40th Anniversary Barbie

Today, looking better than ever Barbie proudly holds 40 beautiful "roses," one for each year of her extraordinary success in inspiring generations of women to reach for the stars and pursue their best dreams. There are few American women who can say they have not been touched in some way by the Barbie phenomenon. After appearing with little fanfare some 40 years ago in a '50s-style black-and-white striped bathing suit, she worked her way up from a factory assembly line (literally) to the limelight. High-heeled, smoky-eyed, and flaunting those trademark cascading blonde curls, she made t More »