Who is Barbie?
Full name: Barbara Millicent Roberts
Age: 50 years
Date of birth: the 9h of March 1959
Place of birth: The USA, Mattel Inc.
Parents: George and Margaret Roberts
Family status: Not married, has a boyfriend Ken Carson
Occupation: In fact, the first adult doll in the whole world. Beginner actress.
Inventor – American businesswoman Ruth Handler (1916-2002)
She watched her daughter at play with paper dolls, and noticed that she often enjoyed giving them adult roles.
Handlers were on a European trip, Ruth Handler saw the German Bild Lilli Doll (which was not meant for children at all; rather a gag gift for adults) in a Swiss shop and bought it. It was an example for Barbie.
Barbie was named so in honor of her daughter Barbara, Ken - in honor of her son Kenneth
It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to guess that the first original doll came as a long-haired blond.
At the time of our presentation about 300 Barbie dolls will be sold
At the time of Christmas sells increase by 34%…