Things you never knew about Barbie revealed

Washington: Barbie turned 55 yesterday and as most of us identify her as the glamourous blonde beauty, we are completely unaware of her other traits and achievements. Did you know Barbie ran for president a total of six times in the early 90s or that she has had at least 50 different hair colours in her lifetime?

On the occasion of Barbie’s 55th birthday, the Huffington Post has compiled a list of things you probably didn’t know about her, that make her the hottest 55-year-old on the planet. The really impressive ones that made it on the list include, Barbie was made to promote girl power and the heroine of almost all young girls globally, is very active on the social media front with her presence on popular social networking sites like, Facebook and Twitter.

Another astonishing fact is that a Barbie doll is purchased every three seconds in the world and her real name is Barbara Millicent Roberts, named after maker Ruth Handler’s daughter. Handler had said that her whole philosophy behind Barbie was to show the world that a woman has choices and she can go anywhere and be anything.