20 Things You Didn't Know About The Barbie Doll

one of the most popular toys of all time is Mattel's Barbie dolls Barbie has been a household name ever since she made her debut back in 1959 you probably had more than a few Barbie dolls in your toy box but how much do you really know about this iconic doll keep watching to see 20 quick facts about Barbies that you probably never even knew twenty collector's editions of Barbie dolls can sell up to five thousand dollars but the most expensive Barbie ever sold was created by a jewelry designer named Stefano Kantor II his doll which was draped in a beautiful diamond necklace and a ring sold at an auction for three hundred and two thousand dollars nineteen Barbie is not her full name in fact Barbie is just her nickname her full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts 18 the first Barbie dolls were manufactured in Japan and they wore clothing that was hand-stitched pretty fancy right seventeen Barbie is definitely an animal lover she's had over 40 pets including a panda a giraffe a horse a parrot and over 20 dogs 16 barbie has gone to Space Camp twice in a partnership with Mattel and the u.s. space & Rocket Center in Huntsville Alabama 15 the world's very first Barbie cafe opened in Taipei Taiwan in 2013 the decor is all pink with glitter accents of course and a few of the items on the menu include salad and strawberry mousse for teens after hitting store shelves in 1959 a total of 350 1000 Barbie dolls were sold in that year alone 13 while most Barbie dolls will run you close to $20 these days the first Barbie sold for only $3 can you imagine 12 despite juggling various careers Barbie has always had her heart set on being the President of the United States she's ran as a presidential candidate six times since 1992 if you thought you were a shoe lover you can't even compete with Barbies Footwear collection the doll has had over a billion pairs of shoes designed just for her 10 Barbies first pet to be introduced to the world was a horse by the name of dancer the horse was sold on a stand to allow it to rock back and forth and it even had its own saddle and stirrups 9 the military series of the Barbie doll went through strict approval by the Pentagon to ensure the US Army Air Force Navy and Marine Corps uniforms were as realistic as possible 8 barbie is definitely a fan of luxury clothing and big-name fashion designers have designed clothes exclusively for the doll including Gucci Versace Dolce & Gabbana and G boshy 7 barbie actually comes from a pretty big family and she has seven siblings in total including skipper Stacie Chelsea Chrissy Kelley's Judy and Todd six Mattel the creator of Barbies is now considered one of the largest apparel manufacturers in the world more than a hundred and five million yards of fabric have been used to make Barbie and her friends clothing 5 every second 3 Barbie dolls are sold somewhere in the world 1 2 3 there goes another one for Barbie's boyfriend Ken was named after the son of Mattel's founders sadly the real Ken passed away in 1994 at the age of 53 if you place every Barbie dolls sold since 1959 head-to-toe they would circle around the earth more than seven times to the most popular and best-selling Barbie ever was totally hair Barbie that had beautiful hair cascading from the top of her head all the way down to her toes one Barbie and Ken's relationship hasn't always been perfect the couple announced their breakup back in 2004 but they kissed and made up after reuniting on the set of Toy Story 3 on Valentine's Day 2013 Barbie officially changed Facebook status from singles - in a relationship which of these facts about Barbie surprised you the most leave us a comment down below and don't forget to give this video a big thumbs up

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Length: 4min 35sec (275 seconds)

Published: Mon Oct 10 2016