Barbie Barbie 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. Barbie is the figurehead of a brand of Mattel dolls and accessories, including other family members and collectible dolls. Barbie has been an important part of the toy fashion doll market for over fifty years, and has been the subject of numerous controversies and lawsuits, often involving parodies of the doll and her lifestyle. Mattel has sold over a
Chelsea Handler 2015, Handler said she envisioned a show more serious than "Chelsea Lately:" "I would like a healthy mix of everything that goes on around the world, mixed with interesting stuff in our country. The well-roundedness of "60 Minutes" but faster, quicker, cooler." In October 2017, Handler announced that the show will be concluding after its second season, as she wishes to focus on activism. Handler has written five books that have made the "New York Times Best Seller List", four of which have reached number one. Her first book, "" (2005), describes the variety of sexual encounters she has experienced