Full name: Barbie Millicent Roberts

(Barbie Millicent Roberts)

Birthday: March 9, 1959

Constellation: Pisces

Height: 28 cm

Measurements: 38, 18, 34

Occupation: Initially a fashion model, later on, she moved into various fields. Such as doctors, stewardesses, and even presidential candidates, etc.

Barbie was born in the United States after World War II. At that time, Ruth Handler (1916-2002), the founder of Mattel, saw that her daughter liked to play with paper dolls that were popular at the time, and she enthusiastically helped them change their clothes and bags, so she thought of designing a doll. A three-dimensional doll. While on vacation in Germany, Ruth accidentally discovered the German doll "Lily" who was 11.5 inches tall and measured 39-18-33. It was this doll that inspired Ruth. After returning to the United States, Ruth immediately transformed Lily's image to make her look as sexy and charming as Marilyn Monroe.

On March 9, 1959, the world's first blonde beauty doll was officially launched. Ruth named her after her youngest daughter Barbara. From then on, the blonde beauty was called "Barbie" .

Barbie was originally positioned as a fashion model for teenage girls, but as time passed, she played more and more roles in almost every imaginable profession: including doctor, stewardess, astronaut , rock singers, Olympians, and even presidential candidates. From Barbie's various professional identities, we can understand the positive meaning Barbie brings. Barbie is not alone. She is always accompanied by family and friends along the way, including: boyfriend Ken, little sisters Kelly and Krissy, good friend Stacie, and animal friend puppy , kittens, horses and more! Barbie also has a wide range of clothing and supporting daily necessities, including furniture, tableware, bedding, cars, and even watches, earrings, cosmetics, etc. Little girls are immersed in Barbie's fantasy world, which expresses girls' inner desires and fears for growth and provides them with unlimited sparks of imagination. At the same time, they also understand that their future will not be limited by female gender, and they can choose to do any career, anything.

For 42 years, Barbie has always maintained a youthful and beautiful image, curvy and radiant. Mattel launches an average of 90 sets of Barbie dolls every year. In order to make Barbie more humane, Mattel specially designed friends, family, and a boyfriend named Kenny for her. Barbie also has various careers. In this way, she has been a star, a teacher, an engineer, and even a veterinarian; and what fascinates children the most is that Barbie has countless beautiful clothes.

Barbie is the best-selling and most popular doll for little girls in the world. It once had an astonishing record of two Barbies being sold every second. To date, more than 1 billion Barbie dolls have been sold in 150 countries around the world. American girls aged 3 to 11 own an average of 10 Barbie dolls each, Italian and British girls own an average of 7 Barbie dolls, French and German girls own 5 Barbie dolls, and in Hong Kong, Asia, little girls also own an average of 7 Barbie dolls. Man owns 3 Barbie dolls. Barbie has become a cultural and political symbol. Mattel Toys produces about 150 models of Barbie dolls every year, 120 of which are new styles. In addition to following fashion trends, these styles also evolve with the evolution of female roles of the times. In the 1970s, there were hippie Barbies wearing anti-war headscarves, as well as female astronaut Barbies, aerobic dance instructor Barbies, pilots, rappers, presidential candidates, and even female bodyguard Barbies.

Barbie was selected as the most valuable toy brand by the "Interbrand" company, with a net worth of US$2 billion. The brand value is only slightly lower than that of the "Wall Street Journal" and higher than that of Starbucks, Armani, Brands such as Pampers and Siemens.

In many universities in the United States, "Barbie Studies" can even become a special class, using the Barbie phenomenon to explore issues such as female psychology, roles, relationships between men and women, and the interaction between women and society. Perhaps the biggest affirmation is that at the beginning of this year, the US government placed Barbie in a time capsule buried to commemorate women's health care work, using her as a representative of women.