Barbie debuted at the New York Toy Fair on March 9, 1959. Six decades later, she's been a surgeon, an astronaut, a news anchor and a president. She's been the Duchess of Cambridge, several characters in 'Mad Men' and every member of Destiny's Child.
Barbie has been a surgeon, an astronaut, a news anchor and a president. She's been the Duchess of Cambridge, several characters in"Mad Men" and every member of Destiny's Child.
But on her debut at the New York Toy Fair on March 9, 1959, she was just a doll in a swimsuit and ponytail, with white sunglasses in her hand. Six decades later, every passing minute sees more than 100 dolls sold, with 58 million sold every year.To Lisa McKnight, senior vice president and global general manager of the Barbie brand, the doll has remained popular because"she's continued to reflect culture and the world girls see around them."A controversial iconBarbie was created by Ruth Handler, who owned the toy company Mattel with her husband Elliot.
By 1960, Barbie was gainfully employed, as either a nurse, fashion editor, flight attendant, or"Executive Career Girl." The next year, she had a swim-shorts-clad boyfriend, Ken, and the year after that, her first car and a"Dreamhouse." She became a CEO, a pilot and multiple presidential candidates. But as Barbie was breaking ground as a career woman, she was drawing criticism for upholding a slim, white, domestic ideal.The first black doll in the range, marketed as"Colored Francie," wasn't released until 1967, and it would be another 13 years before the brand launched Hispanic and black versions of Barbie herself.
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