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"Christie", the first Barbie friend with African American features (earlier Black Barbies had used the white-Barbie face moulds), arrived in 1980. Elsewhere, Barbie is having a moment.


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Barbie leads all contenders at this year's Golden Globe awards with a whopping nine nominations - tied with the 1972 musical Cabaret for the second-most of all time, with only another 70s.


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Beulah Mae Mitchell was on the first Barbie production line at Mattel before becoming one of the first Black employees at the company's corporate offices. In a new documentary, she reveals the.


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Come on Barbie, let's go win all the awards. It topped $1bn in box office sales around the world and, some might say, was largely responsible for a chunk of Oppenheimer's success too.


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In 1968, Mattel created Christie. Christie had the same body as Barbie so that their clothes were interchangeable. But her face was a new design intended to highlight the facial features of a Black woman.


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The first black Barbie doll was introduced in 1968. She was named Christie and was succeeded in 1970 by Julia, who was inspired by American actor Diahann Carroll's TV character Julia Baker from.


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The iconic Barbie Doll was officially born on March 9, 1959. Created by Ruth Handler and named after her daughter, Barbara, Barbie was based on the Bild Lili doll, a blond haired, blue eyed German bombshell. As time progressed, Barbie's world changed-she became a doctor, an astronaut, a dentist, and a SCUBA instructor.


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Christie was the first Black doll in the Barbie line (an actual Black Barbie, pictured, wasn't released until 1980 and was created by Beulah Mae Mitchell, subject of the documentary "Black Barbie.


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Christie (1968-2005, 2015): Barbie doll's first African American friend character, Christie was part of the new group of Talking dolls for 1968. She was later issued as a Twist 'N Turn version. The character appeared in the product line continuously for many years, though the original Christie face sculpt was discontinued in 1978..


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The Barbie® Signature 1977 Superstar Christie™ Doll vintage reproduction is part of our Black Label® series of dolls, available for $39.99 in the online shop. When she debuts, there will be a limit of two (2) dolls per person, so as many Barbie® collectors and Superstar Christie™ fans as possible can add her to their collections.


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At a time when many of the dolls available in the United States resembled babies or children, Barbie broke the mold by resembling an older teenager or a young adult (more specifically, she looked.


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Indeed, as early as 1968, nine years after Barbie's invention, Mattel introduced their first Black doll, Christie, a friend of Barbie. Christie arrived at a fecund point in American politics.


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Barbie went on to have a brief relationship with an Australian surfer named Blaine, but her ex ultimately succeeded in winning her back in 2011 "after a series of grand gestures that included.


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Christie, one of the first Black dolls was released. Nurse Julia, one of the first Black celebrity dolls. First articulated doll Live Action Christie. First Black & Hispanic dolls named Barbie were released. UNDERREPRESENTED CAREERS Barbie has strived to show girls they can be anything through a range of careers traditionally held by men.


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Yvonne Hemsey/Getty Images. In March 1959, a doll named "Barbie" launched onto the American toy market, sporting a black-and-white striped bathing suit, pouty red lips and a sassy blonde ponytail.


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Christie arrived on the scene in 1968, and Barbie has been one of her best friends ever since. 55 years later, the two are still close, and now it's time to honor this lasting friendship. The Christie 55 th Anniversary Doll has landed at Mattel Creations, and she's a member exclusive. (Not a member?