When people make kawaribina (Girl's Festival dolls of unusual appearance), dairibina dolls are often modeled after one male and one female who are selected among people in the news reflecting the current or previous year's trend.
変わり雛は、その年あるいは前年に話題となった人物の中から男女1人ずつを選び、内裏雛に見立てて作られることが多い。