Helen Mirren and Kylie Minogue are among the women who have been honoured with their very own Barbie doll ahead of International Women’s Day.
The actress and singer are among eight women honoured with their one-of-a-kind dolls.
Helen, the narrator of the Barbie movie, has been chosen as a UK Barbie role model by the toy’s maker Mattel.
The 78-year-old said she was “absolutely blown away” by the news.
She said: “It’s a very special thing and something I can add to my list of my favourite 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.”
The one-of-a-kind doll recreates the outfit Dame Helen wore at Cannes last year: a cornflower blue gown by Del Core, and jewellery by Bulgari, along with blue hair and a fan.The doll is also clutching a miniature Oscar statue, in recognition of Dame Helen’s 2007 Academy Awards best actress win for The Queen.
To mark Barbie’s 65th anniversary, eight women have been honoured.
They include Australian singer Kylie Minogue; Canadian singer Shania Twain; German comedian and activist Enissa Amani; Mexican director, producer and screenwriter Lila Aviles; American artist, activist, author and producer Viola Davis; Japanese model Nicole Fujita; and content creator from the Tatuyo Amazonas indigenous community, Maira Gomez.
Krista Berger, senior vice president and global head of Barbie and Dolls, said: “Barbie’s story has never been just about her.”
“It’s about the countless young girls she’s inspired, and the millions of stories she helped them imagine along the way.”
