Ballerina Cara

Name: Ballerina Cara

Made by and When: Mattel, 1975

Material: Vinyl

Height: 11-1/2 inches

Hair/Eyes/Mouth: Black rooted hair with a middle part styled in a ponytail/brown painted eyes/slightly parted lips

Clothes: Pink satin ballerina costume with a two-tiered pink tutu, pink ballet shoes, crown, bouquet of vinyl red roses, two-piece pink stand

Other: Style #9528, Ballerina Cara uses the Steffie face sculpt; can be posed like a ballerina. Link to a Pinterest pin of Ballerina Cara.

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