There isn't one "real life Barbie," but the name refers to Barbara Millicent Roberts, inspired by Ruth Handler's daughter, Barbara, and based on the German Bild Lilli doll, while people sometimes call Valeria Lukyanova, a model known for her extreme resemblance to the doll, "real-life Barbie". Barbie's creator, Ruth Handler, wanted to give girls a doll to imagine themselves as adults, inspired by seeing her daughter play with paper dolls, leading to the iconic doll's creation in 1959.
Barbie was born today, March 9, 1959, when she was first displayed at the New York Toy Fair. The Barbie doll's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts, from Willows, Wisconsin. Barbie –also known as Barbara Millicent Roberts– was created by Ruth Handler who named her after her daughter.
Lukyanova admitted to having breast augmentation but no other plastic surgery, and denies that she had ribs removed to make her waist smaller. Lukyanova blamed people unconnected to her for altering photos of her younger self in a malicious attempt to imply she had received body modifications.
Born Barbara Handler on May 21, 1941, Barbara is still alive and currently 82-years-old. Both of her parents were involved in the formation of Mattel; her mother Ruth and father Elliot teamed up with friend Harold Matson and built the company from their garage.
Ruth Handler left Mattel in 1975 after she and her husband were forced out due to an investigation into false financial reporting, stemming from the company hiding losses by inflating sales figures, leading to fraud charges and a subsequent conviction for Handler, though she blamed her 1970 breast cancer diagnosis for being unfocused.
Kenneth Robert Handler (March 22, 1944 – June 11, 1994) was an American screenwriter, director, and film composer. Los Angeles, California, U.S. New York City, New York, U.S. He was the son of Mattel founders Elliot Handler and Ruth Handler, creators of the Barbie and Ken doll, the latter of which is named after him.
She lives in Moscow reportedly, and caught attention worldwide for her uncanny looks reminding everyone of a barbie doll. Lukyanova once stated that she has had breast implants, but that the rest of her body is natural and slender due to daily gym workouts and a particular diet. She is 39.
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In the film's final scene, after deciding to leave Barbieland for the real world, Barbie enthusiastically tells a receptionist, “I'm here to see my gynecologist,” a joke that could be based either on her supposed lack of genitals or her evident excitement for care many women find unpleasant.
Barbara and Kenneth Handler were not very happy growing up associated with the famous Barbie and Ken dolls. Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling may play Barbie and Ken in the cast of the 2023 Barbie, but Barbara and Kenneth Handler were the inspiration for the legendary Mattel toy line.
Ruth Marianna Handler (née Mosko; November 4, 1916 – April 27, 2002) was an American business magnate and inventor. She is best known for inventing the Barbie doll in 1959 and being co-founder of toy manufacturer Mattel with her husband Elliot, as well as serving as the company's first president from 1945 to 1975.
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BARBIE** The first Barbie doll joined the ranks of toy stardom in 1959. She sold for $3.00 and sold more than 300,000 her first year. She had either blonde or brunette hair with heavy black eyeliner and red lips.
Charlie Sheen apparently helped fellow actor Lindsay Lohan by giving her $100,000 to help pay taxes in arrears. The former "Two And A Half Men" actor and "tiger blood" madman, who met Lohan when they worked together on "Scary Movie 5," wrote the actress a check for 110K so she could pay her bills, according to TMZ.com.
Actress Lindsay Lohan has publicly struggled with addiction (alcohol/drugs) and previously battled bulimia nervosa, which significantly impacted her health, leading to hospitalizations for issues like liver/kidney problems and breathing difficulties, while reports also indicated she was misdiagnosed with ADHD and bipolar disorder but later found to likely not have them.
Valeria Lipovetsky is married to Gary.
They share an 18-year age gap. They post their relationship milestones on social media.
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Better known as the “Human Barbie,” Lukyanova opened up about what treatments she has had, but while her strange appearance seems unnatural, the young Ukrainian with wide doll eyes and a too-good-to-be-true waist insists the only surgery she's had is breast enhancement.
Actually, the scene that was almost deleted is the one in which Margot Robbie sits at a bus stop in the real world, bursting into tears overcome by her circumstances, and then sees an old woman next to her. Barbie says that she is beautiful and the old lady replies: “I know.”
Ruth Handler was not just the inventor of one of the most iconic toys in history; she was also a breast cancer survivor who underwent a double mastectomy and invented a line of breast prostheses. Her advocacy for breast cancer survivors is well-documented, and she even gained popularity from her journey.
History. Ken was introduced as the male counterpart to Barbie by the American toy company Mattel in 1961. He was named after Kenneth Handler, son of Barbie creator/inventor Ruth Handler, just as Barbie was named after her daughter.