I'm a Pretty Little Black Girl, Two

I'm a Pretty Little Black Girl Mia is an 18-inch-tall doll designed by Betty K. Bynum and manufactured by Madame Alexander.

Released in 2015, I purchased the first I'm a Pretty Little Black Girl Mia in June of that year as a birthday gift for my then-10-year-old niece. I had planned to buy another one for my collection, and recently completed that task after finding one for a very reasonable price. The second doll did not include the box, which I don't need or desire since I've already seen and photographed my niece's never-removed-from-box doll; and as I always say, "I collect dolls, not boxes." 

Mia is a pretty little black girl doll.

Mia is as adorable outside the box as I remembered. I recorded her spreadsheet details as follows:

Description

18-inch vinyl doll with a brown cloth mid-body, rooted black hair styled in two fat plaits with curly ends, brown sleep eyes with attached bristle eyelashes and painted upper and lower eyelashes, closed mouth with puckered lips. The yellow and pink sleeveless top with a ruffled hemline is worn with pink cuffed Capri pants and pink platform-heeled sandals.

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Mia represents the main character in the book, I'm a Pretty Little Black Girl by Betty K. Bynum.

For this picture, Mia posed with the separately sold book written about her.

I purchased the book for my collection the day after Mia was purchased. The book arrived first, which heightened my anticipation for the doll's arrival. She came the following day.

Mia has settled in nicely and found two other 18-inch Madame Alexander doll friends. They took several photographs together. 

Mia befriended Patience and Passion, two of the first 18-inch Madame Alexander dolls that entered the collection in 2011 and 2009.

Passion, the doll on the left, is from the Friends Boutique 18-inch Madame Alexander doll series. Her vinyl legs are posable. Patience, the doll on the right, is from the Friends 4 Life 18-inch Madame Alexander doll series.  They are both redressed in fashions sewn by my husband at my request. 

 

Passion, Mia, and Patience pose for a close-up photo.

I used a lighter background for the last two photos of the girls after they assumed this accidental pose that I thought was cute. 

I moved the dolls from one chair to another, and their placement was a pose that I wanted to capture, especially with Pretty Little Black Girl Mia asserting her dominance. 

This close-up photo captures their final pose before they returned to their display area.

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I'm a Pretty Little Black Girl! - Mia

Before Mia leaves to reside in her permanent home with my soon-to-be 10-year-old niece, she complied with a photo shoot to be shared here.  The text from the back of the box describes her story:

MEET MIA!
Mia has stepped off the pages of the best selling picture book, "I'm a Pretty Little Black Girl!", which was nominated for an NAACP Image Award.

Mia loves how she looks and celebrates herself in everything she does.  As the first doll created from a modern picture book written specifically for little black girls, tenacious Mia will bring joy and hours of imaginative play to any little girl.

Mia is an 18-inch doll [with]:

• Beautiful rooted hair for hours of hair play
• Bright sparkling eyes that open and close
• Soft body with poseable arms and legs
• Stylish removable clothes
• Fits most 18" doll clothes and accessories

The author of I'm a Pretty Little Black Girl!, Betty K. Bynum, partnered with the Madame Alexander doll company to bring the character, Mia, to life.  It is refreshing to see Mia's new head sculpt which has not been used for other Alexander dolls.  Mia's lovely thick rooted hair can be combed and styled in the several ways illustrated on the following Internet-captured promotional photo that enticed this purchase.

My niece is going to love Mia!

Additional photos illustrate Mia's loveliness:

Mia's cute full lips form a slight pout.

The separately sold, hard copy book, I'm a Pretty Little Black Girl!, has received an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars on Amazon.com.  Of course I had to purchase a copy for my niece, who enjoys reading as much as she loves dolls.  The fact that she enjoys both pleases me.

A visit to the author's website, provides additional details about the I'm a Girl Collection, which includes apparel and the following other titles:

• I'm a Lovely Little Latina
• Hooray I'm a Girl in the USA
• I'm an Awesome Asian Girl

At the time of this post, Mia is the only character that has come to life in three-dimensional doll form. Perhaps the others will follow.

Addendum
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