A doll of young actress and singer, Zendaya, was created out of a not so pleasant situation, where the young star attended the Oscars a couple of years ago with dreads in her hair, hoping to show all hairstyles can be beautiful. However, some controversy was created when a TV personality commented on her hair, saying she also expected her hair to smell like patchouli oil and weed, which people did not take well to, including Zendaya, who responded with a letter, explaining her choice of hairstyle for the event, and wanting to give a positive message with it. Mattel chose to respond to the situation by helping Zendaya to share her message of beauty, by creating a one of a kind doll in her likeness from the Oscars. To date, it still unfortunately seems to be a one of a kind, made specifically for her. We can only hope they may choose to make more and make it available to the public, as it’s a gorgeous doll.

Mattel is trying to bring attention to role models, as they introduce their Sheroes collection, featuring a variety of role models from past and present.

There’s snowboarder Chloe Kim; artist Frida Kahlo; filmmaker Patty Jenkins; US Olympic gymnast Gabby Douglas; boxer Nicola Adams Obe; young Australian conservationist Bindi Irwin; aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart; volleyball champ Hui Ruoqi; plus-size model and body activist Ashley Graham; NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson; chef Helene Darroze; soccer player Sara Gama; golfer Lorena Ochoa; windsurfer Cagla Kubat; TV host and Nat Geo Editor Martyna Wojciechowska; Chinese actress and philanthropist Xiaotong Guan; San Francisco Ballet principal dancer Yuan Yuan Tan; and the Tehran-born designer behind cult favorite fashion label lala Berlin, Leyla Piedayesh.