- Ø Ruth Handler watched her daughter Barbara played with paper dolls, and got to know that her daughter mostly enjoyed with adult dolls
- Ø When they were in Germany they found a doll called Bild Lilli (the adult figure doll exactly suited with Handler’s idea on adult doll) and bought 3 of them and gave one to her daughter and gave others to the Mattel Company
- Ø First appearance : March 9, 1959
- Ø Created by : Ruth Handler
- Ø Manufactured by : Mattel
- Ø Barbie’s family:
o KEN ( boy friend)
o Friends :Hispanic Teresa, Midge, African American Christie and Steven (Christie's boyfriend)
o Siblings and cousins: Skipper, Todd (Stacie's twin brother), Stacie (Todd's twin sister), Kelly, Krissy, and Francie
o Friend after break with Ken: Blain(an Australian surfer)
- Teenage girls and Barbie
- the popularity
- the body shape
- Caring about their dresses- Barbie dressed well and having many things such as bags, shoes and etc
o Girls finding a partner for them
A drag queen is usually a man who dresses, and usually acts, like a woman often for the purpose of entertaining or performing.
Because of Shimmering evening gowns, High heels, Heavy handed makeup, Jewelleries on her head some people said that Barbie also a Drag Queen
- Ø Barbie collector
o MICHAEL OSBORNE
Collecting since he was 13. He wants to bury wit his Barbie dolls. Favorite doll is 18-inch version of the doll with brown skin, blue eyes and platinum hair
