Thursday, December 27, 2012

As A Matter of Fact!

Here is a collection of facts about Barbie you may or may not know. Its always nice to learn something new. Enjoy! :)

1) Ruth Handler stated "Barbie was created so little girls could have choices about their futures."
2)German doll Bild Lilli was the inspration behind Barbies design
3)Barbie is from Wisconsin 
4)Italian was the first nationality of the Dolls of the World Collection
5)Barbie has represented 45 different nationalities
6)Barbie has had 80 careers
7) Every second 2 Barbie dolls are sold somewhere in the world
8).Barbie doll has had over 43 pets including 21 dogs, 12 horses, 3 ponies, 6 cats, a parrot, a chimpanzee, a panda, a lion cub, a giraffe and a zebra.
9)The best selling Barbie of all time was Totally Hair Barbie 1992

10) Barbies full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts
11) Kens full name is Ken Sean Carson
12) Midge's full name is Midge Hadley

Totally Hair Barbie 1992



2 comments:

  1. Hi there, I am also in NZ and into the same things! I am mostly into the doll houses, but also like the 80s and 90s barbie dolls. Chrissy :-)

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    1. Hi Chrissy

      Thanks for following my blog. Lovely to meet you :) I love the houses too!

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