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Barbie turned 60 on Saturday but she hasn’t aged a day since she first arrived on the scene. For many, she is still the blonde and impossibly thin doll created by American businesswoman Ruth Handler back in 1959.
Barbie’s unquestionable fame came at the world at the New York Toy Show, on March 9, 1959. From then 2 billion barbies have been sold in 150 countries around the world, according to Mattel, the company that owns Barbie.
According to Vogue magazine: “Then, Barbie was considered revolutionary, as the first adult doll on offer at a time when baby dolls that allowed girls to pretend to be mothers dominated the market. Industry experts given the first glimpse of the new Barbie doll at the American Toy Fair were
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