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by June Occhipinti (Subscribe to June Occhipinti’s posts)
 

In honor of Barbie’s 51st birthday, Mattel is giving away a glam Barbie.
Entries must come through Twitter by retweeting the following:
Win SuperStar Barbie #BarbiesBday RT this & follow @ParentDish & @BarbieStyle to win Enter by 11:59 p ET on March 8 rules http://ow.ly/1f3yf
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from BarbieCollectors

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This is the first Barbie commercial that first aired during Mickey Mouse Club!
Ruth Handler watched her daughter Barbara at play with paper dolls, and noticed that she often enjoyed giving them adult roles. At the time, most children’s toy dolls were representations of infants. Realizing that there could be a gap in the market, [...]