Mattel has revealed new Barbie model dolls in honor of Women's History Month.
The iconic doll brand has announced that it will be adding some new dolls to its Role Models collection to celebrate not only International Women's Day on March 8 but also Barbie's 65th birthday on March 9. Each of the dolls in the collection is based on real-life actors, athletes, artists, singers and more from around the world, including producer Shonda Rhimes, YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, singer Celia Cruz, skater Sky Brown and tennis star Naomi. Osaka.
This year, one of the newest additions to the collection includes actress Viola Davis, a Julliard graduate and EGOT winner having won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony. The American actress is known for her leading roles in films such as Aid and fences as well as television shows like How to get away with it.
Davis isn't the only actor among the new additions to the collection, Mattel also added a doll of celebrated British actress Dame Helen Mirren, widely known for her Oscar-winning role as Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen. Mirren has also starred in films such as The Madness of King George, hitchcock, and Red. She was also the narrator of last year's summer blockbuster. Barbie.
Country superstar Shania Twain will also be honored with her own role model doll. She showed off her new Barbie doll in a sweet post on her Instagram, writing in the caption: “Pinch me. All I've wanted to do my whole life is tell stories of empowerment, independence and self-expression through my songwriting, getting to do that and inspiring women and girls along the way is the dream… everything else is a dream! beautiful bonus! “
The five-time Grammy winner is the voice behind smash hits like “You're Still the One” and “Man! I feel like a woman!” She has become the most profitable country-pop artist of all time, having sold 100 million albums worldwide and enjoying the success of her sold-out 2023 tour. Twain will begin a residency in Las Vegas starting in May.
Fellow pop artist, Australian singer Kylie Minogue, was also honored with a role model Barbie. With over 80 million albums sold worldwide and his recent 2023 song “Padam Padam” and album Strain Topping the Billboard charts, Minogue has certainly made an impact with her pop creations.
The two-time Grammy winner took to Instagram to gush about her Barbie doll, designed in homage to the red outfit she wore in her “Padam Padam” music video. “Look at Padam Barbie,” she wrote. “Baby Kylie would NOT believe this is happening right now.”
In addition to these famous women, indigenous Brazilian content creator Maira Gómez, Mexican filmmaker Lila Avilés, German comedian Enissa Amani and Japanese model Nicole Fujita have also been honored with role model dolls made in their image.
