Barbie honors Helen Mirren and 8 other women with 'Role Model' dolls
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Mattel also made dolls in the likeness of Viola Davis and Shania Twain to celebrate International Women's Day.
Mattel is celebrating the 65th anniversary of the first Barbie doll and International Women’s Day on March 8 by honoring inspiring women from around the world.
The brand chose eight women to receive a one-of-a-kind “Role Model” doll in their likeness, including Viola Davis, Shania Twain, Kylie Minogue and Dame Helen Mirren, who says she is “blown away” by the doll.
Mirren’s doll is wearing a blue dress and has blue hair, which is a nod to her outfit at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. The 78-year-old actor says getting a Barbie in her likeness is not something she could have ever imagined.
“It’s a very special thing, and something I can add to my list of my favorite achievements; becoming a Dame of the British Empire, having an Oscar, having a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame – and having my own Barbie,” she says in a statement.
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