Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts. Her Birthday is March 9, 1959. It was also the дата the Барби doll made its debut at the American International Toy Fair in New York. In a series of novels published by Болталка House in the 1960s, her parents' names are дана as George and Margaret Roberts from the fictional town of Willows, Wisconsin. In the Болталка House novels, Барби attended Willows High School, while in the Generation Girl books, published by Golden Книги in 1999, she attended the fictional Manhattan International High School in New York City (based on the real-life Stuyvesant High School).

She has an on-off romantic relationship with her boyfriend Ken (Ken Carson), who first appeared in 1961. A news release from Mattel in February 2004 announced that Барби and Ken had decided to трещина, сплит up, but in February 2006 they were hoping to rekindle their relationship after Ken had a makeover. Барби has had over 40 pets including Кошки and dogs, horses, a panda, a lion cub, and a zebra. She has owned a wide range of vehicles, including розовый Corvette convertibles, trailers, and jeeps. She also holds a pilot's license, and operates commercial airliners in addition to serving as a flight attendant. Barbie's careers are designed to Показать that women can take on a variety of roles in life, and the doll has been sold with a wide range of titles including Miss Astronaut Барби (1965), Doctor Барби (1988) and Nascar Барби (1998).

Mattel has created a range of companions for Barbie, including Hispanic Teresa, Midge, African American Christie, and Steven (Christie's boyfriend). Barbie's siblings and cousins were also created including Skipper, Todd and Stacie (twin brother and sister), Kelly, Krissy, and Francie. Барби was friendly with Blaine, an Australian surfer, during her трещина, сплит with Ken in 2004.

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