©1980 Oriental/Kira/Marina

In the beginning of the 1980s, Barbie would release the “Dolls of the World” line. In it, a quite unfortunately named “Oriental Barbie” (seemingly encompassing all of East Asia) would don a brand new face mold, for which it would be soon named after. The sculpt was used during the 80s for Barbie’s friends Dana, Miko, and later Kira (who was named Marina in Europe). The face sculpt has proved to redeem itself from its questionable beginnings for its extensive use in playline dolls, and appearances in collector or special edition dolls even to this day.