heroines in Hollywood movies and won a Golden Globe in 1974 for 'The Three Musketeers'.

As the world of showbiz mourns the glamorous star, take a look back at her life.