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Barbie turns 60

She's a cultural icon of the 20th century. She has turned 60 and still doesn't have a wrinkle in sight.

Barbara Millicent Roberts, or Barbie, was unveiled to the New York Toy Fair on the 9th of March 1959 and, since then, she's gone on to delight generations of children.

But how positive a modern role model is Barbie for young girls?

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