(top) American Icon, sex symbol, actress and entertainer Raquel Welch, 69, with writer and funny man Bruce Vilanch, discusses her new book "Beyond the Cleavage" at the Santa Monica Library on Monday, April 12, 2010. (above) Ms. Welch signs her book for her fan Aaron Merken at the Santa Monica Library on Monday, April 12, 2010. The icon looks back on growing up in California and bursting onto the scene in 'One Million B.C.' to afailed marriage to becoming a single mother and, at last, becoming a famous actress.
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