Unknown Barbie W/Blue Halter Dress

by Anna
(Oregon)

I got this barbie from a thrift shop. Don't know anything about it. I have been trying to look it up but have been unsuccessful. It has a blue halter top dress with a butterfly decal on the front. Painted black eyelashes, deep blue eyes, ginger hair, soft light pink/skin-toned plastic, bendable knees, slightly bent but unbendable arms, no markings on head, and markings on the behind saying 'mattel inc, 1966, hong kong, 9'. Is there anything you could tell me about this doll? Is it even a barbie? or is it a midge, francie, etc? Thank you for any information!

Hi Anna -
Although I'm not sure which ones, I believe you have either a Steffie or PJ doll from the early 1980s. Your Barbie has the "Steffie" face. The inside rim of her head should be marked (c) 1971. Barbie dolls were made in Hong Kong from 1970 to 1987.
I am not familiar with the dress.
Suzanne