Raquel Welch’s iconic ‘One Million Year B.C.’ style bikini up for auction
Bombshell auction!
Raquel Welch became an instant superstar with her appearance as a cavewoman in a fur bikini in the 1966 prehistoric epic “One Million Years B.C.”
The sexy superstar was described as “wearing mankind’s first bikini.”
The image of Welch wearing the iconic two-piece became one of the biggest pinup posters of all time.
Welch wore the garment replica in her stage act and on her 1974 television special “Really, Raquel.”
The pre-sale estimate was $500 – $700, according to Julien’s Auctions, which is staging the sale of over 500 marquee Welch items.
The current high bid is $900.
The bikini comes from the Welch estate.
Other auction highlights include her Hollywood Walk of Fame plaque from her 1996 dedication ceremony — which has a current high bid of $2,000 — and her 2018 Mercedes-Benz SL 550 convertible, which could fetch $100,000, the auction house said.
A Bob Mackie halter dress embellished with multicolored sequins and rhinestones she wore on “The Muppet Show” in 1978 — and inspired actor Ryan Gosling’s first crush — is estimated to go for between $2,000 and $3,000.
Welch “had it all — grace, glamor, and grit in a goddess’ body,” gushed Darren Julien, co-founder of the auction house.