Barbie was created by Ruth Handler of Mattel who was the principal architect of the doll's campaign. Handler was inspired by watching her daughter play with paper dolls that resembled adult women.

Copeland appeared on “Good Morning America” to unveil the doll. — -- Prima ballerina Misty Copeland is being honored with a Barbie doll in her likeness, the doll's maker announced on Monday.

Ruth Handler, who co-founded Mattel with her husband, Elliot Handler, and Harold Matson in 1945, noticed her daughter, Barbara, playing with paper dolls ... Ruth named the doll Barbie, after ...

For Ms. Roberts — better known as Barbie — it was a dream, and it soon became a national craze. Today according to Mattel, the toymaker behind the iconic doll, a new Barbie Dreamhouse is sold ...