Happy birthday, dear Barbie
Posted By Christopher Proudlove On March 9, 2009 @ 3:42 pm In Barbie,Toys | 2 Comments
[1] She has long blonde hair, slim waist, narrow hips and not a sign of a wrinkle, even at 50.
Parties will be taking place across the world today to mark Barbie’s 50th birthday the occasion, and the world’s first store dedicated to the doll has been opened in Shanghai.
Her dolls are now collectors’ items, a 1959 model was sold for $27,450 at an auction in 2006.
More than one billion dolls have been sold since her inception, and according to makers, Mattel, 90% of American girls aged between three and 10 own at least one.
Read how Barbie came into being here. [2]
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