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Lira announced as Barbie’s first African role model

Lira has become the first African woman to join and receive with her own Barbie doll as part of Barbie’s 60th Anniversary Shero campaign. The campaign celebrates role models who inspire girls everywhere.

Lira

As part of Barbie’s 60th anniversary, earlier this year on International Women’s Day (March 8) a global campaign #MoreRoleModels was launched to honour extraordinary women with a doll in their likeness.

Lira shared the exciting news on social media. She said in part: “I am the very first African to be bestowed with this honour and I’m simply thrilled to be honoured in this way.

Lira

Lira joins the global line up of amazing women inspiring girls everywhere such as Yara Shahid and Ava DuVernay. Lira announced as Barbie’s first African role model. Congratulations!

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Source: Bona