Paris Plays Dress Up
February 8, 2008
The Hilton dolls, made by Germany's Simba Toys, will go on sale in Europe this year alongside Simba's existing doll character, Steffi Love, which competes in a fashion doll market dominated by a US rival, Barbie.
While the wide-eyed dolls do not resemble Hilton in the face, they do authentically represent her taste. The real-life Hilton chose three glitzy outfits -- including silver streaked hair, jewelry and MP3 player -- for the dolls: Party, Glam Summer and Shopping.
A Simba executive, Jürgen Deschner, said the products would have a starting pretax price of 8.40 euros ($12.40).
Simba, which has signed up for an initial two-year license from Hilton, has prepared a flesh-and-blood Hilton look-alike to smile at the visitors on its stand at the Nuremberg Toy Fair from Feb. 7 to Feb. 12.
Hilton said Simba wasn't the first company to approach her about a doll, but the 26-year-old snubbed her other suitor's less wholesome proposal.
"I turn down perverted things, some sex things," she said according to femalefirst.co.uk. "Like a Paris Hilton blow-up doll.
"This company was like, 'They'll sell for $50,000 each, it'll be the real-life you,'" she added. "And I'm like, 'I really don't want a real-life me with anyone, anywhere.'"