Barbie was designed(设计)in 1959 by an American lady named Ruth Handler.
When Ruth traveled around Europe in 1956 together ① her children Barbara and Kenneth，she saw a German toy doll ② Bild Lilli.Bild Lilli was pretty popular at that time， ③ it was a paper doll.It made Ruth Handler ④ to design a kind of adult-looking(成人模样的) doll for girls.With the help of her friends a beautiful doll was born.It was thin and ⑤ big eyes and blonde hair(金发).Ruth named the doll Barbie after her own daughter Barbara.
Barbie was introduced to the world at the American Toy Fair in New York City on March 9th，1959.This date is also used as Barbie's birthday.
Now Barbie is known all over the world.About 150 countries sell Barbie dolls.Every second(秒)three Barbie dolls are sold around the world.
