Or at least mine did. I’m 24, and I’ve been a Barbie addict for as long as I can remember. I mean, I had like 50 different dolls, and I loved every one of them. And now that Mattel has announced to unveil the new Barbies inspired by some famous female personalities from all over the world, I am totally drooling over them!
That’s right. Women’s day inspired barbies! Barbie has observed over 8000 mothers to reach the conclusion of what kind of role models women want for their daughters. And now we know all of them. The company has decided to release these beautiful dolls inspired by real-life heroines.
Senior vice president and general manager at Barbie says:
Girls have always been able to play out different roles and careers with Barbie and we are thrilled to shine a light on real-life role models to remind them that they can be anything.
Each “Inspiring woman’ doll comes with educational information about the way each of these ladies molded the society for a better future for the upcoming female generation. So check out these role model dolls cause’ I’m sure it would be hard as hell to pick your favorite one!
She was a Mexican artist who created self-portraits, portraits, and works inspired by natural beauty and artifacts of Mexico. Her work often had strong autobiographical pieces which combined realism with imagination.
Amelia Earhart was the first American female aviator to fly solo across the Atlantic ocean. She set many records, has written best-selling books about her flying experiences and created an organization for female pilots. She has received numerous awards for her attainments.
Martyna, a Polish journalist, T.V. presenter, traveler and writer who completed Seven Summits in 2010.
A French chef owning two Michelin stars and three restaurants.
Ashley is an American plus-size model. She has been issued on the covers of famous fashion magazines such as Elle, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar and Glamour.
She is an American film director and screenwriter who has won and been nominated for numerous awards for her films Monster and Wonder Woman.
An African-American mathematician who made additions to the U.S. aeronautics and space programs with the early utilization of digital electronic computers at NASA. In 2015, Johnson was awarded with the Presidential medal of freedom.
Yuanyuan Tan is a Chinese ballet dancer; the prima ballerina of San Francisco ballet.
Sara is an Italian football defender of Congolese descent. She plays for Juventus of the Italian serie A. She is also the member of the Italian national team and participated in the 2009 European championship.
From Iran, Leyla’s first experience with fashion, professionally, was as the editor of “Designerama” television format at MTV Berlin. In 2003 she began playing with her own designing skills by creating her own knitted accessories.
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Irwin is an Australian artist and conservationist. She is the daughter of the late conservationist and T.V. personality (and my personal favorite) Steve Irwin.
Also known by her English name Traey Miley, she is a Chinese actress known for her roles in many famous movies and television series.
Chloe, an American snowboarder who became the youngest woman to win the 2018 winter Olympic snowboarding medal at the age of just 17.
An American artistic gymnast. She was a member of the women’s national gymnastics team in the U.S. At the 2012 summer Olympics she won gold medals in various competitions.
She is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, film-marketer and distributor. At 2012 Sundance film festival, DuVernay won the U.S. directing award becoming the first African-Amercian woman to win this award.
A former Chinese volleyball player. She is the Outside Hitter and the fifteenth captain of China women’s national volleyball team and plays for Jiangsu.
Obe is a British professional boxer; the first woman to win an Olympic boxing title. She is the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medalist in the women’s flyweight division.