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The first Barbie doll, created in 1959 is displayed on April 6, 2009 in Paris during the "Barbie Fashion show 2009", an exhibition dedicated to the world's most famous toy, that takes places at the Galeries Lafayette store from April 6 to 25, 2009 to celebrate her 50th birthday. The whole 1st floor shows the 29-centimeter (11.4-inch) beauty dressed up in outifits specially created by fashion designers such as Christian Lacroix, Gerard Darel, Sonia Rykiel, Karl Lagerfeld and Jean-Charles de Castelbajac. AFP PHOTO FRANCOIS GUILLOT (Photo credit should read FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP via Getty Images)

The first Barbie doll, created in 1959 is displayed on April 6, 2009 in Paris during the "Barbie Fashion show 2009", an exhibition dedicated to the world's most famous toy, that takes places at the Galeries Lafayette store from April 6 to 25, 2009 to celebrate her 50th birthday. The whole 1st floor shows the 29-centimeter (11.4-inch) beauty dressed up in outifits specially created by fashion designers such as Christian Lacroix, Gerard Darel, Sonia Rykiel, Karl Lagerfeld and Jean-Charles de Castelbajac.   AFP PHOTO FRANCOIS GUILLOT        (Photo credit should read FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP via Getty Images)