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Barbie’s Celebrating the Big 50

February 18, 2009 by Linette Gerlach  
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Barbie Approaches Her 50th…

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Barbie Approaches Her 50th Birthday

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – MAY 18: The toy doll Barbie appears in her various incarnations at Leuralla NSW toy and railway museum, as the iconic doll approaches her 50th birthhday May 18, 2007 in Sydney, Australia. First launched at the New York Toy Show in 1959, Barbie has now become the largest selling toy ever produced. Barbie has worn the…

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Barbie’s® celebrating her 50th birthday this year, and of course she’s doing it in style.

She kicked off the celebration with a live model runway show last weekend, during Fashion Week in New York.

You can keep up with Barbie’s® 50th birthday celebration at her blog All Doll’d Up. Barbie’s® totally into the social networking scene, she also has her own Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube account. You go girl!

Check out how Barbie’s® changed over the last 50 years. She’s definitely a style icon, and keeps up with the latest fashions.

She’s keeping up on fashion and technology, and has a hot new gadget coming out later this year the Barbie B-Nails from Mattel promises to be a must have toy for Christmas 2009. So it looks like Barbie’s still holding strong, even after her recent battle with Bratz. Do you think Barbie will make it another 50 years?

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2 Responses to “Barbie’s Celebrating the Big 50”
  1. Toys says:

    And yet she still doesn’t look a day over 20! How does she do it?! Must have a nutrition coach and a serious workout regime. Keep it up Barbie!

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