{"id":11869,"date":"2024-04-16T21:25:54","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T21:25:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/?p=11869"},"modified":"2025-06-04T03:47:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T03:47:18","slug":"raquel-welch-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.historydefined.net\/raquel-welch-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Raquel Welch: Stunning photos of one of the 60s most iconic stars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Born Jo Raquel Tejada on September 5, 1940, in Chicago, Welch’s breakthrough came with her role in the 1966 film One Million Years B.C.<\/em>, where she barely had three lines, but her depiction in a doe-skin bikini made her an instant pop culture icon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yet, Welch was determined not to be pigeonholed by her image. She showcased her versatility in roles across various genres, from comedies like Bedazzled<\/em> (1967) to the action-packed Bandolero!<\/em> (1968) and the musical The Wild Party<\/em> (1975).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Her efforts to diversify her career did not go unnoticed. Welch won a Golden Globe in 1974 for her role in The Three Musketeers<\/em> and continued to break the mold with her performances in television specials and Broadway, proving her talents extended beyond the silver screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Off-screen, Welch’s influence extended into the realms of fashion and fitness, where she published books that reflected her advocacy for health and well-being, resonating with fans worldwide. Her image graced the covers of magazines, setting trends and defining a generation’s aesthetics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dick Cavett interviews Raquel Welch, 1972<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch & Ringo Starr in The Magic Christian, 1969<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Salvador Dali with Raquel Welch after painting her portrait, 1965. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch in A Swingin’ Summer, 1965.
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Raquel Welch, 1973<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, Bluebeard 1972
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Raquel Welch, 1966
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Raquel Welch in the 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch in Cabo (1982). She was 42.
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Raquel Welch, 1960’s\/70’s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, ca. 60s.
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Jo Tejada, 1958, before she became known as Raquel Welch.
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Raquel Welch and Ringo Starr, 1969<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch in the ’60s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1969
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Cher and Raquel Welch in Bob Mackie performing \u201cI\u2019m a Woman\u201d on The Cher Show, 1975.
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Raquel Welch (1965)
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One Million Years BC with Raquel Welch.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch in ‘Fathom’, 1967.
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Raquel Welch, 1966
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Raquel Welch, 1960s
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Raquel Welch’s ‘The Magic Christian,’ 1969.
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Raquel Welch 1970s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1967.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1960s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch in Fathom, 1967<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch in a still from the movie ‘Fathom’ 1967.
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Raquel Welch, photographed by Terry O’Neill in 1970.
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Raquel Welch in hotpants, 1960s
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Raquel Welch, 1960s.
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Raquel Welch dancing with soldiers in Vietnam, 1967<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch in the 60s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1960<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch and Groucho Marx backstage on ‘The Hollywood Palace’ TV show, 1964.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch in Fantastic Voyage, released in 1966.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch on the set of One Million Years B.C. 1966<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Raquel Welch, 1970.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Robin Williams and Raquel Welch, 1979<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch in \u2018\u2019100 Rifles,\u2019\u2019 1969<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch on the set of Myra Breckinridge, 1970<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch kicks a soccer ball in a Chelsea soccer uniform while filming Hannie Caulder in Arizona, 1971
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Raquel Welch in \u2018Hannie Caulder,’ 1971<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch One Million Years BC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch (with Woody Allen to the left) meets Queen Elizabeth II. 1966.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch and Marcello Mastroianni, 1960s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch on the set of Bandolero! in 1968.
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Raquel Welch, 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch – Circa 60s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch at 51st Academy Awards, 1979.
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Raquel Welch, 1966
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Raquel Welch, Peggy Jacobsen, Edy Williams and Siv Aberg promote ‘The Rogues’, 1965<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1960s.
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Raquel Welch, 1969<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1960s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch \u2018\u2019The Biggest Bundle of Them All,\u2019\u2019 1968
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Raquel Welch, 1967<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch in Miami Beach by Terry O’Neil, 1968
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Actress Raquel Welch in her bedroom at home in Beverly Hills, 1976.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Jimmy Stewart and Raquel Welch, 1966<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch and Joe Namath at the Academy Awards, 1972<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch in the 70s
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Raquel Welch before her scene in The Naked Gun: The Final Insult”, 1994
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Raquel Welch, 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Gianni Versace, Madonna, Tupac Shakur and Raquel Welch hanging out, 1994<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch on the set of 100 Rifles, 1968. Photo by Raymond Depardon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1970s.
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Raquel Welch in The Prince and the Pauper (1977)
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Raquel Welch in late 1960s
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Raquel Welch, 1970s.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1966
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Raquel Welch, 1965<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1966<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch in early 1970s
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Raquel Welch at the Cannes Film Festival, 1966<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch in Myra Breckinridge, 1970
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Raquel Welch and Julie Christie – Curtsy Practice – 1966<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1960s.
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Raquel Welch, 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1960s
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Raquel Welch, 1980<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1970s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch in 1981.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1980s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1971<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1970
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Raquel Welch photographed by Helmut Newton 1981. Raquel was 41 in this picture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch taking a fall during filming of Kansas City Bomber, photo by Bill Eppridge (1972)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch in 1970<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1965<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1966<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1973<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1966<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch in 1970.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1970s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1970.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1967.
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Raquel Welch, 1965<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1972<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1970s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1966.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch in Saint-Tropez, 1966.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1966<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1969<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Joe Namath and Raquel Welch at The Academy Awards, 1972<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1970.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1966.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1970.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1969<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1972.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1968.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Bob Hope and Raquel Welch, 1967.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1986
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Raquel Welch, ca. ’70s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch gets weird, 1960s<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1965<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, 1974.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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Raquel Welch, ‘The Muppet Show,’ 1978<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Born Jo Raquel Tejada on September 5, 1940, in Chicago, Welch’s breakthrough came with her role in the 1966 film One Million Years B.C., where she barely had three lines, but her depiction in a doe-skin bikini made her an instant pop culture icon.  Yet, Welch was determined not to be pigeonholed by her image. She […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11879,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","category-photos"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t