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03/07/2009

Random Things about Barbie

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Here are random things about Barbie

  • Barbie has been in the fashion biz for 50 years now.
  • She still doesn’t look a day over 18.
  • Barbie has had super smooth skin her whole life
  • She has had over 100 jobs and careers, literally.
  • Her closet is crazy. She has over 50,000 outfits.
  • She does a lot of modeling, but has never been tall enough to walk a runway.
  • Barbie went to school in New York, but now lives in LA.
  • Barbie has represented 45 different nationalities.
  • Barbie used to jazzercise in a unitard. Seriously.
  • Barbie represented an astronaut in 1965, 1986 and 1994.
  • Her Philosophy? A great handbag can save any outfit.
  • She's an animal lover at heart and has owned over 50 pets.
  • Barbie has a serious thing for pink.
  • The inventor of the Barbie doll is Ruth Handler, co-founder of Mattel. She named the doll after her daughter, Barbara.
  • Barbie doll has represented 45 different nationalities.
  • She is a big sports fan and has been in the Olympics for gymnastics, figure skating and downhill skiing.
  • Every second, two Barbie dolls are sold somewhere in the world.
  • Barbie had a whole runway show at NY Fashion Week.
  • She has actually been in the military. The pentagon even gave her a seal of approval on her outfit!
  • Barbie changes her hairstyle almost as often as her clothes.
  • Over 70 designers have made custom outfits for Barbie.
  • She once played in an 80's rock band.
  • Barbie has four sisters: Skipper, Stacie, Kelly and Krissy.
  • In 1997, Share A Smile Becky was the first fashion doll introduced with a wheelchair

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