I will always remember from my childhood those USO shows Bob Hope did from Vietnam that were broadcast on TV, when he would introduce Raquel Welch. As she would prance out onstage in her miniskirt or short-shorts, Bob would say to the troops, “Okay, fella, I just wanted to remind you what you all are fighting for,” which always brought the house down.
I always respected Raquel Welch — though her Hoolywood lifestyle, 4 marriages and so forth weren’t anything to be lauded. But then, even she says that. She seemed to have a brain to match her beauty. And she was ALWAYS patriotic — she supported the troops — she did the USO shows. I can respect that.
Good article overall. Makes sense...
When I was 10 years old living in Yokosuka, Japan I went to see "Fantastic Voyage" on the base theater.
By far and beyond, seeing those guys ripping the antibodies off of her skintight diving suit with their bare hands had a real and lasting effect on me.
It was right around that time that I began to think that perhaps girls were not the Enemy...:)
I have heard she is intellegent; but than I have heard the same of Sharon Stone.
However, I have always liked Raquel Welch. I never thought she competed against women like so many of the celebs today that haved turned themselves into allknowing sluts. Everytime I see a magazine with celebs in or on the cover; they are stripped down or some commercial is relating to how they lost weight and they are showing everything they have.
Had a friend who lived in Beverly Hills tell me a while back that all of them have plastic surgery. Oscar night was the big night to see who had done what. LOL