New Barbie jobs computer engineer and TV host
Barbie must have the world's longest CV - because her 125th and 126th careers have been revealed.This year will see Barbie become a TV news host and computer engineer, not bad for someone who was a fashion model in 1959.
Makers Mattel held a public poll to pick the 2010 jobs, with over 500,000 people from around the world casting a vote.
As ever the accessories are key to the jobs. Computer Engineer Barbie comes with glasses, a pink laptop and bluetooth headset, while News Anchor Barbie has a microphone and video camera.
Previous Barbie careers have included racing car driver and firefighter -- but given how quickly she quits each job, you have to doubt her commitment.
A spokesperson for Mattel said: "All the girls who imagine their futures through Barbie will learn that engineers — like girls — are free to explore infinite possibilities, limited only by their imagination."As a computer engineer, Barbie will show girls that women can turn their ideas into realities that have a direct and positive impact on people’s everyday lives in this exciting and rewarding career."
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