10 interesting facts about Barbie

• She was the prototype of the first Barbie frivolous heroine of comics for adults, popular in Germany in the fifties of the last century, named Bild Lilly. Then her creators even sued Mattel for copyright, but Barbie’s “parents” bought the right to manufacture, and Lilly’s production stopped.
• The most expensive Barbie was sold at auction for $302,500. She wore a one-carat pink diamond from Stefano Kantur as an ornament. But the first doll released by Mattel was valued at $10,000.
• Various organizations claimed that a woman with barbie parameters, which are 97/45/82 with a height of 172 cm, would not be able to lead a full-fledged lifestyle. But it is proven that women with similar forms are born – one in 100 thousand. Also, some beauties go for plastic surgery to acquire the classic features of their favorite doll.
• The most popular model of Barbie, which sold ten million copies, was released in 1992. The creators believe that the reason for this was the long hair, which practically went down to the heels.
• Although the “mother” of Barbie was Ruth Handler, the “body” was given to her by a former employee of the Pentagon, Jack Ryan. Thanks to him, the doll has knee joints and waist bend. But such a spicy part of the body as the navel appeared on the body of the blonde only in 2000.
• In 1965, a doll model with a book about weight loss was born. And in 2017, Mattel specialists made dolls with different shapes, hairstyles, hair and skin color. But the experiment “with rounded shapes” did not bring the desired results, and sales decreased by 15%.
• The first doll was released in the form of a teenage photo model. Since then, Barbie has changed more than 200 images. She has acquired many professions, was a president, a biker, an Olympic champion and an astronaut. There is even a beautiful blonde in a wheelchair.
• Barbie and Kendespite their long relationship, were never married. The reason for this is their common ancestry, when they were given the names of the children of the Handler family. So in a sense these characters are brother and sister.
• Barbie was never released pregnant or with children. Babies Shelley and Chrissy appear in the collections, but they are the daughters of Ken’s brother, therefore younger sisters of the famous blonde.
• Barbie is recognized as the owner the largest wardrobe in the world. Over the years, more than a billion dresses, suits and accessories have been created for the beauty. Also here should be added a collection of animals, which includes dogs, horses, parrots, cats, monkeys and some other furry creatures.

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