Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad is getting her own Barbie
 

Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad is getting her own Barbie
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Barbie's newest "Shero" is Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad.

Muhammad made history in 2016 as the first American athlete to compete in the Olympics while wearing a hijab, and now she's breaking barriers again as the first hijab-wearing Barbie doll.*

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The announcement was made at Glamour's "Woman of the Year" summit, where last year's "Shero" Ashley Graham presented Muhammad with the new doll, according to a press release from Barbie.*

Muhammad tweeted that it was a "childhood dream come true" to have a Barbie made in her image.* Read more...

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