Fans and collectors gathered in Washington at the national Barbie Doll Collectors Convention and to

Описание: (10 Jul 2009) HEADLINE: Barbie turns 50, is still fabulous
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CAPTION: Fans and collectors gathered in Washington at the national Barbie Doll Collectors Convention and to celebrate the iconic doll's 50th anniversary. (July 10)
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Melissa Frazier, Helene, Texas
"I am here to celebrate Barbie's Birthday! That's why I'm here!"

COLLECTORS FROM FAR AND WIDE...

Sandi Holder, San Francisco California
"We see people from russia, belgium, all over the world come to celebrate Barbie's 50th"

GATHERED IN WASHINGTON DC, TO BUY, SELL AND CELEBRATE ALL THINGS BARBIE

Lorena Valenzuela, Roundrock, Texas
"She's my sister, my aunt, my mother she's my idol!"

THE BARBIE CONVENTION MEETS EVERY YEAR BUT A MILESTONE BIRTHDAY BRINGS OUT THE KID IN EVERYONE

Jule Tieben, Orlando, Florida
"I love Barbie because she was my childhood doll, and its way of recapturing that wonderful simple time of life when we were kids carefree and had no responsibilities."


THESE TWO GENERATIONS OF COLLECTORS ARE PASSING DOWN THE BARBIE TRADITION, NO MATTER WHAT..

Sharon McBee & Pat Latimer, California
My one daughter has two daughters and I nanny them they are 1 and a half and 3 and a half and I've already got them started playing with Barbie's....any boys in this family? .."no, but we would have them playing with Barbie's if had them!"


LILA IBRAHIM
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
"No Barbie Girl would be complete without her barbie ride, Volkswagon designed this beetle exclusively for Barbie's 50th birthday celebration it comes in her exclusive signature Barbie pink color and of course a vanity trunk making life in the Pink lane complete, Lila Ibrahim, The Associated Press"

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