FANS of Hollywood sex symbol Raquel Welch snapped up $1million of bikinis, cars and gems owned by the late star.
The £865,000 auction haul included a faux-fur swimsuit she wore in TV special Really, Raquel.
A Los Angeles auction of Raquel Welch’s possessions has racked up $1million – or £865,000Corbis – Getty
This fur swimsuit – inspired by her role in One Million Years BC – was sold for £10,000Julien’s Auctions / MEGA
Another two-piece, from Myra Breckinridge, went for £4,700Kobal / Rex Features
The £10,000 item was inspired by her breakthrough role as cavewoman Loana in 1966 film One Million Years BC.
A publicity poster of Raquel wearing a doe-skin bikini became a cultural phenomenon.
Another two-piece — from Welch’s character Lilian Lust in 1967’s Bedazzled — went for £18,000.
A stars-and-stripes swimsuit from 1970’s Myra Breckinridge sold for £4,700.
Other highlights from Bombshell: The Raquel Welch Collection sale in Los Angeles included £83,000 for her 2018 Mercedes-Benz SL 550 convertible.
A turquoise and silver Navajo necklace from a 1970 shoot fetched £156,000, 195 times its estimate.
Welch’s 1975 Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy for The Three Musketeers, sold for £21,000.
Wedding and engagement rings fetched £15,600.
Darren Julien, from auctioneers Julien’s, said: “Raquel Welch was worshipped not only for her stunning beauty but for her legacy of ground-breaking portrayals of strong female warriors who possessed the same ferocity and fierceness she blazed throughout her extraordinary life and career.”
Chicago-born Welch died aged 82 last year.
A turquoise and silver Navajo necklace from a 1970 shoot fetched £156,000Julien’s Auctions / MEGA
Her Mercedes-Benz convertible went for £83,000Julien’s Auctions / MEGA”}]]