When did Barbies body change?
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2016: Barbie’s new body makes the cover of Time Barbie’s curvier figure made the cover of Time magazine the year Mattel introduced three new body types: tall, curvy, and petite.
What are the new Barbie body types?
Barbie’s got a new body. Three new bodies, actually: petite, tall and curvy, in Mattel’s exhaustively debated lexicon, and beginning Jan. 28 they will be sold alongside the original busty, thin-waisted form on Barbie.com.
Is a Barbie body possible?

Although she’s long been considered the universal ideal for a woman’s figure, an analysis of her doll-size shape in proportion to a fully grown woman shows Barbie is anatomically impossible and would be reduced to walking on all fours and incapable of lifting anything.
How many Barbie body types are there?
Mattel, the maker of Barbie, announced that the doll would now be coming in three new body types—curvy, tall and petite—along with the original body form. The dolls will also be available in 7 different skin tones, 22 eye colors, and 24 hairstyles, as explained on their official website.
What is a Barbie body?
✓ If Barbie were an actual women, she would be 5’9” tall, have a 39” bust, an 18” waist, 33” hips and a size 3 shoe! ✓ Barbie calls this a “full figure” and likes her weight at 110 lbs. ✓ At 5’9” tall and weighing 110 lbs, Barbie would have a BMI of 16.24 and fit the weight criteria for anorexia.

How much do Barbies weigh?
✓ Barbie calls this a “full figure” and likes her weight at 110 lbs. ✓ At 5’9” tall and weighing 110 lbs, Barbie would have a BMI of 16.24 and fit the weight criteria for anorexia.
What is Barbies breast size?
Raw measurement-wise, Barbie’s bust measurement is 6″, with a 5 1/4″ underbust. Barbie is a 1/6th size doll, so multiply those by six… Bust measurement of 36″, underbust of 31.5″, rounding up to 32″.