Adwoah Aboah now has her own Barbie doll!
For the Barbie brand’s new Shero campaign which marks it’s the 60th anniversary, the brand fronts its new collection with 20 influential role models, including Yara Shahidi, Frida Kalo, and Adwoah Aboah.
The Gurl Talk founder announced her own collaboration on Instagram with the caption:
My very own Barbie! It’s mad!! Seeing my own doll that has my skin colour, shaved head, freckles and my tattoo’s is beyond mad. I spent the majority of my childhood wishing for blonde hair, pining over Barbies light skin and blue eyes. All those years ago and I didn’t feel like I was represented anywhere. But today with my big toothy grin I feel so very proud to have been awarded this Shero doll for all the hard work I have put into myself and @gurlstalk All I hope is that some little girl out there sees this and realises that her wildest dreams are possible if she puts her mind to it. I hear you and see you, this doll is for you. #MoreRoleModels #Shero#Barbie60 @BarbieStyle
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Of course, The Adwoah doll is as stylish as she is, with two of Adwoa’s best looks; one is the sequined Halpern dress that she wore at the 2017 Fashion Awards when she received Model of the Year and the next look is an on-trend leopard print midi skirt paired with a knitted Gurls Talk sweater.
Life is mad and wonderful and I’m in total shock! So excited to finally share with you my very own @Barbie Shero doll today.
Through my organisation @GurlsTalkand Barbie’s mission to close the Dream Gap, we have both been on journeys to empower girls to believe anything is possible and I’m thrilled to work with Barbie for her 60th Anniversary to share my story and the community we have nurtured on Gurls Talk. What an absolute honor to be awarded this because of all the work I do with Gurls Talk means even more. Mad love to everyone at Barbie and all the amazing artists who made my Doll (by hand). This is a dream come true!!!! My one of a kind doll is wearing the outfit I won model of the year In, another pivotal moment in my career The outfit is by my loves @HalpernStudio and
@StephenJonesMillinery Shoes by @LouboutinWorld ♥ and a second outfit repping the love of my life Gurls Talk ♥ I CANT STOP SMILING!
#MoreRoleModels#Shero#Barbie60@BarbieStyle
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