Ken Turns 50

Ken Turns 50
Mattel / Newsmakers

Dreamboat Ken (1962)
From Willows, Wisconsin, Ken is 12 inches tall, just .5 of an inch taller than Barbie. Mattel claims the pair met on the set of their first commercial and fell in love at first sight, of course.

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