33 facts about Barbie!

Barbie is the most popular doll in the whole world.

Everyone knows Barbie, but how well do we know Barbie? Let’s find out more about the most popular doll in the world!

1. Barbie’s “full name” is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
2. It is a fashion doll which is produced by Mattel.
3. Barbie was first manufactured in 1959, but it went through multiple changes since that year.
4. Barbie was inspired by Ruth Handler’s daughter playing with her dolls and treating them like adults.
5. The original Barbie doll came in blonde or brunette hair and wore a black and white one-piece bathing suit with a ponytail and sunglasses.
6. The original Barbie doll lasted from 1959 to 1964.
7. In 1961 a new era for Barbie began since her release with a new hairstyle.
8. Her new hairstyle was inspired by Jackie Kennedy.
9. This Barbie version stopped being released in 1967.
10. The same year Barbie as a nurse was released.
11. In 1964, Swirl Ponytail Barbie was released.
12. It was named after her side-sweep(or swirl) bangs
13. This doll also marked a glamourous period in barbie’s fashion.
14. This period lasted for about three years.
15. In 1965, Barbie was released as an astronaut.
16. In 1967 a new Barbie was released and here we are in a new Barbie- era- again!
17. This new Barbie was called Twist’n’turn and it had a different face, hairstyle, and body compared to older barbies.
18. She was also the first which could bend her legs and twist her waist.
19. In 1971 we had the first “hippie” Barbie doll.
20. The same year Sunset Malibu Barbie was released and it is said that it represented precisely what was happening during the ’70s.
21. She was a Californian girl with tanned skin and blue eyes.
22. The engineer who created the first Barbie was working for the Pentagon!
23. Price for the first Barbie was 3$ for each doll.
24. But today it is considered vintage and it is worthy, so it costs approximately 25,000 $.
25. Of course, in case you want to buy such a Barbie doll, you will not buy it in a toy store but in… an auction.
26. Celebrities have their own barbies.
27. Such celebrities are Nicki Minaj, Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe, J.K. Rowling and Audrey Hepburn.
28. Her signature color is pink.
29. There is a famous song about Barbie by the pop music band Aqua and it is named Barbie Girl.
30. Barbie’s boyfriend is Ken.
31. Ken was introduced by Mattel in 1961.
32. Mattel announced on February 2004 that the “couple” broke up.
33. They “got back together” in February 2006, because of Ken’s makeover.