Barbie Inspiring Women Kristi Yamaguchi 2024 Doll MINT

Description: History: a.The Barbie Inspiring Women Series: The Barbie Inspiring Women Series pays tribute to incredible heroines of their time; courageous women who took risks, changed rules and paved the way for generations of girls to dream bigger than ever before. To date, Barbie has honored 50 role models of various races and is committed to showing girls more role models by honoring a minimum of 10 each year. Like all Barnies price points run the gamut. From $35.00 for Billie Jean King up to $240.00 for Tina Turner (who was released only few months before her untimely death). b. Kristi Yamaguchi: It is difficult to understand. Unless you are old enogh to remember the National pride felt in America over Kristi Yamaguchi performance in 1992 when she became the fist American woman to receive the Gold in the winter olympics since Dorothy Hamill, and the first Asian American to win the Gold. She retired from competition in 1992, she performed in shows and participated in the professional competition circuit. She won the World Professional Figure Skating Championships four times in her career (1992, 1994, 1996 and 1997). In 2005, Yamaguchi was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. She is the author of several best-selling children’s books as well as a fstrong advocate for early childhood literacy. c. Kristi Yamaguchi and Barbie: Mattel announced that Yamaguchi has been immortalized as a doll for Barbie's "Inspiring Women Series." The release is timed for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May 2024.Like many little girls, a young Kristi Yamaguchi loved playing with Barbie. With a schedule packed with ice skating practices, her Barbie dolls became her "best friends."So, it's ironic for the Olympian figure skater to now be a Barbie girl herself."It's a huge, huge honor. I think a lot of pride comes along with it, not just recognizing the Olympic achievement but also being recognized during AAPI Month and following in the footsteps of some incredible women that I idolize — Anna May Wong, Maya Angelou and Rosa Parks. It's hard to see me put in the category with them."-Kristi Yamaguchi- II. For sale: Barbie Inspiring Women Kristi Yamaguchi 2024 Doll MINT. a. Model Overview: Mattel duplicated everything the then 20-year-old medalist wore at the Olympics in Albertville, France: the sparkling black-and-gold brocade outfit designed by Lauren Sheehan, the gold hair ribbon and even a red-and-white bouquet like Yamaguchi held atop the podium. Tying Yamaguchi to Barbie, both symbol of American pop culture, is fits well with Barbie Inspiring Women™ series. b. Model Features: Fully articulated Mattels Made To Move™ body. Certificate of authenticity. Doll is symmetric in 1/6 scale. Doll cannot stand alone. Doll stand included. Colors and decorations may vary slightly from images. The images of the actual Kristi Yamaguchi are for comparison only. Red-and-white bouquet exactley the same as Yamaguchi held atop the podium in 92. c. Model Finish: The eyes and the shape of the face fit well on the Olivia™ face mold used by Mattel™ . Hair is Black and styled in same way as the 20 year old Gold Medal chapion including the gold the 1990s bangs toped with the identical Gold Ribon. Lipstick is a bright Fire engine Red with matching nail polish, acented with a hint of smokey eye shadow, and pencield brows. Skintone matches the pale yellow of skintone of Kristi. Thighs are mucular as you would expect on a female athlete. d. R.C vehicle Modelers: This doll makes for a great figure for your next scale RC vehicle. The actual height of the doll is 11.5” (not 12” like the package says) which works out to about 1/6 scale and she weighs in at 4 ozs with a level of detail rivaling figures costing hundreds of dollars. Her Made To Move body™ alows for full articlation,and range of motion. She is light enough for Aircraft as a pilot and can easily fit the larger scales . She should fit in open Vehicle 1:10 to 1:6 scale. 1:6 being prefered. The light weight allows as a pilot on open cockpits, possibly closed check dimensions prior to purchase. e. Opinion: I received the shipment and am very pleased; even Mattel's images do not capture the doll's likeness. I am very pleased with the spot-on hair. The Skintone is well done and captures a third-generation Japanese-American who grew up in Spokane, WA, which is lighter in the shade than a similarly situated Los Angeles resident. The same skintone seen in Jappanese people born and livining in Hokkaido. The doll is symmetrical with a sleek athletic build (Thin waist, broader shoulders, and muscular legs). Carlyle Nuera paid very close attention to detail in the doll's design. The two beauty marks on the face appear intense in the image, but in reality, they are much more subtle and, in fact, accent her facial beauty. Athletic but very feminine, it is a perfect balance. Marketed for the adult collector, it would inspire younger girls who like women's figure skating, so I would not get hung up on an age restriction.Kristi Yamaguchi herself was very plesed with the dolls likness upon release natrauly that is the dolls toughest critic. III. Box: Original Mattel shipping Box. Mint unopened. IV. Shipping: Free local pick up Seattle WA area. Domestic: Free USPS Mail. International shipping: Through eBay International shipping program only.

Price: 59 USD

Location: Seattle, Washington

End Time: 2024-09-26T23:24:00.000Z

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