{"id":298430,"date":"2021-07-14T01:19:32","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T22:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/high-demand-naomi-osaka-barbie-doll-sells-out-in-hours\/"},"modified":"2021-07-14T01:19:32","modified_gmt":"2021-07-13T22:19:32","slug":"high-demand-naomi-osaka-barbie-doll-sells-out-in-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/high-demand-naomi-osaka-barbie-doll-sells-out-in-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"#’High demand’ Naomi Osaka Barbie doll sells out in hours"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#’High demand’ Naomi Osaka Barbie doll sells out in hours<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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Tennis phenom Naomi Osaka has scored an ace off the court, with a Barbie doll figure of herself that\u2019s flying off the shelves. <\/p>\n

The posable toy \u2014 which features the four-time Grand Slam winner in her outfit from the 2020 Australian Open \u2014 sold out in just hours after it dropped on Monday for $29.99 a box, the maker, Mattel, said.<\/a> <\/p>\n

\u201cI hope every child is reminded that they can be and do anything,\u201d Osaka tweeted<\/a> on Monday after announcing the release of the toy.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The newest plastic-version of Osaka, which comes complete with a replica of her Yonex racket, is a part of the Barbie Role Model series<\/a>. The Barbie website has limited sales of the 13-inch-high doll to two per customer.<\/p>\n

The 23-year-old\u2019s app<\/a>earance was first molded into a doll in 2019 for Barbie\u2019s Shero collection.<\/p>\n

Carlyle Nuera, a designer at Barbie for over 10 years, planned out the doll. On top of making Osaka into a toy, Nuera has also designed Barbies for Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, and tennis legend Billie Jean King.<\/p>\n

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The Naomi Osaka doll is part of the Barbie Role Model series. <\/figcaption>
Mattel<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The 23-year-old first had a Barbie in her likeness as part of the doll\u2019s 2019 Shero collection.<\/figcaption>
Mattel<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cWhat I personally admire the most about Naomi Osaka is how she uses her platform, the spotlight on her and her voice, to raise awareness about social<\/a> justice,\u201d Nuera said in a press release.<\/p>\n

In May, Osaka controversially withdrew from the French Open due to mental health reasons and recently penned a Time essay \u2014 titled \u201cIt\u2019s O.K. Not to Be O.K.\u201d<\/a> \u2014 about the topic. As of now, Osaka plans to lace up for the 2020 Olympics Game<\/a>s in her home country of Japan.\n <\/div>\n