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Barbara Handler, 82 - the daughter of Mattel co-founder and Barbie inventor Ruth Handler - is who the doll was named for when it first hit shelves in 1959.
Barbie, the international icon, was born in 1959. But before her birth, there was a strong WWII connection.
Last June, images of Barbie film stars Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling went viral after they had been seen filming a scene dressed because the world's
Ken was meant to be Barbie’s beige, un-threatening sidekick. Yet an unexpected debate over his sexuality became a nightmare for Mattel
The iconic doll's long story probably began in Switzerland in the 1950s.