<P> Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy company Mattel , Inc. and launched in March 1959 . American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration . </P>
<P> Barbie is a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy company Mattel , Inc. and launched in March 1959 . American businesswoman Ruth Handler is credited with the creation of the doll using a German doll called Bild Lilli as her inspiration . </P>
who was the first barbie doll modeled after
who was the first barbie doll modeled after
a German doll called Bild Lilli
a German doll called Bild Lilli