Barbie's (Real) Dream House

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It was an invitation-only gala affair fit for a star. Celebs like Jet Li mingled with models, and cars filled with people eager to get inside were backed up in a traffic jam. The reason for the event, held on March 6: the grand opening in Shanghai of the $30 million House of Barbie, the iconic doll’s flagship pink emporium featuring six stories of everything Barbie, from a restaurant to a runway.

The world’s most famous doll turned 50-years-old March 9, and Mattel is working its way through a yearlong celebration.

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