Doll: *American Girls Paper Doll, Josefina Set

Featured is a wonderful American Girls Paper Doll, Josefina. Starting with the first issue of American Girl Magazine (which debuted in December 1992), the magazine included a paper doll of a real girl who had submitted her information to American Girl for a chance to be drawn. Six girls were picked every year, one for each issue. Each doll was included on a removable cardstock insert at the center of the magazine. The dolls were predominately drawn by Susan McAliley in the front-on pose of the released Historical Character paper dolls, with her name and photo above her. Each girl was given a logo and color. A booklet was included to be assembled; small stories of the girl and her relatives were written. The front cover gave the name of the girl and year of release. Paper dolls let us enter the world of movie stars and we became clothes designers and stylists for them.