Barbie-sized friends

Midge Hadley Sherwood (1963-1966, 1988-2004, 2013-2015) This character was Barbie's best friend according to promotional materials and packaging. She was the third character introduced in the Barbie line, following Barbie and Ken. In the Random House novels, her last name is Hadley. She was paired with Allan Sherwood, Ken's best friend, when Allan was introduced in 1964. After marrying Allan/Alan in 1991, she became a partner in Midge Hadley Sherwood. In the 1990s Price Stern Sloan adventure series with Barbie, she and Alan are married, and in book 5, The Phantom of Shrinking Pond, by Suzanne Weyn, copyright 1992, it is implied that she has named after her Aunt Margaret (not the same person as Margaret Roberts). She is called Viky in Brazil (from the book Barbie Doll Around the World, by J. Michael Augustyniak, copyright 2008 Collector Books). In 2001, she was given her own line called Happy Family. Midge was released with a magnetic womb and a baby. Also in line were Alan and his son Ryan, and Midge's parents, although they were never given real names. In 2013, she was brought back to the web series "Barbie: Life in the Dream House." In the series, she undergoes a makeover to appear more modern, although the character tends to act as if she is still in the 1960s. There is no mention of Allan/Alan in the series. Since 2015, Midge has not appeared in doll form or in any of the Barbie movies/shows.

Christie (1968-2005, 2015) The first African-American friend character of Barbie doll, Christie formed She was part of the new Talking doll group in 1968. Christie was later issued as a Twist 'N Turn version. The character appeared It was in the product line continuously for many years, although Christie's original sculpture was discontinued shortly after in 1978. Christie is notable because she has been romantically linked to several male characters over the years. In 1970, she became involved with Brad, the Talking Brad doll even said "Christie is the best." In 1982, the Sunsational Malibu Christie doll had a boyfriend named Ken who wore Brad's face sculpture with rooted hair. In the late '80s, Christie was paired with Steven. The surname O'Neil is associated with the character Nikki, said to be Christie's sister, but the surname has not been directly associated with Christie. The doll has been criticized for following American beauty standards rather than representing African cultural body image, representing only one skin color tone, and because its sculpted features were seen to symbolize white standards of beauty. Christie was discontinued when Barbie got big. Nikki as her new African-American friend, although Nikki used Christie's face for a while, the change in the name of almost the same doll was never mentioned. In the 2015 Barbie movie, Barbie and her sister at a puppy rescue, Christie is the name of one of Barbie's old friends from Willows, Wisconsin. On the back of the 1999 Beyond Pink Christie box, her birthday is listed as August 9.

Teresa (1988-present; Barbie's best friend) Originally used Barbie's 1983 Spanish face sculpture for the Island Fun Teresa doll and the Beach Blast Teresa doll. Starting with the wet 'N Wild Teresa doll, the character began to play. She began using the Steffie face sculpture from 1972. Starting with the Teresa Rollerblade doll, the character began to use the Steffie face sculpture from 1972 to use a completely new face sculpt, which is known as the Teresa face sculpt. In the 1999 book Grolier High Sea Adventure, her last name is Rivera. She is currently known as one of Barbie's friends. She is called Debora in Brazil (from the book Barbie Doll Around the World, by J. Michael Augustyniak, copyright 2008 Collector Books). Likewise, she starred in the web series "Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse" and now stars in Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures. On the back of the 1999 Beyond Pink Teresa box, her birthday is listed as October 2.

Summer Gordon (2004-2015) This doll used a new sculpted face. Summer is Blaine's little sister with strawberry blonde hair and green/brown eyes. She was a frequent character in the web series Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse. She was originally from Australia when she was first introduced in 2004.

Nicole "Nikki" O'Neil (2006-present) This doll appears as one of Barbie's current friends and has used multiple different head sculpts over the years. Her last name is O'Neil in a collection of short stories published by Random House in 2010. The book is "Barbie / I Can be a Movie Star" and the story is "A Dream Come True" by Alison Inches. Nikki is Christie's little sister. Nikki was introduced in 1997 as part of the "Teen Skipper" line. She was a frequent character in the web series Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse and now stars in Barbie: Dreamhouse Adventures with an altered personality than before.

Raquelle (2007-2015) This doll used Summer's face mold with her original debut. In 2011, she debuted with a new face sculpt in the Barbie Fashionistas line with an Asian appearance. She is Barbie's enemy, as shown in Barbie: A Fairy Secret.