Raquel Welch, who turns 75 today, may have abandoned her ballet career at age seventeen when her instructor informed her that she lacked the proper physique, but her iconic turn as the doe-skin bikini-clad cave babe, “Leona the Fair One,” in the cult sixties flick One Million Years B.C. proved that she had curves in all the right places. With her Bolivian-English good looks and voluptuous frame, the brunette stunner became an overnight pinup sensation, joining the ranks of well-proportioned sex symbols who came before her, like Fellini muse Anita Ekberg and the original Bond girl, Ursula Andress.
Despite shifting beauty ideals throughout the decades, the healthy sensuality of a shapely figure that looks as good in a bikini as a slip dress has remained the ultimate signifier of femininity. It’s an aesthetic that modern-day sirens like Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, and Scarlett Johansson have brought back to fashion’s forefront in recent years. In honor of the birthday girl, here’s a look at the best hourglass bodies of all time, from Brigitte Bardot to Christina Hendricks.
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