Ruth Handler

SOULTZ-HAUT-RHIN, FRANCE - MARCH 07: The first Barbie doll created in 1959 is displayed during an exhibition dedicated to the Barbie doll at "la Nef des jouets " on March 7, 2019 in Soultz, France. On this occasion Tina Brettnacher, a Barbie doll collector presents some of her rarest and oldest barbie dolls of her collection. Barbie, the most popular model doll in the world celebrates her 60th birthday. On March 9, 1959, Ruth Handler, an American businesswoman marketed the first "model doll," named Barbie in tribute to her daughter Barbara who used paper dolls to create her own role-playing games. She has been president of toy manufacturer Mattel Inc which has been selling the Barbie doll since its inception. The exhibition will take place from March 9 to June 30, 2019. (Photo by Chesnot/Getty Images)

One of the Barbie number 1's (centre), the first Barbie doll model created in 1959 by Ruth Handler, co-founder of Mattel, at Christie's in London where she will be auctioned, estimated at 700-1,200, on September 26th with 4000 Barbie dolls from the Ietje Raebel and Marina Collection, one of the most complete collections in existence. (Photo by Fiona Hanson - PA Images/PA Images via Getty Images)

LONDON - SEPTEMBER 26: Pink boxes of barbie dolls lie at Christies South Kensington as part of a collection of 4,000 barbie dolls that will be auctioned today on September 26, 2006 in London, England. The collection is the biggest in private hands to be auctioned. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, UNITED STATES: Ruth Handler, Mattel Inc. co-founder and inventor of the Barbie Doll, displays the special 40th Anniversary Barbie at a press conference 07 February in New York City. A group of ten inspirational women were recognized at the press conference as "Ambassadors of Dreams" in a program designed to encourage and inspire young women. AFP PHOTO/Matt CAMPBELL (Photo credit should read MATT CAMPBELL/AFP/Getty Images)

A portrait of Ruth and Elliott Handler, the couple who introduced the Barbie doll in 1959, holding a Barbie and Ken doll. The couple will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from Doll Reader magazine.

HOLLYWOOD - NOVEMBER 13: Barbra Handler, daughter of Ruth Handler and namesake inspiration for the Barbie doll, shows a Barbie doll prior to placing her hands in cement that will adorn the sidewalk at the Egyptian Theatre on November 13, 2002 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Robert Mora/Getty Images)

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