Yara Shahidi Honored with Barbie ‘Shero’ collection

The ‘Grown-ish’ actress received her own Barbie doll in celebration of Barbie’s 60th anniversary.

After starting a movement to encourage her fellow millennials to vote during the midterm elections, Yara Shahidi received her own Barbie doll.

 

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I’m honored to be repping all the young ones as a Barbie Role Model☀️Let’s continue to inspire the next generation and each other⭐️ We need your voices and are watching you all Blossom and shine! #YouCanBeAnything #Barbie60 #barbie

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The activist sat down with “Good Morning America” and expressed her excitement for becoming a Barbie “Shero” and being a role model.

The doll looks almost identical to Yara. Down to the cheekbones.

 

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Yara and Yarbie are so excited to be one of the many amazing brilliant humans showing girls #YouCanBeAnything 🌟💗 celebrating #internationalwomensday surrounded by my role models! #sponsored #barbie

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Barbie also honored Naomi Osaka, Adwoa Aboah, Chen Man, Kristina Vogel and more.

 

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Imagining she can be anything is just the beginning. Actually seeing that she can makes all the difference. Meet the latest Barbie Role Models–all extraordinary women we’ve honored with a one-of-a-kind doll in their likeness. #MoreRoleModels #Barbie60

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