If Cleopatra, who could command almost anything in existence, had been able to purchase a Barbie doll there is little doubt she would have been genuinely delighted with the toy. Barbie, who was born, so to speak, on March 9, 1959, has always made hearts beat a little faster and wallets open a little more quickly. This small piece of molded plastic, which is eleven and one half inches long, could possibly be the world's most beloved. For young and old alike, Barbie represents an enormous amount of personal and public sentiment.


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