This Is Rather Weird...

@celticeagle (195840)

Boise, Idaho

November 8, 2026 2:42pm CST

I just read that the model Twiggy was the first celebrity that Mattel made a doll in their likeness. It was in 1967 and she had become famous as a model, one of the most recognizable faces in London's Swinging Sixties. A newspaper from that year shows an ad for one of these Barbies for a whopping $6. (The reason I find this weird is that Twiggy was really skinny, and I always think of a Barbie doll as being a shapelier and maybe a bit larger because of it.)

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@JohnRoberts (109234)

• Los Angeles, California

8h

Barbie was cashing on in Twiggy's fame. Oh to have one of those dolls! Can you imagine the collectible value?

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@RasmaSandra (102206)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

8h

@JohnRoberts there are vintage Twiggy dolls available online,

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@Deepizzaguy (126597)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

5h

I have heard of Twiggy as a model but did not know that she had a doll used by Mattel in 1967.

@Traceyjayne (15214)

• United Kingdom

4h

She also did some acting …

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@Deepizzaguy (126597)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

1h

@Traceyjayne I did know that.

@AmbiePam (132814)

• United States

4h

My late mom said Twiggy was what started the anorexic modeling craze. Looking back, her fame did begat hiring other modeling sticks.

@RasmaSandra (102206)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

8h

Never had a Twiggy doll but I did have Barbie,

@Traceyjayne (15214)

• United Kingdom

4h

I had Sindy …the English version of Barbie….

@TheHorse (241189)

• Walnut Creek, California

4h

I had not known there was a Twiggy Barbie.