25 Barbie dolls modeled after inspiring women

Talia LakritzAug 9, 2021, 23:28 IST

Naomi Osaka as a Barbie.Mark Kolbe/Getty Images, Mattel, Inc.

Mattel released a line of dolls recognizing frontline workers and AstraZeneca vaccine co-creator Professor Sarah Gilbert.
Olympians including Naomi Osaka and Gabby Douglas have Barbies modeled after them.
Barbie released a line of six "Sheroes" in 2018 including Ava DuVernay and Emmy Rossum.

Mattel released a line of dolls to commemorate frontline workers during the pandemic, including the woman who co-created the AstraZeneca vaccine.

The five dolls Mattel has released to commemorate frontline workers. Reuters

Tennis star Naomi Osaka was turned into a doll for Barbie's "Role Models" series.

Naomi Osaka as a Barbie. Mark Kolbe/Getty Images, Mattel, Inc.

Olympic gymnast and "Shero" Gabby Douglas became a Barbie doll.

Gabby Douglas as a Barbie. Mattel, Inc.

Soccer star Abby Wambach's Barbie wears her USWNT jersey.

Abby Wambach as a Barbie. Vaughn Ridley - EMPICS/Contributor/Getty Images, Mattel, Inc.

The first hijab-wearing Barbie doll was inspired by US Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad.

Craig Barritt/Getty Images for Glamour

Three-time Olympic ice-dancing medalist Tessa Virtue became a Barbie "Shero."

Tessa Virtue as a Barbie. Jamie Squire/Getty Images, Mattel, Inc.

Mathematician Katherine Johnson, known as one of NASA's "Hidden Figures," is immortalized as a Barbie.

Katherine Johnson as a Barbie. Gado/Getty Images, Mattel, Inc.

Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, looks ready to shoot for the stars as a Barbie doll.

Sally Ride as a Barbie. NASA/Interim Archives/Getty Images, Mattel, Inc.

Amelia Earhart's commemorative Barbie is dressed to take to the skies.

Amelia Earhart as a Barbie. MediaNews Group/Oakland Tribune via Getty Images, Mattel, Inc.

Civil rights hero Rosa Parks was commemorated as a Barbie doll.

Rosa Parks as a Barbie. Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images, Mattel, Inc.

Director Ava DuVernay's Barbie comes with its own director's chair.

Ava Duvernay as a Barbie. Mattel, Inc.

Misty Copeland's Barbie doll can strike similar poses to the groundbreaking ballet dancer.

Misty Copeland poses with her Barbie. Mattel, Inc.

Artist and feminist icon Frida Kahlo was part of Barbie's Inspiring Women series.

Frida Kahlo as a Barbie. Bettmann/Contributor/Getty Images, Mattel, Inc.

Yara Shahidi was also turned into a Barbie "Shero."

Yara Shahidi as a Barbie. Paul Archuleta/Getty Images, Mattel, Inc.

Barbie released dolls of Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb honoring them as the first all-female team of anchors in the 'Today' show's history.

Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb as Barbies. Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images, Mattel, Inc.

Barbie released a doll version of Zendaya's look at the 2015 Oscars, complete with her dreadlocks.

Zendaya with her Barbie. Mattel, Inc.

Cher's Barbie doll is modeled after one of her looks from the 1980s.

Cher as a Barbie. Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images, Mattel, Inc.

Heidi Klum's doll was part of Barbie's 50th anniversary collection.

Heidi Klum as a Barbie. Taylor Hill/FilmMagic/Getty Images, Mattel, Inc.

Model and body-positive activist Ashley Graham made sure the Barbie version of herself wouldn't have a thigh gap.

Ashley Graham as a Barbie. Thomas Concordia/WireImage Style360/Getty Images, Mattel, Inc.

Emmy Rossum's Barbie wears her outfit from the 2015 Film Independent Spirit Awards.

Emmy Rossum as a Barbie. Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic/Getty Images, Mattel, Inc.

Grace Kelly's Barbie doll is the pinnacle of 1950s glamour.

Grace Kelly as a Barbie. SSPL/Getty Images, Mattel, Inc.

Barbie's tribute to Jennifer Lopez wears a model of the jumpsuit she wore on tour.

Jennifer Lopez as a Barbie. Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images, Mattel, Inc.

Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth's Barbie was part of the "Sheroes" series.

Kristin Chenoweth as a Barbie. Morgan Lieberman/Getty Images, Mattel, Inc.

The Barbie for celebrity chef Ree Drummond, also known as the Pioneer Woman, comes with its own kitchen.

Ree Drummond as a Barbie. Tyler Essary/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images, Mattel, Inc.

Singer and celebrity chef Trisha Yearwood's Barbie was also part of the "Sheroes" series.

Trisha Yearwood as a Barbie. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images, Mattel, Inc.

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