Vintage Treat: Hourglassy Raquel Welch
March 15, 2011 in Celebrity Quotes, Vintage Beauties by Versus
We’re debuting a brand new category on our little site: ‘vintage’ beauties with enviable figures! The first one on our list: actress, sex symbol and fitness author Raquel Welch, the owner of a rare hourglassy figure with a super curvy waist-bust/waist-hip ratio. Raquel is currently 70 years old, she is still a beauty and she has maintained her great proportions.
Here’s a little quote from Raquel on her figure:
“I was given a magnificent body and I have looked after it well. I never felt I could afford the luxury of letting myself go.”
“Just as you maintain your home, your car, your garden, you should look after your greatest gift: your body.”
Must check out the rest on the next page!
HOT DAMN!!! Now THAT is a body. Sooo envious right now.
damn right !!!
I like it…but I feel her shoulders are a bit too broad…I have the same problem…except my boobs aren’t as big as hers lol
I’ve always preferred broad(er) shoulders on women to narrow(er) ones. I think broader shoulders nicely offset the waist and butt!
first?
No.
lololololol
OMG her body is incredible, I should print the first picture and stick it on my fridge, with the quote too, cos I agree 100%
me 2, me 2
Oh yeah…here we go. Now this is what I call a perfect body. That waist is one of the best I’ve ever seen. I can’t help but just stare at her. She’s one lucky woman!
Question to all the ladies on this forum, have you ever tried to wear a corset (the “training” ones), does it work?
same question, I’ve been wondering for years if that really works…
apparently it does, you can read about it if you do a google search, I believe Dita Von Teese has used it to reduce her inches.
But I think it can be dangerous, and probably not all that fun.
I think that the best results with training corsets are best achieved when your bones are still growing. When you’re an adult, it might help a little, but you’ll have to wear it long-term get real results. Hope that helps!
I’ve never actually worn a corset, but she has: http://www.youtube.com/user/bishonenrancher
She has lots of information on them on her channel. I believe it does reduce your waist, it just takes a lot of time.
Great! Thanks a lot for the link
thank you girls!! I just bought one, I’m wearing it now, it looks great under clothes but I can’t lay down and it forces me to keep a good posture, I think I’ll wear it 1 or 2h per day just to try
the first picture is perfection. i love her bod!
these photos are amazing.
this is absolute perfection….most beautiful body i have ever seen. THIS is a true hourglass. women dont look like this today. id like to see katy perry look at these pics then maybe she would stop going around saying she is an hourglass haha
Haha yeah she does make all those so-called “hourglasses” in Hollywood look pretty shapeless. I mean, this has got to be pretty much perfection as far as body shape goes, and I think compared to her, Christina Hendricks and Katy Perry almost look like top-heavy rulers, even if they look like vase shapes on their own.
Hahahaha True Mel!
I actually think Raquel looks kind of top-heavy in some of these shots (particularly the last two), but I think I might be thrown off by her broad shoulders. Still, I’d be curious as to what her measurements are (or were) — it looks to me like her bust measurement would be a bit larger than her hip measurement. All that being said, she’s obviously a knockout.
I can see that, I see the top-heavy. But honestly, I wouldn’t want her body, it’s too extreme!
i agree , too much
I was thinking the exact same thing, she does look a bit top heavy in the last few pictures, it kind of threw me off a bit. But still, damn is that a nice body!
I also thought she had quite broad shoulders which is the reason why I’m not so envious of her body. I think she looks better now than when she was younger!
She’s definately top-heavy. She was just really really fit, but you can tell she didn’t have that much of a bum, she had quite large shoulders and also a weird gap beetween her “higher” hips and the “lowers”.
Think of Jessica Simpson. When she was skinny she looked almost hourglassy: http://www.interoutetv.com/images/music/jessicasimpson200.jpg
But now that Jessica gained weight we can actually see her true shape, as we can see the true shape of Rache Welch now that she is older and gained a few pounds. She looks obviously top-heavy in the last picture.
Agatha,
With the exception of her broad shoulders, Raquel does not have a body like Jessica Simpson’s. Not even close. Raquel is an hourglass with broad shoulders.
Here’s an idea: Google it.
One of the most beautiful women of all time! She is outrageously sexy! If I could have any body EVER it would be hers – I also love her face and from the interviews I have seen she is smart as well – she has it all. UNBELIEVABLEEEE! yowza!
Wow, that first picture is unbelievable. To me her waist looks a little freakish – but in a good way I guess. She kind of has extreme Candice syndrome. Personally I would prefer less of a dramatic curve, but she looks so awesome.
I completely agree Mel. Her waist is soo small that it looks kinda odd. Amazing body but I don’t think I’d want my curves that extreme.
maybe she wears corsets most of the time…all her life
it’s very likely she grew up with at least a girdle, so this effect may not be all “natural”
I agree mel! I love hourglass figures, but Raquel’s has always struck me as extreme – it’s not my favourite! I prefer the likes of Sophia Loren, Marilyn Monroe and Kelly Brook – not quite so extreme WHR’s and a bit softer.
Raquel is still beautiful in the way Candice is – but I agree that it’s a bit too dramatic to be totally ‘comfortable’ to look at! It makes you wonder if she had corset-trained her waist so small – it doesn’t look right somehow!
i think the extremeness is because she is maintaining a very low weight. her daughter was the same sort of thinness tho not as shapely. in the pics of her older her shape is much less dramatic and quite distinctly top heavy.
i am intrigued by the notion of ever saying ‘I have a magnificent body.’ i wonder if steven hawkins has ever said I have a magnificent mind. I feel a duty to maintain it?
I agree amazon. That comment does make her seem a bit arrogant! And I also think that the extremeness is down to being very lean and obviously very toned. She’s got a great body (not sure if I’d say ‘magnificent’!), but it looked like it took a lot of work when she was young.
The dramatic curve is perfect! The definition of femininity! We’re very similar in shape.
I disagree. While her figure is unique and lovely, she shouldn’t be held as the definition of femininity.
When more then half of women have ruler shaped bodies (the rarest being hourglass) and pear being much less than 50%, why are the rare body types considered feminine?
What about the majority of the women who do not fall under this curvy definition? Are they thus excluded from being feminine for having a body shape that is most common?
Femininity should not be defined through body shape but body language and how you as a person hold yourself, characteristically, and through personality.
Agree with you mel (again, haha).
Must have been hell to find pants!
I’d wear skirts all the time. Imagine her proportions today trying to fit int off the rack clothing…
I thought I had it bad. No doubt everything for her was made to measure – nobody has a body like that
I was thinking the exact same thing Alyssa. I am also an hourglass with broad shoulders like Raquel and dresses are the best look for me but I always feel overdressed and would love to rock the skinny jeans look. Trousers are just a nightmare!
This is so weird. She’s practically my body double, but I’m less toned. I’ve never seen anyone else with a similar shape, so I always thought I was a horrible freak.
I know! I feel the same way. People would always tell me I had an incredibly small waist (Im 35-24-36), but I just didn’t get what they meant until recently. I guess its because an hourglass is a pretty rare thing, so I never see it on other people.
Yeah, I’m 36-24-36 (23 waist on a good day) and I really never see it on celebrities or in real life. Most women with small waists have no boobs and most of the ones with big boobs have no waist. Some of the old 50s stars seem to have had similar body types, but they still tended to be a little bottom heavy.
:O we have the EXACT same measurements. I always thought I had a big waist because I have 36 in hips. It was only when I wore a high waisted skirt for the first time that I realised I had a small waist as I had to go 3 sizes lower. I know it sounds really weird but I hadn’t really seen anyone in real life with a shape like mine so assumed I was the same as my friends (who are mostly rulers/apples).
see i have a 23-24 inch waits depending on regular fluctuations in weight due to being a woman =p but I never thought it was THAT small? My bust measurment is 39 and my hips are 38…so you would think the 24 would be dramatic but it just doesnt look that small to me? Though people do say it is…i dont see it on myself. wierd.
Solaxia- I’m not as dramatically curvy as you, Grey and Hannah-Louise but my measurements are 37-27-38 which should make me curvy yet when I look in the mirror I think I look straight up and down- it really confuses me! I always have a hard time determining my body shape as my measurements say hourglass but my eyes say ruler! :/
Zoe- its so wierd isnt it! I think we just get strange perceptions of ourselves! Because I’m guessing that from your measurements you would be very obviously curvy! So strange the way us women see ourselves sometimes! Wish I could explain it!
I have your exact body measurements!.
Ditto (although I’m working on the toned part! Fingers crossed…) I’m 5″11 with a 24 waist, so at my height it’s pretty small. I’ve had more than a handfew of people at the beach come up to me and call me Raquel- sometimes it’s said in a complimentary way, and other times it is said in a derogatory way. Also whenever I wear a cinched dress, people feel compelled to comment on your figure- again, nice and not so nice! I can understand why people might think it’s weird though- it’s unusual to see a waist that dips in quite drastically underneath the ribs. It’s also annoying to dress when your waist is a size 6 AU but your top and bottom are a 10-12! It just illustrates how their are pros and cons to every body shape. My best friend is an apple, and whilst she always complains about putting weight on her tummy, face and arms, her legs never change- sooo long and lean!
oh wow u sound like u have an awsome body! i saw embrace your “weird” waist at least you have something that makes you different, and alot of apple girls complain about their figure! so i guess grass is greener on the other side huh?
lol Everyone’s an hourglass on the internet!
Lol true, but quite a few people do have hourglass measurements even if they aren’t hourglasses. I have hourglass measurements but I’m not an hourglass, if that makes any sense.
Mel, can you explain to me how you have hourglass measurements but am not an hourglass? Sorry i’m comfused
In retrospect it does sound confusing! What I mean is that someone can have more chest and butt which would give them hourglass measurements even if they didn’t have much WHR. For example I think Jessica Alba in her younger days would have hourglass measurements even though she didn’t have much of a waist or wide hips. And I’m not sure how this works, but I have typical hourglass measurements yet I’m a vase/lollipop because my lower hips don’t widen out very much and I don’t have full thighs. I think hourglass requires a bit more than just measurements – it depends on the weight distribution, proportion, height, and just the way it looks on a person.
Haha, tell me about it! I’ve noticed that as well! Then, the study that showed only 8% of women have true hourglass figures was done in the US so the hourglass is not as rare as people imagine. I’m an skittle because I have the shoulders matching my hips, a small waist and round butt, however, my bust is medium and my thighs are fuller making me slightly bottom heavy.
Mel, I get what you’re saying which is why I don;t see measurements as an accurate way of determining body shape. A lot of women that have 34-24-34 measurements look more like rulers because it depends on weight distribution and you take the measurements from the smallest part of your waist and widest of your hips.
Yep Mel, I agree with what you are saying. Like some girls can also be straight up and down but have juicy bums, and so will have pear shape measurements. Or like the Jess Alba example you gave. Then there’s always length of the torso- longer torso (even with a small waist) will look less dramatic than a short torse with the same waist, hip and butt measurements. I guess that’s why Versus asks for more info when people want their shape worked out!
Wow she does look amazing. How old is she now?
Weird belly button. Looks a little like Halle Berry. Pretty good bod alright
Esp the pics of her now at 70 :0
She looks awesome at 70! But yeah her belly button kinda scares me.
I thought i was the only one who noticed that. There are so many comments saying how good her body is..and i’m sitting here thinking ‘SCARY BELLYBUTTON’!!
* Looks like Halle Berry’s body,I mean…
…wow
omgggg shes so perfect,, except for her shoulders but she looks soooo good!
just beautiful. I am so sick of seeing people that are thin and shapeless or with large breasts in the media all the time. It’s attractive yes, but I think hourglasses look good too. I think i’d look quite similar to her if I was more tanned and toned. That sounds pretty arrogant but! I always think I have huge hips though, the contrast is weird.
i have large hips too, i think its nice to have large hips as long as the stomach is flat, i used to hate it at first but now i like it,, it gives my body nice shape
Measurements:
37C-22 1/2-35 1/2 (measured in 1967),
37-23 1/2-35 1/2 (from 1980 fitting),
37D-26-36 (@ age 43 in 1985),
Interesting! I was right in thinking that her bust is slightly larger than her hips.
Wait, I’m confused. Doesn’t a “C” technically denote an extra 3 inches, so the first are
40-22.5-35.5
But then the second one is just 37″ for the bust while the third is 41″ (since D means 4 inches)??
Does her bust really fluctuate that much? And isn’t 37 like WAY too big for her ribcage? I’m not particularly small boned, but I’m 34 under the bust, and most celebrities seem to be 32.
No her bust is probably 37 inches. She looks much bigger than a ‘C’ cup as well (unless she was in a 40 band). I’d probably put her around a 30FF.
I’ve read that her real bust size was 37″, which makes a lot more sense. Her ribcage looks to be about a 34 and she was a C cup. She also says that her measurements have been greatly exaggerated, especially over the internet. My guess is that her measurements were around 37-23-35, with some slight variations.
That makes more sense.
note the vast majority of difference is in her waist circumference. I lose weight here and as I go down get more hourglassy. but the thing to remember is there is no support between ribs and hips, only fat and muscle, so if you have very little of either of those you will generally have a very small waist, much like raquel.
Those measurements sound almost identical to Marilyn Monroe. And people think MM was big LOL.
i dont believe she was 37-23- 35 because i am 38 – 24- 36 and i do NOT look that extreme, her measurements must be smaller.
Marilyn was 2-3 inches shorter than Raquel Welch at 5’5½”, 117 at the time of her death, and her measurements were 36-22-35 according to her dressmaker. Yep, that’s a size zero. Don’t believe me? Then take it up with current size charts.
I have a 23.5 inch waist and 35.5 inch hips (at 5’3″) and yes my waist and bottom half is a zero.
But according to modern size charts I believe a 32 inch chest is a zero?
My chest measurement is 33″ and I know I at least need a size 2 for my top half, and I’m much smaller busted then marilyn.
So she’s close to a zero, I think her hips and bust would make her closer to a size 4 or size 2, which is still very small.
Ivory, I have 35 inch hips (though the last time i measured was summer and i’m still growing) and I fit into a size 1 (2 if it was even numbers) pants and I cant even get a zero closed and sometimes not even past my hips and butt. Marlyn was a modern day US 6 I believe. My measurements are 34-24-35 and I am a dress size 2/4.
It’s werid how that works, my 3 best fitting jeans are all size 25 (which I consider a 0) and I can zip up a 24 (00) depending on the brand.
I think its because I’m more butt then hips? I live in Canada but I believe our sizing is identical to the states.
Marilyn being a size 4/6 does sound more logical. Thought she must have had to have all her dresses tailored to fit that waist? I keep hearing that sizes aren’t the same any more either. Today’s size 6 is much smaller than the 1950′s size 6?
A size 25 is a 1 or 0 depending on the brand. But my pants are always a bit big on my high hip due to being curvy. If I pull them up the fit almost perfect but of course they wont stay there! I should get my pants tailored lol. Well people are always saying “marlyn was a size 14/16″ but really thats equal to a modern day 4/6.
Ivory I have almost identical measurements (with my waist being half an inch to an inch wider) and I’m 2-3 inches taller than you and I fit into exactly the same sizes as you, although it depends on the brand sometimes. I’m from the US but I go to Canada a lot and shop there sometimes so there definitely isn’t much of a difference in sizing. I’m almost always a 2 in dresses, but I can fit in anything from a 00-2 in pants. Tops are usually 0-2. It’s interesting how this works because my hips are around 36″ and yet I can still squeeze myself into 0s, whereas Clare stated they don’t fit her. I agree with Ivory that maybe it’s because most of the measurement comes from my butt and not my hip, so that could make the clothes fit differently. I think Marilyn was most likely a modern-day size 6 because she was around 5’6″. I don’t know Raquel’s height but she looks like a size 4 to me.
Well, probably 1/3 butt and 2/3 hip fills out my jeans but I definitely have booty still (so maybe half and half?) but my hips are quite defined. I could probably fit in to a zero in some brands but i’d have to SQUEEZE. But my size one jeans are always a bit to big. my hips may be closer to 36 inches now though, its been a while since i measured them.
Maybe I always find how sizing works werid
It could even just be the brands we buy.
My hips are fairly defined as well, just not super defined. 13.5 inches across the widest part?
It could be other factors as well, thigh size, etc.
36 inch bust is definitely not a size 0, and 35 inch hips are at least a size 2. Her waist however would be a modern day size 00!
Throwing out size numbers is virtually meaningless, IMO, since there is no industry standard for what constitutes a particular size. Example: I have a 24″ waist and 34.5″ hips. Size 0 jeans at GAP are too big for me, but I have some jeans that fit like a glove from another store that are marked as a 5. Go figure!
Wow, HOT body!
Holy crap! She’s beautiful and has the most amazing waist…though it does look slightly freaky. Did she wear a corset? Cos the curve of her waist is pretty extreme.
Quick question too. According to those measurements her WHR is the same as mine (my measurements are different) however I don’t look as curvy as her. Is that because I have more butt than hips or do I view myself weird?
I think the distance between your waist and hips contributes. i.e a shorter distance, the quicker your waist meets your hips so the curve is more pronounced.
I’m the opposite unfortunately, the majority of my hip measurements are my hips as I have a flat booty!
Also, it sounds about right what you said about butt and hips as you could have seemingly larger hips from measurements, but it could just be small hips with a curvy behind
She looks great. Not my ideal body type but beautiful nonetheless.
Woza! she has a phenomenal body!
I love this post! Probably the most interesting thing is seeing how the standard for female beauty has changed over the years. She had the ideal body back then but if you look at what models/actresses look like these days, the body type is pretty different. The main thing I notice is that women strive to be much more “toned” and even muscular these days (even when they are thin), where as back then it was “okay” to be soft in the middle, legs and arms.
And at 70 she is looking amazing still. She was just recently on the cover of a health newsletter I get at work..
yes it has changed, i saw this movie in the 50s and this woman was complaining that she couldnt wear a certain dress because her breasts were too big, its interesting how now a big bust is more admired, and yes the standard is always changing, also in the 60s a small mouth and lips were considered beautiful, but now everyone wants pouty lips
WHY WAS I NOT BORN IN THE 60S?!?!?!
lol ya i have quite thin lips too, but i think big lips only look good on a certain face,, like it depends
Ha ha Cecil- ME TOO! Ha ha!
You’re comparing models with actresses – and it’s the latter that is supposed to represent the female ideal. Your man will look at Sports Illustrated (where straight-up-and-down will never do) & Playboy before he watches runway shows to look at the shapeless models.
The truth is, a slim hourglass has and will ALWAYS be the ideal female form. It’s just that it’s an extremely rare shape for a woman to have – and actresses who are thin rulers are considered good enough today.
Most amazing body I’ve ever seen. Probably the most all around beautiful women I’ve ever seen (and she’s smart) At 70 she’s more beautiful than some 20 somethings. she’s wow. I have a question. Out of women who have rounded hips like candice (here is a stick figure example) >c that pop right out or women like who have hips that slope slowly like this (another stick figure example) >< which seems more curvy to you?
lol at the stick figures! i think the first one is more curvy to me and i prefer it that way, not sure why. i like the hips to be a little bigger than the shoulders
i that that the >c seem more curvy but the >< hourglass, i think i would prefer to be the candice kind
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Pop-out Candice hips seem more curvy to me, but I prefer the more sloping hips. I happen to have more “pop-out hips” although it’s not as pronounced as Candice but I wish my hips curved out more gradually in the lower region.
I love Candice’s pop-out hips as well as sloping hips. I think Kelly Brook has more of a slope, while Brooklyn Decker has “pop-out” hips (I’m not a fan of her body, though, so I’d prefer Kelly’s or Candice’s).
I’m never sure what to call Brooklyn’s! Are they really hips? Or maybe she just has an extreme case of pop-out hips! I always thought they looked like love handles although of course she’s not fat, it’s just her bone structure.
I think Brooklyn Decker’s body type is generally known as a “figure 8″: http://www.insideoutstyleblog.com/2010/05/real-life-body-shapes-8.html
She has high hips (which basically means a short distance between the bottom of her ribcage and the top of her hip bones). People with this body type generally put on weight on the top of the hip bones and between them, just under the navel. Brooklyn would still have the “in and out” hips, even if she were skeletally thin. This type of hip shape results in more of a shelf, where your hips kind of jut straight out from your waist, instead of sloping.
I’m having problem comprehending the stick figures (and that’s bothering me the most! lol). But i prefer the more sloping hip bones, though the ones that stick out seem to appear curvier. I think that when women start to gain weight on those hips it appears more disproportionate and you appear “fatter” faster
my stick figures are written sideways. (incase you didnt know) so the “>” symbol is a torso and the “c” is pop out hips and the “c” is the pop out hips kind of figure and “><" is sloping hips figure. I hope you get it now lol.
Oh, the >c types do look curvier from what I see, and I’d loooove to have hips like those! The perfect body in my opinion would be a skinny hourglass (with high medium-sized hips, short minuscule waist, short torso, long limbs, medium-sized boobs and shoulders and all), but, out of that, all I’ve got is skinniness and a little bit of curves, but not dramatic at all.
LOVE her body… if I could describe the perfect body it would be hers… and she’s till smokin’ at 70! WOOOOOOW! but her belly button… grosses me out lol
Now THAT’s what is meant when a woman is called “curvy”! And to think that she had that body without any lipo or silicone bags or anything else that actresses use today. She was and continues to be an amazing beauty.
Okay now here’s a question, take her body minus the huge boobs and that’s basically my body. Am I a pear then?
yes.
Even with my shoulders and ribcage the same as my hips?
Yeah, I think so. It’s a ‘pear’ weight distribution more than a shape in your case. Mine too.
I have broad shoulders, small ribcage and waist, curvy hips/thighs – no bust. My upper and lower body look very balanced due to bone structure and my middle tiny, but my fat is all on the bottom half. If I had more boobs I’d be an hourglass, as it is I think of myself more like a hybrid of shapes…
Maybe a skittle? They carry their weight on their lower half but have a balanced bone structure.
I think skittles also have small/medium boobs sometimes and pears often have saddle bags. But shapes can vary a bit.
I think you’re probably a skittle.
Its all so confusing haha but thank you girls! Bonnie your shape sounds super similar to mine
Hmm I don’t know for sure. She does have the broad shoulders to balance out the hips, so maybe some sort of hourglass-pear hybrid?
PEAR
I agree with Mel. Body shape is not only about weight distribution, but, yes, also bone structure. The girl claims to have a hourglassy torso and broar shoulders, so a pear she can’t be, as far as I know. Besides, such super tiny waists are not common among pears.
Bethany is probably a hourglass-pear (more hourglassy than pearish) hybrid OR a vase, imo, like Diane Kruger. I think Raquel is considered a hourglass more because her curves are too extreme for a vase then for other hourglass features (short torso, short waist, high hips, big thighs – which vases don’t have and neither does she).
actually, some pears have better WHR than most hourglasses.
Okay. All I said was that it was not a common feature among pears. It’s just not the general rule.
And, oh, I’m taking Trinny and Susannah’s 12 body shapes (otherwise vases would have to fall into the “hourglass” category, when they’re not always ScaJo curvy).
It depends on the type of pear. Pear shaped is usually used to describe a woman that is bottom heavy and some pears are more shapely than others. You have some that may have waists that are undefined but have fuller thighs and hips that make them pear shaped. You also have some that have very shapely bodies like Jennifer Metcalfe, Beyonce, Kristin Davies, Kimberly Walsh and Shakira.
The same is true for hourglasses. You have some that have very defined waists like Kelly Brook and Raquel Welch then you have others like Scarlett Johansson that are less so.
i’d say if you have a similar shoulder to hip width that you are v shaped. i think in clothes especially from behind she’d be a very differnt shape than what you are seeing. more like what you see in the last picture. certainly I’ve never seen a pear with such breadth. either way sounds like a nice body! I love her shoulders and think its a shame people seem to be so down on anyone who has straight wide shoulders, like hilary duff or ashley greene.
No because she’s got quite broad ribcage and shoulders and narrower lower body, I’d probably say one of the inverted triangle shapes, i.e. goblet or cornet.
yeah definitely have to look at shoulder width compared to hips. I’m a pear and my ribcage is fairly small as well as having a small bust. and my shoulder do not extend past my hips
I think hourglass..?
her body is definitely hourglassy and nice. but i do find too narrow hips not as attractive in comparison to how most people view it here. i like a good WHR but i guess not this much. except in 5th picture where it looks good i think.
and she has really broad shoulders which i really dont like about my body. because i feel like i just wanna shrink the shoulder to make myself look more proportionate. its more obvious when the person is skinny just like hers it shows on the first pic alot. but i guess if people dont mind that. theres hope for me yet. lol
but you can wear wonderful things that accentuate your hips though to balance out your body!
haha . thats true. i like full skirts and cute dresses. just cant wear too tight of bottoms which sucks sometimes.
She looks good, but her body is a bit too extreme. It’s nice, but I wouldn’t want anything too extreme.
MOST AMAZING BODY EVER!!! i’ve been in awe of her body for the longest time. it’s so amazing.
She looks beautiful, but personally I think the difference between her shoulder-width and her tiny waist looks a bit weird. I like the hourglass-shape, but there’s something about an athletic more “straight” body like Gisele’s that just appeals to me.
I agree. I prefer bodies that have curves, but not a super-tiny waist that doesn’t look well proportioned with the chest/hips. Of course, we’re all made differently. Every single person has a different body shape. Whether you lose or gain weight, you cant change (or change much) the shape & structure of your body. You just have to look after yourself & your body, respect yourself & have confidence no matter what anyone says. After all, no to people will have the exact same body.
I love the “vintage” category
Me too! Versus, I’d love to see more vintage pics on this site just to mix it up. I’m sure others out there would agree.
yeah, i love it too
Honestly, I think the pictures look creepy. And her shoulders are broader then her hips… which is also weird
ya i dont think shes an hourglass at all more like an inverted triangle
No. Inverted triangles don’t have full hips and thighs. Inverted triangles do not have a good WHR either. It is possible for an hourglass to have slightly wider shoulders than hips. Raquel is definitely an hourglass, no doubt about it.
I think she’s a top heavy hourglass like Tocarra Jones and Jane Mansfield. She may have broader shoulders but she also has the waist definition, hips and legs of an hourglass.
Yes, agreed. People need to look up the inverted triangle features. Just because she has really broad shoulders doesn’t mean she’s not an hourglass. She fits the definition of an hourglass perfectly.
creepy? are you kidding? first of all, like EVERY model has shoulders way broader than their hips. raquel is tall, so she has a larger frame. and anne, how is she not an hourglass? look at her body. you both need glasses.
idk,, her shoulders are just so wide that it reminds me of a inverted triangle more than an hourglass for some reason
They are not as extremely wide as you think they are. It’s her small waist that makes them look slightly bigger. It’s good to have shoulders that are wider, it balances out the boobs and gives your torso more of a curvy shape. Inverted triangles have no waist and no hips, and she clearly has a very defined waist and curvy hips and thighs.
Raquel’s perfect <3
I know this is a super old post but I’ll comment anyway. I was just browsing when I came across an excerpt of Raquel’s memoir where she describes herself as an ‘inverted triangle.’ I’ve also noticed from some of the pics that she has narrow hips too. I think she’s definitely an inverted triangle/hourglass hybrid because of the smallness of her waist but she’s not a ‘full’ hourglass like Sophia Loren for instance. I’m a inverted triangle shape but I still have a rather small waist so I guess everyone is different!
“I didn’t like my hair (very fine like my mother’s), or my eyes (too deeply set and almond shaped, in standard-issue brown), or my nose (not cute enough), or my mouth (a bit too wide). Then there were my hips (not high or round enough) and my breasts (set too widely apart on my torso). But there were things I did like: my shoulders (square and broad), my back (shaped like an inverted triangle), and my waistline (super small). I also liked my skin (olive and fine-pored), my hands and feet (delicate and well-formed), and my teeth (super white, and I had my mother’s smile). My cheekbones (prominent like Kate Hepburn’s), my ears (small), and my proportions (svelte after years of ballet) were pretty damned good.”
Hey versus sorry to ask but I was wondering if you could tell me my body shape I would really appreciate it??
I’m 5’2, 115 pounds. Measurements are 34-24-35. Boobs are 32B, sometimes a C if I’ve gained a bit. I have quite broad shoulders, and when I gain weight it is always on the arms and legs, and none on the stomach. I have a smaller waist but I think I don’t have the bust or bum to be an hourglass?
Thanks
Your measurements indicate a thin hourglass or, most likely, a vase. Since you don’t feel that you are curvy enough to be considered an hourglass and you are so proportionate, then I think you are a vase. Vases have more subtle curves and yes, many times they gain on their arms and their legs are normal – not skinny.
Thank you
she’s top heavy
No, she’s not.
Yes, amazing WHR, amazing hourglass, amazing everything. BUT…
…her bellybutton scares me….
There is no photoshop excuse in this pictures, Amazing body and face
Retouching has been done for over 100 years – and none of these are candids anyway. It didn’t start with Photoshop.
ahh, i`m 36 1/2 – 24 – 38 1/2 at 5`11 and though i have ok measurements, i find it so hard to find clothes that fit me nicely. fits it the hips, bag on the waist. fits at the waist, no freaking chance it`ll fit mt hips or boobs. so usually i end up wearing some long cardigan on top with skinny jeans.
try more low rise styles so the waist doesn’t become such a huge issue… or you can go up a size and have things tailored to your waist
I think she looks really good but there’s something in her figure that’s bothering me. Maybe it’s the “boxy” hips? Or very broad shoulders? And maybe her torso is a little bit too long for my liking. Anyway, she looks amazing!
Btw VS! Can you tell what’s my bodyshape? I’m 43-27-43 and just 5’2 & 125 pounds. So I have quite “extreme” body (belive me, my measurements sound bigger than I actually look like because I’m quite petite.
). Otherwise I’d guess I’m an hourglass but I have quite narrow shoulders compared to my humongous hips & “latino butt”. My waist is quite high (I don’t know the correct way to say this) but my legs are quite evenly proportined to my torso. So what am I?
(sorry about my english)
you sound like a rectangle, but when you gain, where does the weight usually go?
Lily, If you asked me, my waist is always 26-27 inches but if I eat more than usually, it all goes to my boobs and butt.
And doesn’t rectangle mean that you don’t have a waist?
Shouldn’t I be like a 43-43-43 to be a rectangle? I don’t say that’s not possible because these things aren’t really my forté but I thought I might be a busty pear or something like that. 
or maybe there’s a real word for my shape.
A rectangle, no way! Your bust-waist-hip ratio is 0.62!
You sound VERY hourglassy to me.
Rectangle would be more like 43-34-43 or 34-27-34, i.e. very close to 0.8 waist/hip ratio.
exactly, no way she’s an rectangle
You’re about as rectangle as Melyssa Ford.
Definitely an hourglass.
I thought the only reason she had such a crazy curvy body was because she got one of her ribs removed to make herself look curvier? that’s what i’ve heard anyway. bit of a cop out if the rumour is true.
i’ve heard the same thing about Marilyn Manson so he could uhhhh…. yeahnot appropriate. probably just a rumor
The “rib removal” thing is an urban legend. It’s not an actual medical procedure.
http://www.snopes.com/horrors/vanities/ribs.asp
VS what kind of shape is she considered?
Some fun facts.
She had two kids before these earliest shots (1959, 1961) . That may explain her bellybutton.
She has spoken on Oprah that her body wasn’t considered ideal in her time. At first she was told that for modeling she had too much on top and too little in the middle.
What an incredible waist!
I am SO jealous right now! Seriously how can somebody be given a body with such perfect proportions!
She still looks lovely now aswell… !
Raquel and I have the same exact shape and I don’t really like it: tiny waist and larger hips :/
I think this shape was “cool” ages ago, now girls look very different…
Don’t be so hard on yourself, Chiara! Look at all the comments on this site praising Raquel’s body! It’s still considered beautiful and it always will be! You should be happy with your body shape – life’s too short to worry about something you can’t change (and it sounds like it’s a good shape anyway)!
Thanks for being so nice
you should be proud of your body if it looks like hers! women dont look like this today because they EAT TOO MUCH. american womens waists have increased by something sick like 8 inches since the 1960s. an hourglass figure is and always will be timeless. its instinctually what men love – wide hips = sign of a fertile healthy woman
So long as those hips match the top AND have tiny nipped waist!
Well, I dunno. I mean I live in Italy and here is all about being as skinny as possible. I’ve been through a hard time watching myself in the mirror, I’m never happy with myself! :S
She has a gorgeous body
And I love the idea of vintage posts!
I always wondered if it was possible to get a waist like that through certain excersizes
great bodddddd
uh, i really don’t like her body
i mean, it’s nice, she’s slim and stuff, but i really don’t like it
there’s some kind of oddness and i just don’t feel it appealing
damn shes hott! i agree thats a hell of an hourglass shape…and shes tall. im saving this pic too. lol
That is one absolutely amazing body! Very proportioned!
Now THAT is curvy.
Not kim kardashion or rihanna or britney or jessica alba whatever so called ‘celebrity’. This woman is truly curvy. They call everyone and everything curvy nowadays… The only ‘curves’ they have is from photoshop.
Except that Kim K and Rihanna actually are curvy. The others I agree are not.
Thank you so much for making this new section versus! I love it! I have to admit I’m a major dork but I was like ! That’s the reference picture for my body type! Yayy! *happy dance* but anyway I think the category will be an awesome addition to the site :]
Gorgeous body and nice face.
Versus, I too love the Vintage pic idea! I’ll be looking forward to more! thanks
Her body is definetely gorgeous. That waist is insane! I know I am nitpicking now, but it seems to me that her butt was propably quite flat. Minus that she is perfect, and unlike most of you as it seems, I love her broad shoulders. A body like that plus more muscles in a lower body area would be my ideal, but no-one is that perfect.
I’ve always loved Raquel. She’s go the perfect bod and she’s aged gracefully and gorgeously
Victoria secret models eat your hearts out! this is a body for swimwear and lingere.
F I N A L L Y, someone with a clue as to what constitutes an Hourglass shape.
Being overweight & that’s it does not constitute an Hourglass. Having a double-digit dress size automatically equaling “curvy” is the most common misconception of all.
Having big boobs & that’s it does not constitute an Hourglass. That’s an Apple or a Ruler with breasts. This is the second most common misconception.
Having big hips & that’s it does not constitute an Hourglass. That’s a Pear. Oh and while we’re on the topic, slapping implants on a Pear shape does not morph it into an hourglass either.
The Hourglass is about SHAPE – not weight/size/girth. One must be blessed with a shoulders/chest/bust & hips that match *precisely* in their respective widths, AND with a dramatically nipped waist.
I agree. Many people call themselves hourglasses when they just aren’t. I believe that there can be thin, less pronounced hourglasses (I fit closer in this range), as well as very voluptuous hourglasses with a bit of extra weight and softness to them. After seeing so many different body shapes on this website, I’ve realized that the shoulders are really important in determining body shape.
See, I think an hourglass can be just as “pronounced” (and often more so) on someone at their ideal weight.
I’m 5’2″, 109, with 36-23½-35½ measurements. 40 pounds heavier, I’d lose that figure-8 shape & become more rounded in the torso. The slimmer I am, the more hourglassy I am.
I completely agree with you. It really depends on the person. I’m thin, but most of my weight is in my hips/boobs, so I do have a pretty pronounced hourglass figure. It depends on what the natural weight for each person is, really.
Well, I consider myself an hourglass because my bust and hips are equal (not precisely, actually, bust is 1 inch smaller) and my waist is 10 inches smaller (Raquel’s is dramatic at 14!) – but more than that it nips in very obviously and I am quite short-waisted. My shoulders are exactly the same width across as my hips.
I don’t look as dramatic as Raquel though – and I haven’t seen any other hourglass who does, really – not without a corset! She is the absolute definition of an hourglass – but is rather extreme. So, if I am not as dramatic as Raquel, am I still an hourglass? Do I morph into a pear because my bust is 1 inch smaller? I don’t see any other body types that fit with mine.
But I agree that some people consider themselves hourglasses when they are not. People call Dita von Teese an hourglass – but that’s because of her implants – and I’ve even heard Catherine Zeta Jones described as an hourglass when she is clearly an apple.
I don’t think an hourglass has to be strictly at least ten inches – I mean, if your bust or hips are one inch bigger or smaller, I don’t think that automatically makes you a different body shape. I agree that Hollywood is way to loose with the term hourglass – I’ve even heard Angelina Jolie described that way!
Hi Erica
I believe that measurements are important to determine if a figure is an hourglass, but it is more important to see what the shape looks like visually. I’m sure you look like a total hourglass from how you describe yourself. I’m just saying that many celebrities (e.g. Katy Perry) are thought to have hourglass figures, but when you look at them in a photograph, it’s obvious that this is not their shape. Different things like shoulder width and visual proportion between the bust and hips is really important. My waist is 12 inches smaller than my bust and hips, which are the same measurements, and my shoulders are the same width as my hips, like you. The thing is though, I’m much thinner and shorter than Raquel, so I don’t look quite as “voluptuous.” Does that make sense? I believe it’s important to see how the figure looks visually to really determine the body type, because there are both thin and more buxom hourglasses.
I agree, Halle. Measurements alone are not a good way to judge someone’s body shape. To me a true hourglass has to look somewhat voluptuous but thin women can have hourglass proportions too – just not so obvious, usually. You make total sense!
Sometimes body shapes are in between too – no one fits perfectly. I think Katy Perry is a vase – her waist doesn’t nip in enough to be an hourglass and she is more ‘stretched’. Kate Winslet is like that too – although she tends to look more hourglass when she is heavier.
Raquel is about the closest to the actual Hourglass device that I’ve ever seen – but I’m not sure that’s the best thing! I still find her a little strange to look at – a bit like Candice Swanepoel, beautiful, but a little odd!
Yeah but is it so necessary to be an hourglass?
I find it amusing that people are very disconcerned about whome we label pear, apple or ruler but when it comes to hourglass there is some kind of universal pedantic attitude towards this!
I think she has a great body, but I don’t think it would be my ideal. Her waist looks a bit too small in comparison to the rest of her body, and I think her hips aren’t wide enough to balance out the smallness of her waist. That’s just my opinion, though. I feel that most bodies look better when there is an even balance between bust/hips, or when the hips are a bit bigger than the bust.
wow loads of comments, I did skim over them but im not sure if anyone has mentioned yet that her waist looks like that because of CORSET TRAINING and IMO it looks disgusting its not the size (candice’s waist is just as small in comparison to her figure but she still looks great) its the horrible contorted lower ribs and indentations in the flesh that sicken me. Hate the look. Lots of movie stars from the 50′s have the same look due to the fact that corset and girdle wearing was normal back then. I’d take a gently curving natural 2010 body over a corset trained 50′s body any day. I think it’s sad women used to have to wear such contraptions (corsets) but hey nowadays women shove silicone bags into their bodies..
Anyway I think her body is not attractive I really don’t get why anyone finds her body so perfect. Also comments about how “hourglasses are dying out” and “women were more curvy back then” its because of the corsets THAT is why more women had curvy waists back then. In reality only a minority of women have a genuine curve to their waist (and not just the illusion of a curvy waist created by wide hips).
I get what you’re saying. I also think people claim that hourglasses are “dying out” because many of the women who have hourglass shapes work out and exercise now, therefore their figures aren’t as prominent because they are toned, firm, and somewhat muscular without being soft like many of the women from the 50s were. I don’t understand why so much emphasis is put on a body like Raquel’s. The majority of women I’ve seen or know have somewhat of a waist, and many of them have a very defined one. Sure, it’s not as extreme as Raquel’s, but she is known to have worn a corset. Also, who would honestly want a waist that small? It seems a bit excessive for everyday, average life, and it would be extraordinarily difficult to dress. Yes, most women want a small waist, but the biggest thing is proportion. Imagine slapping an 18″ waist on 50% of the women in America. Does that instantly perfect their body? Well, no. Would there be any proportion? No. I believe that a waist is a waist, and honestly, if you are able to see it and it is defined, that’s small enough. There’s no need to go wear a corset to get the “50s hourglass” look.
I kind of agree snoops. Her waist doesn’t really look ‘natural’ and I find it a little odd to look at. I think she looks corset-trained too – but I’m not certain. Lots of women on her are claiming to have the same sort of proportions – so it’s more common to have a waist this tiny than I thought!
I’m an hourglass but I look nowhere near this extreme – nipped in definitely with a narrow waist and wide, rounded hips, but not so dramatic. I am definitely not lean and toned – so, I don’t know if I would look quite so shapely if I was a lot thinner, maybe not. But I agree with Halle, that hourglass figures are much more obvious on slightly heavier women as the fat goes to the bust and hips and not so much to the waist.
To be an hourglass one of the most important things is to have shoulders the same width as the hips – much narrower and you are more pear-shaped (like Amber Rose) and much wider would probably make you more apple shaped (like Angeline Jolie). Hourglasses generally look just very well proportioned – nothing stands out much on top and bottom, it’s balanced. It doesn’t have to be perfect measurements though – it’s more the silhouette.
Thank you!
Though i actually like her body and thinkn that she looks amazing but I’m glad someone else realises that not all women of the 50s and 60s strutted around with hourglass figures. A lot of it was corsets, girdles and smoke screens. Sure the average waist line was smaller but not necessarily on an hourglass figure.
I don’t think there has ever been an era in which women haven’t been subjected to fakery to put on an ideal look. We praise the natural curves back in the day but it was probably uncomfortable to wear all of that shaping underwear. I think the difference was in those days that women could at least eat more comfortably (then convenience foods were only starting to spread out back then).
Don’t get me wrong: there were natural hourglasses like Marilyn Monroe, Dorothy Dandridge, Sophia Loren, Jane Russell, Diane Dorrs, and Ava Gardner, but not every Hollywood start or average woman had this look naturally.
she has such wide shoulders…
she has such broad shoulders…
I think that she actually looks best in the photo of her in the one piece white swimsuit. The extra weight balances out her hips and there she looks like a proper curvy hourglass. I think she looks quite top heavy in some of the bikini shots.
Her belly button freaks me out.
Incredible body! I agree with those who said she looked a bit top-heavy, but gee, the best top-heavy body ever it is, then! And, yes, her belly button looks weird, haha but sho cares?
honestly….i dont really like this extreme hourglassy figure…it looks a little strange to me, unnatural, and im not fond of it. Not that i dont like Raquel and she most definetly has a great body! its just not what i would call “perfection”.
I’ve got the same whr as she has. But due to my narrow shoulders and medium breasts I’m a pear AND I HATE IT!!!
I think her body in the top pic looks a bit too perfect to be real. I don’t know, maybe the pics were altered, because they did have airbrushing back then, or she has had some ribs removed, or even like someone mentioned above, she wore girdles-don’t get me wrong, she looks awesome, I couldn’t take my eyes off that photo, but something dosen’t quite add up there! Bit too extreme to be natural!
VS, can you tell what is my body shape? I have searched and yet i can’t tell…
My measurements are 34C-26-37, i’m 115 lbs and 5’3″. I have broad shoulders, medium breasts (implants, before them i was completely flat), slight waist, medium to large hips, medium to big butt, medium tights. When i gain weight, it goes mostly to my hips, butt, tummy and tights, none to breasts.
I’m not sure.. Rectangle, vase..?
Maybe a pear with boobs? I believe thats what versuses said Jennifer Love Hewit was and she sounds like she gains weight in the same way as you?
But you could be a vase or rectangle as well. I wouldn’t be surprised if your body looked like a different shape at different weights?
Sorry I couldn’t be more help.
way too thick for my taste..hips too curvy..legs to big
Is anyone else bothered by her left boob poking out the bottom of her bikini top in the first pic? I really wish she had adjusted it before the picture was taken; it’s like a boob wedgie.
Am I the only one that doesn’t think this is perfect…
it doesn’t look natural AT aLL… and it isn’t natural shes been corsets to cinch up her waist…
pictures 1 and 4 look kinda creepy to me…
Got any proof of this? lol Probably not.
actually its true, she was caught wearing body structured leather corsets a lot of occasions, she even talks about this in interviews, just google it -__-
she looks beautiful in all of the pictures.
are people just jelous that they dont have a curvy body like that
This is a video of her doing a dance in the 1970′s: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgqTS3XcAuI
Her waist doesn’t look nearly as defined to me? I don’t know if its the costume or what.
And the costume reminds me of Lady Gaga
Gorgeous no doubt, but I much prefer her in the first 2 photos. In the rest something about her tiny tiny waist with such comparatively large breasts just looks unnatural, like she’s about to topple over.
whoops, meant the 2nd and 3rd
OMG what a body! I absolutely love the dramatic curves, to me is not about the weight it’s about the shape and she had THE shape, in the second pic she is fuller (and older) than the first one and she still had that amazing shape, amazing, love it!
Versus, what’s my body shape? I’m 5’8 and my measurements are 36-25-37. My bra size is 28F and I have a narrow ribcage. I’m very short waisted and have long legs. My hips and shoulders are the same length. I have slim arms/legs/upper abs. I put on weight in my hips, upper thighs, and lower stomach. I have a defined waist.
You definitely sound like an hourglass – your waist-hip ratio is 0.67, that’s typical for this shape, plus everything else you said indicates it. Regarding putting weight on the lower stomach: most hourglasses don’t have perfectly flat abs, but they always have a super defined waist.
hey wait i thought the first number was your bra size? like someone who’s 33-23-34 would wear a 33(insert letter here) bra?
But you said you’re 36-25-37 and you wear a 28″ bra?
Her body is ridiculous(:
amazing, she’s beautiful
To be honest, if my breasts were bigger, and I weighed about 15-20 lbs less, I would look damn close to this. This summer I was about 15 lbs less than what I am now, and I can say that I honestly resembled this. Damn birth control (shot) made me gain like 17lbs!
These pictures definitely give me motivation to get back into the gym and eating healthier.
I actually think the greatest gift is the mind. Great minds can change the world for the better; great bodies can…pose nicely for magazines? Health is obviously the most important thing – but health doesn’t have to manifest itself in some absurd idea of a perfect body. But then again, this woman’s greatest accomplishment is having a small waist – so I can’t expect a better perspective from her.
couldn’t agree with you more! and the mind and the body ARE connected, there is research that shows hat people who keep their minds active into old age have longer and more fulfilling lives.
I really like how you put that, its so true. I often put quotes as my facbook status, and I just what you said up to ‘magazines?’ as my status for today. I hope you don’t mind. I just think its a really important thing to remember.
An hourglass figure is 12 inches or more difference between waist and hip and waist and bust – simple. Maybe it sounds insignificant to grouch over an inch here or there – but it is significant and is the entire point of having so-called ‘shapes’.
Raquel is beautiful. But, I agree her waist looks peculiar. However, I’ve been ‘hourglass’ in many incarnations in my life from being thin, to now, regrettably a bit overweight – from 35-23-35 and on up to now 40-28-40 at least I gain weight evenly – thank goodness for small blessings! 5’7 and size 10. My waist is quite defined, but not like Raquels! Very strange – Marilyn Monroe also had that quality if you’ve seen some of her later pictures, an oddly defined waist. I admit I don’t really like it. I think you take a natural hourglass & with that corset ‘training’ it starts to look freakish.
I always thought it was a 10 inch difference as long as the wth ratio was 0.7 and the bust and hip measurements were within 2 inches. (I read that on a few different body-typing websites) But the individual also had to look like an hourglass.
My body fits the measurements, but I don’t look hourglassy, so I consider myself a skittle.
I agree about how adding a corset can make an individual look unnatural. Would you happen to know of a picture of Marilyn that showed that? i’m curious now.
And I’m a bit jealous of your measurements
I agree with Ivory. There is no exact measurement differential needed to be an hourglass – from what I have read it is generally from 10 inches and up. Mine is 10 inches between bust/waist/hips and I definitely look hourglass. Others can have the measurements, like Ivory, but not look hourglass because of their individual structure (length of waist, degree of ‘nipping in’, shoulder width etc). Mostly, it’s about an overall silhouette rather than a set of measurements. By measurements alone, a lot of models should be hourglasses – but the majority are rulers, skittles or V shaped.
I really don’t think you can tell an hourglass until you know that the shoulders and hips are the same width, the waist looks distinctly nipped in, the bust is large and the hips wide and rounded. Most hourglasses also have slim wrists and ankles – but not thin legs or arms. It’s a balanced shape that is not at all angular. Just my two cents!
at first i was like OMGGG look at that waist!!!! but i just remembered that they used to wear corsets back then..
All these people suggesting corset use and all kinds of craziness!?! My mother had a book written by Raquel – Total Beauty, it’s basically a yoga book, which sets out her routine, all the poses, step by step w/ instructions & photos – she did an hour and a half of yoga twice a day, every day! And she also has a very strict diet plan that she discusses in the book, along with her makeup ‘secrets’ and some general life advice.
I loved the book (though would NEVER follow her diet – no sugar? no salt?! gah!) and in it she sounds like she really does just have a healthy love for and gratitude towards her body – it gave her a career, two babies, and she talks about it as her ‘vessel’ and how amazed she was at what it could do when she started doing the yoga. I don’t believe she would mistreat her body in any way. I think this is natural – and hot! We are just so used to people being tough on their bodies, I think we are a bit taken aback to hear someone describe their own body as ‘magnificent’ – personally I don’t think she is talking about the way it looks, so much as how well it has looked after and performed for her.
Finally someone who has the same Waist and hip shape as me! I’m a UK 6 ( 32.22.32) or a US 2 and i hardly ever find someone slim but with a curvy bone structure! I think her body is lovely, i wish my legs were as long as hers and that my chest was that well endowed! A very lucky lady!
I am so envious of her dramatic WHR! Most women of her generation had lovely curves. I wish I did.
its crazy..i think she looks the best NOW!
Wow, reading through the comments here many women are claiming to be the hourglass shape?? Which I find quite hard to believe.
As a woman with a naturally small waist and rib cage, I have always been stopped by people who comment on how tiny my waist is. I have one other friend who also has a similiar shape but neither of us have large busts that are equal to our hip/butt size – we both have asses, not big just shapely. We often look around at both younger and older women and realize how unique it is to have a tiny waist and flat stomach.
But as a woman I will say that what is even more unique is the hourglass shape. I can count on a few fingers the women that I have actually seen in real life who possess this shape.
Usually, women either have the bigger boobs also have a bigger rib cage and fatter waist to go along with it. Or they have a very small waist, flat stomach and fuller hips and butt but smaller breasts. Or they are shaped straight up and down.
But hardly ever will you see a woman with larger breasts, tiny waist and a full hips – the true hour glass shape. That is why Raquel Welch’s figure stands out even to this day. Her figure was simply spectacular, absolutely striking and perfectly proportioned and very rare.
I can’t think of any current female celeb whose figure comes close.
And getting back to waist measurements, I think that a lot of people really don’t know where their waist is. I have watched many television shows where women’s waists are being measured way up around their rib cage. Well, if you are measuring that high of course the measurement in most cases will be smaller but that doesn’t mean that that number is your waist size. Measure at your waist.
Dang, I’m like a modern day black female version of Raquel Welch’s body curves; her curves in the first picture, when she was in her 20’s or 30’s, are quite similar to my curves, as my curves are very hourglass like and I’m 27 years old. Her body was amazingly curvy, feminine, and voluptuous. She had one of the best celebrity bodies ever and she’s beautiful as well. You can’t deny that top level curves, often in the shape of the hourglass body type, are amazing in various outfits.
My body type is like Halle Berry, Beyonce, and Raquel Welch all combined in one surreally, amazingly curvy, feminine, voluptuous body type. My body type combines the best curves of every world and I’m a black female who is 27 years old.
Wow, that is…fascinating?
oh my wow
oh my god,
this is exatly was a pefect body mean! it’s beautiful!!
so sad, that models are (in our time) just skin and bons!
better reach for this kind of woman!
totally! this girl’s still very slender though – you can see her hipbones (just).
Some people are a more hourglass shape. The ocassional super-thin high fashion model has those kind of proportions…just bonier and skinnier all over.
oh my god she is gorgeous!
tiny bit more muscular arms & legs, smaller breasts and broader shoulders would be a totally perfect body.
She has a magnificent figure. In my life, I’ve only seen one other woman with a more spectacular body. No one has bodies like these.
This is really sickening, that a woman with virtually NO flesh on herself is the idol of the modern day generation. What is with the waist obsession? Of course it is corset wearing that sinks your waist in!
Hourglass this and that, no one actually cares, only the fashion addicts do.
I really don’t see why anyone should be idolised because of their face/height/shape/fat distribution as others said. This is really pathetic. One the reason the western culture is declining, is THAT degree of superficiality in the appreciation of people. All in the looks, nothing else.
Did it ever occcur to you that Raquel Welsh might have a brain? Or maybe that her perfect plasticity is/was only temporary? I mean people NEVER talk about how great she looks now, but they are all mouth about her 20s!.
The felling of nostalgia SHOULD NOT make us disregard our own times. I believe women made more achievements since the 80s. And even if it resulted in the average waist being 32inches, I believe it is still an achievement.
All these pointless messages asking about “my shape this, my body that…” from bloody teenagers who haven’t even finished their puberty is sickening. This thread is encouraging that superficial attitude to such an extend that it is downright outraging. We are all Rectangles, or pears, or hourglasses or apples, strawberries kiwi, etc… YES!
Get over with it and look at some other aspects of your lives that MAKES a true difference to it. What is the point in being an Hourglass, when you can’t even afford the clothes to wear on your body?… Priorities should be set right.
Obviously being wealthy, Raquel Welsh had all the time in the world to think about how great she would look after corsetting her waist, I’m not sure the average working woman/lady student should be spending as much time on this matter… Especially in our dreadful times…