Barbie may be eligible for Medicare, but the iconic doll remains forever young. The 11-inch doll with a blonde ponytail made its debut at the American Toy Fair in New York City on March 9, 1959, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joan Verdon is a veteran retail reporter based in Northern New Jersey. Mattel has created a collectible Barbie in honor of the ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — While it's only a coincidence Women's History Month and Barbie's birthday coincide, it's true that Barbie has influenced generations of girls and women since the doll first debuted ...

Antioch was a “Barbie world” Saturday when people of all ages from Lake County and beyond expressed their love of the famed doll at the first Barbie’s Birthday Bash event downtown. Presented by the ...

More than a billion Barbie dolls have been sold to date. Adults and children, alike, love this doll like no other. People who have grown up with Barbie have been the driving force behind her wild ...

Mattel's Barbie doll of Aaliyah was released on Thursday to honor the late singer on what would've been her 46th birthday and it sold out on the company's website in a matter of hours. But there's ...

The toy company claims the doll is a response to ‘research’ showing that ‘kids don’t want their toys dictated by gender norms.’ Transgender activist Laverne Cox attends the “A Very Barbie Birthday” ...

It's the sweetest way to start the month. Stacey Leasca is an award-winning journalist with nearly two decades of newsroom experience. She is also the co-founder of Be a Travel Writer, an online ...