Artist Creates “Normal Barbie” Using Official CDC Measurements [Pics]

Using Photoshop,a 3-D model and printer, and the official measurements from the Centers for Disease Control for the average 19-year-old female, artist Nikolay Lamm of mydeals.com created the “Normal Barbie.”

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I created normal Barbie because I wanted to show that average is beautiful,’’ Lamm wrote in an email to TODAY.com. “If average-looking Barbie looks this good and if there’s even a chance of Barbie negatively influencing young girls, why not make one?”

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[via TODAY]