Barbie play with paper dolls, and noticed that she often enjoyed giving them adult roles. At the time, most children's toy dolls were representations of infants. Realizing that there could be a gap in the market, Handler suggested the idea of an adult-bodied doll to her husband Elliot, a co-founder of the Mattel toy company. He was unenthusiastic about the idea, as were Mattel's directors. During a trip to Europe in 1956 with her children Barbara and Kenneth, Ruth Handler came across a German toy doll called Bild Lilli. The adult-figured doll was exactly what Handler had in mind, so she
Chelsea Handler on "The New York Times" Best Seller list for two weeks and in the middle of the year did the standup show "", which was then released on Netflix in October 2014. In 2010, Handler was ranked on the "Forbes" Celebrity 100 at No. 98. In 2012, "Time" named Handler one of the 100 most influential people in the world on their annual "Time" 100 list. Handler appeared on one of the two covers for the December 2009 edition of "Playboy". Inside the magazine, Handler posed for a non-nude pictorial. She was also featured on the cover of "Shape" in