U.S. Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad shows off the Barbie doll made in her likeness during the 2017 Glamour Women of the Year Awards last week in New York. The doll is scheduled to go on sale next year.
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New Barbie in hijab modeled after U.S. Olympic fencer
The Barbie doll has come a long way since her introduction in 1959. The latest version of Mattel’s popular doll is wearing a hijab and fencing outfit. The doll is made in the likeness of Ibtihaj Muhammad, the U.S. Olympic fencer who made history at last year’s Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro as the first American athlete to compete wearing the traditional Islamic headscarf.
