Happy birthday Beautiful Barbie!

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oi-Denise Baptiste

By Denise Baptiste

Wednesday, March 9, 2011, 10:06

Its March 9th and time to bring out that pink birthday cake with beautiful pink ribbons and fine lace that encircles the delicious cake wishing our dearest Barbie doll a very Happy Birthday!

Every young girl always had this dream doll and many would say that to own a barbie doll you have to be like one where you had to be dolled up and looking beautiful all the time.

The story of our dear Barbie is special indeed, because not only was she dedicated to women she was made by one too. Ruth Handler, mother and co producer of the barbie doll used to watch her little girl Barbara, play all the time with handmade paper dolls often giving them adult roles and wondered if she could create one that would make children like her all over the world happy. Surprisingly on one of her trips to Europe, Ruth Handler saw the exact type of the doll she had in mind to make . The doll she that really caught the attention of Ruth Handler was Bild Lili which was a German product, Ruth Handler was inspired instantly and thus took it forward to her husband to create one. After much persuasion her husband the owner of Mantel company finally agreed and thus on March 9th , 1959 our dear Barbie doll birthday came to be known to all young girls. This doll was specially dedicated to Ruth's daughter, Babara whereby it was also named by her!

After the Barbie Doll birthday on march 9th by the Mantel Company, the production of the Bild Lilli dolls came to an end , as the new doll , Barbie took her place. The first barbie doll looked spectacular indeed, she was dressed in a black and white swimming costume and where one was given a choice to purchase their first barbie doll in either blond or brunette hair. Ever since the production of the first barbie doll in Japan, their has been tremendous sales for the Mantel Company and from all over the world as little young girls would crave to own one.

Turning 51 on Barbie doll's birthday today, we see that she still has a long way to go touching the lives of many little ladies all over the world with her perfect figure, beautiful eyes and jaw dropping smile. We wish her the best of luck in her journey and may she live long enduring the hearts of many!