Keeping Ken
Keeping Ken Ken News!Results
Keeping Ken
Keeping Ken Ken News!
Results of the Barbie Bazaar/Keeping Ken Poll!
In
an interactive poll, exclusive to Barbie®
Bazaar, you were invited to take part in choosing your favorite Ken®
of all time, from 1961-2000.
(Late 2000 and 2001 Ken® doll line "write-in" votes could be emailed).
The
tabulated results are posted at the end of the series "The
Ultimate Accessory…Ken®!/
The question put forth was not an easy one. You will see from the results that they ranged from Vintage, Mod and Modern eras, to store exclusives and foreign market issues. In his 40 years, Ken® proves he is timeless and treasured to us all. Below is an expanded Top 50 listing, exclusive to the Keeping Ken website.
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RUNNER-UP 2. Flock Hair Ken-1961 |
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| 3. Shave 'n Style Ken-1999 | 4. Hawaiian Ken-1978 | (TIE) 5. Painted Hair Ken-1961-1962 |
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6. Cool Shavin' Ken-1996 | 7. Baywatch Ken-1994 |
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| 8. Sunsational Malibu Ken African American-1981 | 9. Walk Lively Ken-1971 | 10. Winter Sport Ken (Canada)-1994 |
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Past Ken® Polls at Keeping Ken The poll results below reflect questions asked from Ken collectors. The basis of these poll questions was to combine specific aspects of Ken dolls produced to create a "Collector Choice" Ken doll. From polling results, we see that collectors would like to see the following to create the Ken doll. Please check back, as this "Collector Ken" will be made, so you can see what he would actually look like from polling results! Until then, this picture to the left comes pretty close to your selections. |
| What is your favorite Ken head mold? | |||
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1968 Ken | |
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1961 Flock Hair 123 Votes |
#3 | #4 | |
1997 Ken Collectibles |
1996 Ken |
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| 94 Votes | 88 Votes | ||
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| #5 1991 Totally Hair | #6 1990 Ken | #7 1990 Alan | #8 1977 Rooted Superstar |
| 77 Votes | 57 Votes | 53 Votes | 45 Votes |
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#9 1997 Romeo |
#10 1972 Ken | #11 1977 Superstar | #12 1991 Stars 'n Stripes |
| 43 Votes | 39 Votes | 38 Votes | 38 Votes |
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| #13 1991 Ken | #14 1991 Modified Alan | #15 1962 Painted Hair | #16 1986 Ken |
| 33 Votes | 27 Votes | 25 Votes | 23 Votes |
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| 1983 Hispanic Ken | 1981 Black Ken | 1983 Black Ken | 1988 Ken |
| 21 Votes | 20 Votes | 17 Votes | 14 Votes |
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| 1991 Jamal | 1983 Ken | 1987 Black Ken | 1997 Ken |
| 13 Votes | 12 Votes | 8 Votes | 7 Votes |
| Poll results are based on 1072 unique votes. | |||
| What type of hair would you choose? | What color hair? | Solid or Two-Tone color? | ||||||
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| Rooted | 57 | 50 | Black | 34 | 16 | Two-Tone | 113 | 54 |
| Brown/Brunette | 24 | 12 | ||||||
| Blonde/Dark Blonde | 23 | 11 | ||||||
| Brown/Light Brown | 19 | 9 | ||||||
| Molded | 29 | 26 | Red/Auburn | 17 | 8 | |||
| Red/Strawberry Blonde | 17 | 8 | ||||||
| Brown | 15 | 7 | Solid | 95 | 46 | |||
| Blonde | 14 | 7 | ||||||
| Flock | 27 | 24 | Blonde/Platinum | 14 | 7 | |||
| Red | 13 | 6 | ||||||
| Gray | 11 | 5 | ||||||
| Other | 7 | 3 | ||||||
| Based on 113 votes | Based on 208 votes | Based on 208 votes | ||||||
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What eye color? |
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| Color | Vote | % |
| Blue | 73 | 50 |
| Blue/Clear Blue | 19 | 13 |
| Blue/Turquoise | 17 | 12 |
| Green/Hazel | 11 | 8 |
| Green | 10 | 7 |
| Violet | 7 | 5 |
| Brown | 7 | 5 |
| Brown/Light Brown | 7 | 5 |
| Brown/Dark Brown | 7 | 5 |
| Gray | 4 | 3 |
| Other | 4 | 3 |
| Based on 145 votes | ||
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