Hollywood: ‘Bridgerton’ producer Rhimes, make-up artist McGrath heralded with Barbie dolls – Gulf Digital News

Hollywood: ‘Bridgerton’ producer Rhimes, make-up artist McGrath heralded with Barbie dolls – Gulf Digital News

US TV producer and writer Shonda Rhimes, British make-up artist Pat McGrath and French blogger Lena Mahfouf are being honoured with Barbie dolls in their likeness as part of a celebration of female business founders.

In its latest Barbie role models line-up, toy maker Mattel is paying tribute to women from around the world, including Sonia Peronaci, founder of Italian cooking website 'GialloZafferano' and German digital entrepreneur Tijen Onaran.

Rhimes, whose Shondaland Media company is behind hit Netflix series 'Bridgerton' and 'Inventing Anna', took to Instagram to share a picture of her doll from the collection ahead of International Women's Day.

"I have my own Barbie! Proud to be among the 12 amazing women, all of which are breaking barriers in their respective careers," Rhimes, also known for medical drama 'Grey's Anatomy' and political series 'Scandal', wrote on Instagram on Thursday.

Other honourees include McGrath, a fixture backstage at fashion week shows and founder of Pat McGrath Labs, as well as 24-year-old Mahfouf, a social media influencer of Algerian heritage.

"It’s a huge honour and it’s something quite unbelievable because when I was younger we used to only have ... a few models of Barbie and they all looked kind of the same -