Barbie unveils doll with Down syndrome

Éléonore Laloux has just received the new inclusive Barbie. The doll is smaller and takes on the facial features of a person with trisomy 21, like Éléonore. “She is super beautiful. I am moved and so proud to represent people with disabilities”, she greets. At 37, Éléonore Laloux was chosen by Mattel to be the French ambassador for a collection that makes room for difference.

To change the mentalities

In a wheelchair or with prostheses, the dolls are made to make the handicap visible. “She gives me a little pep. She loves life, it shows”, assures the ambassador. She is already famous in Arrageois. A municipal councilor, she is also an administrative officer at the hospital in Arras (Pas-de-Calais). For her dad, her role as ambassador must change mentalities. In her yellow and blue dress, the doll brings hope. It may help thousands of people to find a place in society.