Ken Turns 50
On March 11, 1961, America's most fashionable teenager finally met her match. Introduced two years after Barbie, Mattel's Ken Carson was just a good-looking boy in red swim trunks with a crewcut. Here's a history of Barbie's longtime boyfriend.
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