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Barbie dolls have firmly entered the lives of millions of girls of different nationalities and ages. For 58 years, this doll has been introducing little women to the world of beauty and fashion trends, and also teaches them to be feminine and beautiful.
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Barbie dolls from different years
However, some time ago, the company decided to make some changes and introduce certain innovations. To better understand what modern society needs, company representatives conducted a survey involving 8,000 mothers of young girls.
It turned out that approximately 86 percent of women are concerned about what role models their young daughters are passionate about and what beauty standard they consider to be the right one.
It was decided to create several new Barbies, the prototypes of which were real women who lived at different times. They are considered to be great and inspiring individuals.
“Girls can play with dolls, imagining themselves as a famous beauty. We will be very pleased to release real role models to show the younger generation that they can become great women in the future,” says Senior Vice President and Barbie's general manager, Lisa McKnight.
New Barbie dolls
Each of the new dolls in the “Inspiring Women” series comes with educational information with a biography about what kind of woman she is and what influence she had on the development of society.
The entire line consists of both historical and modern figures. Among them is Amelia Earhart, the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, Frida Kahlo, probably the most famous Mexican woman in the world. Although only three such dolls have been released so far, this series will be expanded and expanded.
The company also introduced new dolls from the Shero line, which was launched back in 2015. Ibtihaj Muhammad, Misty Copeland, Ava Duvernay, Eva Chen and Ashley Graham are just a few of the women that inspired the company's representatives.
Now, Olympic snowboard medalist Khloe Kim, world-famous chef Helen Darroze and other equally outstanding personalities of modern history will become prototypes of dolls.
New Barbies 2018
1. Frida Kahlo, artist
2. Amelia Earhart, first woman to fly across the Atlantic
3. Martyna Wojciechowska, journalist
4. Helene Darroze, world-renowned chef
5. Ashley Graham, plus size model
6. Patty Jenkins, director, film maker
7. Katherine Johnson, physicist and mathematician at NASA
8. Yuan Yuan Tan, famous prima ballerina
9. Sara Gama, footballer
10. Leyla Piedayesh, designer, entrepreneur
11. Ibtihaj Muhammad, fencing champion
12. Bindi Irwin, environmentalist and daughter of the famous Steve Irwin
13. Xiaotong Guan, actress and philanthropist
14. Chloe Kim, snowboard champion
15. Gabby Douglas, gymnastics champion
16. Ava Duvernay, director, film maker
17. Hui Ruoqi, volleyball champion
18. Nicola Adams, boxing champion
