Paper Doll: Name Barbie

paper doll: Created by Ruth Handler, Barbie presented a modern, 3D alternative to the traditional paper doll, according to CTV. Her voluptuous figure was inspired by an adult German doll called Lilli however the name Barbie came from Handler's nickname for her daughter, Barbara. Standing 11 inches tall in a black and white one-piece, Barbara Millicent Roberts Barbie would go on to both inspire and incite controversy with a flip of her cascading blonde ponytail. In her 58 years, Barbie has lived a number of adventures pursuing highfalutin careers in surgery, as an astronaut, a special education teacher, a paratrooper, Canadian Mountie, a Sea World trainer, a cat burglar, a news anchor, Paleontologist, ballerina, a rapper, and NASCAR driver, and even President of the United States. After the on-and-off couple announced their divorce in 2004, rumour has it that the pair rekindled shortly afterwards, once Ken had a much-needed makeover. Barbie may or may not be celebrating with longtime love Ken. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.