15 Totally Cool Things about Barbie

I’m not sure there’s a girl out there that hasn’t owned a Barbie doll. I personally had hundreds of them and I always wanted more.

We’re being nostalgic and thought we’d share 15 facts about Barbie you might not have known about.

15 Facts about Barbie

  • Barbie’s birthdate is March 9,1959.
    • Her birthdate represents the date that Mattel’s President, Ruth Handler, debuted her at the American International Toy Fair in New York.
Barbie's birthdate is March 9th.
  • She was born in Willows, Wisconsin, a fictional town.
  • Ruth Elliot Handler named Barbie after their daughter, Barbara.
    • Ken was named after their son, Kenneth.
  • Barbie has seven siblings.
  • She weighs 110 pounds.
  • Her measurements, if she was a breathing human being that is, would be:
    • 39″chest
    • 18″ waist
    • 33″ hips

Fun Facts About Barbie’s Wardrobe

  • The first Barbie doll ever was dressed in a black-and-white striped swimsuit.
  • In 2015, Mattel featured Barbie in flats for the first time, giving her poor feet a break from all those high heals.
  • Over one billion outfits have been produced for Barbie and her crew since 1959.
  • Barbie got a belly button piercing in the year 2000.
Photo by Sean Bernstein on Unsplash

Barbie Stats

  • In the first year, over 350,000 Barbie dolls were sold.
    • They originally cost about $3.
  • Barbie is sold in over 150 countries.
  • A Barbie doll is sold somewhere every 3 seconds.
  • Over 1 billion Barbie dolls have been sold by Mattel.
Photo by Sandra Gabriel on Unsplash

Celebrity Barbie Dolls

The British supermodel, Twiggy, was the first to have a doll made in her image, back in 1967.

Since then the honor has been bestowed on the likes of:

  • Cher
  • Audrey Hepburn
  • Elizabeth Taylor
  • Elvis and Priscilla Presley
  • Diana Ross
  • Beyonce
  • Cyndi Lauper
  • Heidi Klum
  • Shakira
  • Farrah Fawcett
  • J.K. Rowling
  • Gigi Hadid
  • Prince William and Kate Middleton
  • Joan Jett
  • Jennifer Lopez

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