The Academy Award-winning actress Helen Mirren got the most beautiful and the most unexpected surprise from the well-known American toy manufacturing company Mattel to celebrate International Women’s Day.
To honor the doll’s 65th anniversary on International Women’s Day, Mattel released the 78-year-old’s Helen Mirren Barbie.
Helen Mirren is honored with a Barbie for International Women’s Day
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Helen Mirren is a British actress and has a career spanning 60 years. She is the recipient of numerous accolades and is the only performer to have achieved both the American and the British Triple Crowns of Acting. Her Barbie doll has a miniature Oscar, which is a nod to the statuette she received in 2007 for her portrayal of the late Queen Elizabeth.
Since 2015, Barbie has been creating diverse role models, both modern-day and historical, who break boundaries in their fields
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“I like to embrace theatrical fashion and the joy that having fun with fashion can bring, and I think that this joy should be ageless. And the cherry on top of the cake is my doll having a miniature Oscar. It is an absolutely perfect reproduction,” she added.
This year Helen Mirren became 1 of Barbie’s 8 Role Model Dolls
When someone says “Barbie”, there’s usually an instant image in our heads of a perfect-looking doll that so many of us loved to play with. She is the most popular fashion doll ever produced and has 99% brand awareness globally. Since her first appearance on March 9, in 1959, Barbie has beena museto many artists over the past six decades, including Peter Max andAndy Warhol. Barbie was so much more than just a doll for little girls: she became a fashion archetype, a role model, who transformed and impacted entire lives.
It’s important to mention that besides being the mostsuccessfuldoll company, Mattel has also long faced criticism over its unrealistic depiction of women, with its thin-waisted, big-busted female dolls, and its lack ofcultural diversity.
Socality Barbie successfully used the doll to satirize social media life
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Therefore, Mattel had to step towards and create a more diverserange of dolls. The 2016 line of Barbies already came in four body types: original, tall, petite, and curvy. “Imagination comes in all shapes and sizes. That’s why the world of Barbie is evolving,” announced the company’s new slogan. The 2016 Barbie Fashionista line included seven skin tones, 22 eye colors, 24 hairstyles and many different fashion accessories.
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Since 2015, Barbie has been on a very important mission to honor diverse role models, both modern-day and historical, who break boundaries in their fields to inspire the next generation of girls.
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Ruth Handler created the first Barbie doll, which went on the market in 1959
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People congratulated Helen Mirren from all over the world
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