MODEL Ellie Goldstein gets to grips with her history-making toy — the first Barbie with Down’s syndrome features.
Bosses at Mattel teamed up with the 21-year-old Brit to unveil it as part of Barbie’s inclusive Fashionistas line.
![British model Ellie Goldstein poses with Barbie's first doll with Down's syndrome, the newest addition to the Fashionistas line
MBARGO 14:00 BST TUESDAY 25TH April 2023
BRITISH MODEL ELLIE GOLDSTEIN CELEBRATES THE ARRIVAL OF FIRST EVER BARBIE WITH DOWNS SYNDROME
Hi res stills & HD video available free for editorial use.
· Barbie unveils its first ever doll with Downs syndrome in a campaign with British model Ellie Goldstein
· The brand consulted with the USAs National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) to design the doll, which will go on pre-order in the UK from 25th May from Smyths
· Video and stills are available of Ellie posing with the doll, part of the inclusive Fashionistas range
STILLS:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ry5cfij3hicj2l4/AACK1Ji-Uo5qM6XTUc1H9S_za?dl=0
VIDEO: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/as22pm5fgqmiv29/AABSinNOcd7Vepf99gkCK71qa?dl=0
Footage & stills available free for editorial use, no resale or archive
EMBARGO 14:00 BST TUESDAY 25TH April LONDON, UK - Today, the Barbie brand launches the first Barbie doll with Downs syndrome which will go on sale across the UK from 3rd May 2023. To mark this moment, British model Ellie Goldstein has appeared in a campaign with the new Barbie which allows even more children to find a doll that represents them and enables all children to tell more and different stories through play.
The Barbie Fashionistas line is the most inclusive doll line on the market, and since its inception in 1959 Barbie has introduced more than 175+ looks with variety in skin tones, hair textures, body diversity and dolls reflecting people with disabilities. The line has featured dolls who use wheelchairs, prosthetic limbs, hearing aids, dolls with vitiligo and a doll without hair. This is the first Barbie doll to be introduced with Downs syndrome, expanding the Fashionistas line to include a person with an intellectual disability, enabling even more people to see themselves in Barbie.](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BarbieEllie_000017JPG-JS812521866.jpg?strip=all&w=640)
![British model Ellie Goldstein poses with Barbie's first doll with Down's syndrome, the newest addition to the Fashionistas line
MBARGO 14:00 BST TUESDAY 25TH April 2023
BRITISH MODEL ELLIE GOLDSTEIN CELEBRATES THE ARRIVAL OF FIRST EVER BARBIE WITH DOWNS SYNDROME
Hi res stills & HD video available free for editorial use.
· Barbie unveils its first ever doll with Downs syndrome in a campaign with British model Ellie Goldstein
· The brand consulted with the USAs National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) to design the doll, which will go on pre-order in the UK from 25th May from Smyths
· Video and stills are available of Ellie posing with the doll, part of the inclusive Fashionistas range
STILLS:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/ry5cfij3hicj2l4/AACK1Ji-Uo5qM6XTUc1H9S_za?dl=0
VIDEO: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/as22pm5fgqmiv29/AABSinNOcd7Vepf99gkCK71qa?dl=0
Footage & stills available free for editorial use, no resale or archive
EMBARGO 14:00 BST TUESDAY 25TH April LONDON, UK - Today, the Barbie brand launches the first Barbie doll with Downs syndrome which will go on sale across the UK from 3rd May 2023. To mark this moment, British model Ellie Goldstein has appeared in a campaign with the new Barbie which allows even more children to find a doll that represents them and enables all children to tell more and different stories through play.
The Barbie Fashionistas line is the most inclusive doll line on the market, and since its inception in 1959 Barbie has introduced more than 175+ looks with variety in skin tones, hair textures, body diversity and dolls reflecting people with disabilities. The line has featured dolls who use wheelchairs, prosthetic limbs, hearing aids, dolls with vitiligo and a doll without hair. This is the first Barbie doll to be introduced with Downs syndrome, expanding the Fashionistas line to include a person with an intellectual disability, enabling even more people to see themselves in Barbie.](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/BarbieEllie_000016JPG-JS812521928.jpg?strip=all&w=720)
Ellie, 21, said: “I am so happy that there is a Barbie with Down’s syndrome.
“Seeing the doll, I felt so overwhelmed.
“It meant a lot to me and I’m so honoured and proud that Barbie chose me to show the doll to the world.
“Diversity is important to me.
“People need to see more people like me out there in the world.”
The doll is available to pre-order from toy firm Smyths.
It comes after the first Barbie dolls with prosthetic legs and hearing aids were launched last year.
The diversed dolls include a Ken doll with skin pigment condition vitiligo and a Barbie in a wheelchair.
Other new Kens are shorter and less muscular.
The hearing aidswere designed in collaboration with audiologist Dr Jen Richardson.