Barbie and Ken Dolls Have Evolved Like Humans: in the Last 30 Years They Have Grown Fat

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The most famous dolls in the world, Barbie, are closer to us in terms of key aesthetic proportions, i.e. chest, waist and hips, than the models of the same doll 30 years ago. (ANSA)

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Barbie and Ken dolls have changed a lot in the last three decades, it is one of the conclusions of the study published by PlosOne and quoted by Ansa. Most models of the two dolls have grown fat, as it happened to people. Barbie doll today resembles real women more than the doll 30 years ago. It is curved and has chest, waist and hips, said the study's makers. And Ken has evolved, but less than Barbie. Although he has grown fat over the years, he…