Hue: Pink

By Emily Dixon
Barbie has been a surgeon,
an astronaut, a news anchor
and a president. She’s been
the Duchess of Cambridge, several
characters in “Mad Men” and every
member of Destiny’s Child. But on
her debut at the New York Toy Fair
on March 9, 1959, she was just a
doll in a swimsuit and ponytail, with
white sunglasses in her hand.
Six decades later, every passing
minute sees more than 100 dolls
sold, with 58 million sold every year.
So how does Barbie remain so
ubiquitous, and as the world has
changed, how has she? To Lisa
McKnight, senior vice president
of the Barbie brand, the doll has
remained popular because “she’s
continued to reflect culture and the
world girls see around them.”
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