Her creator, Ruth Handler, based Barbie’s body on a German doll called Lilli, a prostitute gag gift handed out at bachelor parties. Her proportions were designed accordingly. When Handler ...

Narrator: Barbie is one of the most popular dolls in America ... which they say set unrealistic and damaging body expectations for young girls. In response, her maker, Mattel, created a handful ...

A woman who spent £25K turning herself into a real-life, plastic fantastic Barbie doll found her Ken after years of searching ...