The now-duchess said she could only find white or Black dolls in the Barbie collection she wanted, so her dad got creative and customized a set of dolls to create a family that looked like their own.

Not only could her family not afford Barbies ... Perkins developed the first exclusive line of Black dolls for Barbie in 1991. Called Shani and Friends, the doll line featured three characters ...

was tasked with designing the first-ever Black Barbie. "She's Black! She's beautiful! She's dynamite!" the doll's box said. In 1980, Mattel also released the first Hispanic doll named Barbie.

In 1967, Mattel introduced the first African American Barbie, but the moulds were the same as the original white dolls. In 1997, Mattel released a black Barbie in partnership with Oreo (she held ...

The National Down Syndrome Society has called the doll ... Barbie, over the years, Mattel has released Barbies of various different identities. From the 1969 release of Christie, the first Black ...

Like the trendsetters they are, Beyoncé and JAY-Z nailed their doll ... Barbie costumes through the years. Instagram/jwoww For Halloween 2023, Jenni "JWoww" Farley and her family wore costumes ...

highlights of which include Black Barbie (June 19), a Shondaland film that tells the story of Beulah Mae Mitchell, Kitty Black Perkins, and Stacey McBride Irby—the three Black women at Mattel ...

Even though the highly anticipated Wicked movie doesn’t come out for another month, the Kardashians got to see a preview ...

Bluebell, Chess Piece, Goo and Wasp took the stage on Wednesday, Oct. 23, with female empowerment anthems to honor Barbie's ...

Ruth kept pushing until the first Barbie, decked in a black-and-white swimsuit ... Paramount Pictures, and her family fled Europe because of antisemitism.” The doll doesn’t fit the rubric ...

Mattel, on Friday, unveiled a new Diwali special Barbie Doll dressed by Indian courtier Anita Dongre. "In a continued commitment to promoting celebrations of heritage, Barbie is unveiling its ...