Ruth handler invented Barbie’s in 1959. She named the Barbie dolls after her daughter Barbara. Today there are many different types of Barbie toys, and Barbie furniture. I'm sure we have all played with babies, the Barbie game, and even Barbie dress up games. But did you know the following facts about Barbie:
· Barbie clothes were designed by charlotte Johnson and she was the clothes designer for Barbie for 20 years. There were other designers as well. Some of them were Calvin Klein, Donna Karan, Bob Mackie, Nicole Miller, Christian Dior, Escada, Anne Klein, Kate Spade, Ralph Lauren, Bill Blass, and Donatella Versace.
· the first Barbie car was a 1962 Austin Healy
· the retail price for the first Barbie was $3
· Babies full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts and she is from Willows Wisconsin.
· Babies siblings are named skipper, Tutti and Todd, Stacie, and Kelly
· The first celebrity to become a doll in the Barbie family was twiggy
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Barbie has over 40 pets. Among them are cats, dogs, horses, a panda, a lion cub and a zebra.
· the name of the first porcelain Barbie doll was blue rhapsody
· Barbie’s first horse was named dancer.
