Kylie - the new Barbie?
 

Kylie - the new Barbie?
London
January 27, 2004

Now every fan can get their hands on Kylie Minogue.

The pop princess has joined the iconic likes of George Bush, Shirley Temple, Princess Diana and Humphrey B Bear by having a doll made in her image.

The Kylie dolls went on sale in London today for STG10 ($A24) each and come in a range of outfits made famous in the singer's videos, including removable thigh length boots and even a pair of "Cheekies" from her range of Love Kylie underwear.

"For years I have been asked about a Kylie doll. Well, she has finally arrived and I am delighted," Minogue said.

"I hope fans will agree it was worth the wait as we worked very hard to get every detail right."

The Kylie doll has been measured perfectly to scale, including her face which was scanned and then made into a mould.

It also includes an apparently perfect reconstruction of her much fancied bottom.

Accessories include microphones and jewellery.

Kylie isn't the first star to enter Barbie's world.

As well as the likes of Bush and the late Princess Diana, pop stars like the Beatles, Abba, Michael Jackson and the Spice Girls have all been transformed into plastic miniatures.

Many have become collectors items, with some Abba dolls fetching STG80 ($A190), while a Muhammad Ali doll from 1976 is now worth more than STG1000 ($A2,377).

- AAP

URL:http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...087969284.html

o.O; LMAO!! This doll scares me..Well the thought of it does..I wonder if there is an image of the Kylie doll yet?

Some of the English tab mags published pics of the doll when it went on sale - it's one ugly doll. It looks nothing like her, and really is unflattering. This is one of the worst dolls from a famous person I've ever seen. It's horrendous. Swiped this from Argos site:

O_O;;; OMG! That is fricking ugly..How can that EVEN resemble Kylie?! I have to agree with you..it is one of the worst dolls I've ever seen of a famous person..*gags*

I think it looks more like Sarah Jessica Parker than Kylie - all square and sharp features...

LMAO XD!! Now that you've pointed that out...*stares*

wow that looks almost exactly liek every other barbie IMO :laugh

not really a doll collector myself, but that pic that Hanabichink posted looks not a thing like kylie :think

ewwww who'd want that!??

How come artist dolls are always hideous? The britney one sucks, the x-tina one sucks and the destiny's child ones are horrible too! Those doll-artists all need to be fired ASAP.

ewy! what the flying marshmallows is that! i really dislike that thing! it looks like barbie on steriod! HELP!

Lol ew! That doesn't look like Kylie at all! I like Kylie Monogue, she's cool :)

Calm down people it's not that ugly..O.o;; It looks more like..hmm..that female lead in 'How to lose a guy in 10 days', me thinks(forgot her name..)

ewwww..... doesn't look nice

looks weird. the dress should be from "cant get u out of my head video".

Yeah, or that one made of ribbons from the "in your eyes" one or whatever it's called :)

ugly...it doesnt look like her...

Kylie must be very pop. in UK. She not so pop. in US anymore, hm.
Anybody lives in England? Is Kylie really famous?

That doll isn't that pretty... doesn't really look like her.

buy it for me for my birthday :cool

Since Kylie is an Australian icon..she is still very famous here even though she spends all her time in the UK now.
I wouldn't really suspect Kylie could stay in the US market that long at all. I've noticed to stay "in" the American pop music the singer must be American themselves otherwise they don't get much of a look in. Or they are popular for a little or only noticed then are never heard of again.