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Think Barbie is an airhead? Think again, she’s been a career woman for 60 years and it doesn’t look like she’s quitting

ParentingMarch 10, 2019
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RUNNING for president six times, landing on the moon and being a top robotics engineer – Barbie’s had one heck of a busy career.

And despite turning 60 yesterday, and giving no hint of retiring from her hectic routine, the world’s most popular doll still doesn’t look a day over 20.

Barbie was a pilot in 1999

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Barbie was a pilot in 1999

Today she maintains her position as global top-selling doll, shifting more than 100 a minute, and more than a billion to date.

That’s quite a workforce. But then Barbie is no stranger to graft, having had more than 200 careers in her time, from astronaut, pilot and robot technician to entrepreneur, athlete and journalist.

To mark Barbie’s 60 years, we take you through her impressive work CV.

Barbie tried her hand at space travel in 1965
Barbie tried her hand at space travel in 1965
Barbie became a glamorous surgeon in 1973

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Barbie became a glamorous surgeon in 1973
Barbie struck out as a veterinarian in 1985

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Barbie struck out as a veterinarian in 1985
The plastic pin-up was an Air Force pilot in 1991

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The plastic pin-up was an Air Force pilot in 1991

 

She was a Naval Petty Officer in 1991

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She was a Naval Petty Officer in 1991
No trauma, Barbie was a cool US Army medic in 1993

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No trauma, Barbie was a cool US Army medic in 1993
Burning with ambition, Barbie was a firefighter in 1995

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Burning with ambition, Barbie was a firefighter in 1995
Despite being mute, Barbie was a lead singer of a band in 1998
Despite being mute, Barbie was a lead singer of a band in 1998
Brandishing a trendy flip phone, Barbie was a working woman in 1999
Brandishing a trendy flip phone, Barbie was a working woman in 1999
Leaving the competition behind, Barbie was a NASCAR driver in 1998
Leaving the competition behind, Barbie was a NASCAR driver in 1998
Barbie was a Presidential candidate in 2004 but didn't get elected
Barbie was a Presidential candidate in 2004 but didn’t get elected
Barbie was a severe-looking film producer in 2005 but had no #metoo complaints made against her
Barbie was a severe-looking film producer in 2005 but had no #metoo complaints made against her
Barbie had her hands full as a paediatric specialist in 2009

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Barbie had her hands full as a paediatric specialist in 2009

 

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