2023-05-01 18:29:52
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Éléonore Laloux is the French ambassador for the first Barbie doll with Down syndrome. For the 37-year-old young woman, this doll will help her carry her message of inclusion.
Éléonore Laloux has just received the new inclusive Barbie. The doll is smaller and takes on the facial features of a person with trisomy 21, like Éléonore. “She is super beautiful. I am moved and so proud to represent people with disabilities”, she greets. At 37, Éléonore Laloux was chosen by Mattel to be the French ambassador for a collection that makes room for difference.
To change the mentalities
In a wheelchair or with prostheses, the dolls are made to make the handicap visible. “She gives me a little pep. She loves life, it shows”, assures the ambassador. She is already famous in Arrageois. A municipal councilor, she is also an administrative officer at the hospital in Arras (Pas-de-Calais). For her dad, her role as ambassador must change mentalities. In her yellow and blue dress, the doll brings hope. It may help thousands of people to find a place in society.
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