By Harlow Essex

Raquel Welch is speaking out on her life as a sex symbol in her new autobiography/personal philosophy Raquel, Beyond the Cleavage.

During a recent interview with Oprah, Welch referred to several men she recognizes in her book, two of which are Elvis Presley and Bob Dylan.Also in the book, Raquel shares her feelings on being a single mom while emerging as a Hollywood sex symbol in One Million B.C., and shares insight on owning one’s sexuality with age.

On ABC news, Welch talked about how she has been perceived and referred to as an object, a sexual object. She offers advice now knowing what she does, hoping to shed some light for women who empathize.

“CONTRARY TO POPULAR MYTH, I DIDN’T JUST hatch out of an eagle’s nest, circa One Million Years B.C., clad in a doeskin bikini. In fact, I was more surprised than anyone to find myself on location in such an exotic setting, high atop a volcanic mountain in the Canary Islands! With the release of that famous movie poster, in one fell swoop, everything in my life changed and everything about the real me was swept away. All else would be eclipsed by this bigger-than-life sex symbol.” – Raquel Welch, Beyond the Cleavage

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