Barbie appeared in 1959. The "Mother of Barbie" is Ruth Handler. Ruth Handler got the idea to make plastic dolls from her daughter. One day, Ruth saw her daughter playing with a paper doll, so she thought of making plastic dolls for children to play with. She named the dolls "Barbie" after her daughter. The 11-inch-tall Barbie doll was born in the United States. Barbie doll's clothes are very fashionable. Soon, Barbie became the most perfect idol in girls' minds. In 1961, Barbie had a friend named Ken. Barbie also has many friends from different countries. Christy was Barbie's first black friend, born in 1968. There are also Scottish Barbie, Eskimo Barbie, Japanese Barbie and so on. Barbie also has many pets. Barbie is now 44 years old. People love Barbie dolls very much, and now more than 900 million Barbie dolls have been sold around the world. There are Barbie boutiques in many cities in the United States.

Barbie Legend

●A Barbie doll sells for $3.

●Three Barbie dolls are sold every second.

●Barbie represents 45 ethnic groups.

●Barbie has 43 kinds of pets. Her first pet was a horse named Dancer.

●Barbie has engaged in more than 80 occupations. Her first career was as a fashion model.

●The length of all the Barbie family sold, head to foot, exceeds the distance of 7 circles around the earth.

●Since 1959, more than 1 billion pieces of clothing have been produced for Barbie and her companions, and about 100 new Barbie outfits are launched every year.

●Barbie’s appearance has gone through more than 500 revisions and improvements before she became what it is today.

●The best-selling Barbie is the "Long Hair Barbie", with long hair extending from the top of her head to her toes.

●Barbie*** has three sisters, namely Chobby, launched in 1964, Stacy, launched in 1992, and Kelly, launched in 1995