Mattel duplicated everything the then 20-year-old medalist wore at the Olympics in Albertville, France.
This image provided by Mattel in April 2024 shows the company's Kristi Yamaguchi Barbie doll. Yamaguchi became the first Asian American to win an individual gold medal for figure skating at the 1992 Winter Olympics. So, it's surreal for the decorated Olympian figure skater to now be a Barbie girl herself.
Mattel duplicated everything the then 20-year-old medalist wore at the Olympics in Albertville, France: the sparkling black-and-gold brocade outfit designed by Lauren Sheehan, the gold hair ribbon and even a red-and-white bouquet like Yamaguchi held atop the podium.She also is happy with the doll's visage.
"When they found out I was getting a doll, they were kind of flabbergasted and being like, 'What? Like Mom, like how do you qualify? But that's way too cool for you,'" Yamaguchi said. Sapna Cheryan, a professor of psychology at the University of Washington who served a year on Mattel's Barbie Global Advisory Council in 2018, said Asian Americans have long dealt with two stereotypes: the model-minority whiz kid or the perpetual foreigner. Toys can help dispel those myths, and instead signal acceptance and inclusivity.
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