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Saturday, April 4, 2020

Yara Shahidi Barbie

Yara Shahidi is seen in this side-by-side Internet-captured photo of herself and the Yara Shahidi OOAK Barbie.

The portrait doll of ABC's black-ish co-star and now-star of her own series on FreeForm, grown-ish, was introduced as a one-of-a-kind Barbie shero in March 2019.  Last week it was announced on Instagram by Papusile Mele that the doll will be mass-produced as part of Mattel's Barbie Inspiring Women series.  The release date remains unknown.


According to Shahidi in a Harper's Bazaar interview from March 2019, she chose the fashion the doll wears.  See the link to the article below.

Shahidi discusses the doll in this March 2019 Good Morning America video below:



As she states in the Harper's Bazaar interview, this is not the first time Yara has been connected with Barbie professionally.  As a much younger girl, she modeled with the So In Style dolls as illustrated on the back of So In Style Hair Stylin' Grace's box.

Young Yara Shahidi is seen on the back of So In Style Grace's box.

From Harper's Bazaar, Yara Shahidi on the Significance of Her Barbie

I look forward to the doll's release, which I hope will be later in the year as I have no plans to order or buy any dolls anytime in the near future as I continue to limit who and what enters my household.


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2 comments:

  1. Petite Plangonophile au chocolatApril 8, 2020 at 6:19 AM

    It's quite nice that they are going to make this doll available for everyone who would like to purchase her. Judging by the photos the likeness to Yara is real striking.
    Stay safe and take good care of your loved ones.

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    1. Black Doll EnthusiastApril 8, 2020 at 11:46 AM

      The photos are of the OOAK doll. I hope they will stay true to this head sculpt and not use an existing sculpt for the production doll.

      Staying safe; hope you will, too.


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