Unlike the more youthful Girlz, the Teenz were intended to represent college-age girls “out on their own and living their dreams”, with a set of four new characters named Arizona, Bijou, Melrose and Tristen. The dolls stood at 14 inches tall, featured fourteen points of articulation and inset eyes with rooted eyelashes. The first and second waves of dolls would utilise interchangeable wigs for their hair, while the third wave and later rereleases of the first wave would feature hair rooted into the head.
Meet the Teenz
Arizona
Almost too perfect to believe, Arizona’s the songstress with a gorgeously girly sense of style. Arizona dreams of becoming a Broadway star and she feels there’s no time to waste. She practices her singing for three hours every night, after which she rests her “instrument” with meditation, a long hot bath, and herbal tea. Every morning she’s off to auditions and in the evenings she takes grueling dance and voice lessons. Organization is everything for Arizona and she hates surprises. She always assembles her outfits the night before and she puts careful thought into how she’ll make a subtly chic statement. She gives fantastic advice, but she sometimes gets too caught up in talking about herself. Still, Arizona’s a super-loyal friend you can always count on.
Bijou
Healthy and super-fit, Bijou’s the photographer with an eye on world events. Bijou dreams of saving the world one person at a time by helping to feed hungry people everywhere. Bijou’s a health nut and she hopes to study while abroad and take courses in nutrition, history, and the environment – all while volunteering for her favorite causes. She uses her passion for photography as a way of capturing the lives of those she encounters and she hopes these images can help educate people back home. Bijou hopes that someday her snaps might grace the cover of National Geographic or Time magazine.
Melrose
Melrose is the brainy and beautiful college girl who has a way with words and a passion for speaking her mind. Rocking a fierce fashion sense, this strong-minded smarty is the host of her own podcast where she shares her opinions on college life, current events, politics, relationships and everything else in between. Melrose is all about keeping a straight A average in school and when she’s not studying she can usually be found writing. She loves music and songwriting and she writes songs that express her feelings and ideas about the world. Melrose loves to debate so watch out because she seriously stands her ground when she thinks she’s right. Melrose likes to chill out by watching reality TV, sometimes followed by a night of dancing with her best girls.
Tristen
Tristen’s the artist with an eye for style. With an outside-the-box point of view and a passion for rule-breaking, Tristen fought to earn herself a coveted apprenticeship under one of the hottest up and coming fashion designers. Tristen’s always game for anything new and unexpected and she’s willing to work like crazy to make her dreams come true. This girl’s great at spotting trends and she spends her free time searching for inspiration from local street fashion, sketching big ideas, and studying foreign languages so that she can eventually move to one of the fashion capitals of the world like Paris, Milan, or Tokyo. Tristen’s not great with time management, but that has trained her to think on her toes.
One of my all time favorite lines! Can’t ever get enough of these girls ❤️