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Just a Barbie doll

Betty Lou Bishop from Fallon, Nevada has a large collection of vintage Barbie dolls, which she will display at the salesroom of the 2006 Barbie Dolls Collectors Convention in Los Angeles. The 25,000 square feet showroom, "the biggest in the world", holds some of the largest groups of dealers, Barbie dolls-inspired artists and collectors of the popular Mattel's doll. The Hotel is hosting the 2006 Barbie Doll Collectors Convention with the attendance of hundred of dealers and collectors of the popular toy made by Mattel. Created in 1959, the doll has become a cultural icon with collectors around the world, with some dolls selling for more than $16,000.

COMPILED BY NIMI KURIAN

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