The Barbie doll celebrates her 50th birthday today (March 9), reports 20minutes.fr.
Barbie, short for Barbara, was introduced on March 9, 1959 by creator Ruth Handler at the International Toy Fair in New York.
After fifty years, the iconic blonde-haired, blue-eyed doll, is still beautiful and is wrinkle-free.
Bernhard Graf, a curator for the toy museum in Riehen, Switzerland, set up an exhibition in honour of Barbie’s 50 years.