Raquel Welch fans snap up $1million of late Hollywood sex symbol’s bikinis, cars and gems

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 £865,000 — A Los Angeles auction of Raquel Welch’s possessions has racked up $1million – or £865,000Credit: Corbis – Getty

This fur swimsuit - inspired by her role in One Million Years BC - was sold for £10,000 — This fur swimsuit – inspired by her role in One Million Years BC – was sold for £10,000Credit: Julien’s Auctions / MEGA

Another two-piece, from Myra Breckinridge, went for £4,700Credit: Kobal / 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.

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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.

Raquel Welch performs in iconic comedy Legally Blonde