Barbie, through her many many years of popularity, has many friends. Barbie was first advertised at The New York Toy Show in 1959. Through out the years, she has made a long list of buddies. KEN, MIDGE ,ALLAN ,CHRISTIE ,STACEY ,PJ ,BRAD ,JAMIE, STEFFI ,KELLEY,CARA ,CURTIS ,DANA ,DEE DEE ,DEREK ,DIVA MIKO,WHITNEY ,BECKY ,BELINDA ,BOPSY ,STEVEN ,TERESA DEVON ,KAYLA ,NIKKI ,KIRA ,NIA ,TARA LYNN. There is also the numerous friends of Barbie's siblings.

lisette, barbie, ken, stacy,christine, chelsy, much more!

You can't forget her black mod cousin Francie!

FYI, Francie wasn't only black; she came in white too. Most of the dolls came in black and white. I removed Ken's friends, Skipper's friends and friends of friends... http://www.dolls4play.com/barbiehistory.html KEN 1961-present, Barbie’s boyfriend MIDGE 1963-66, Barbie’s friend FRANCIE 1966-76, Barbie’s modern cousin CASEY 1967 & 1974 Francie’s friend CHRISTIE 1968-present, Barbie’s friend STACEY 1968-70, Barbie’s friend PJ 1969-1985, Barbie’s friend JAMIE 1970-72, Barbie’s friend STEFFI 1972, Barbie’s friend KELLEY 1973-74, Barbie’s friend CARA 1975-76, Barbie’s friend DANA 1986-87 Barbie’s friend DEE DEE 1986-87 Barbie’s friend DIVA 1986-87 Barbie’s friend MIKO 1986-89 Barbie’s friend WHITNEY 1987-1989 Barbie’s friend MIDGE 1988-present, Barbie’s friend BECKY 1988 Barbie’s friend BELINDA 1988 Barbie’s friend BOPSY 1988 Barbie’s friend TERESA 1988-present, Barbie’s friend DEVON 1989, Barbie’s friend JAZZIE 1989-1993, Barbie’s cousin KAYLA 1989 & 1994, Barbie’s friend NIKKI 1989, Barbie’s friend KIRA 1990, Barbie’s friend NIA 1990, Barbie’s friend SHANI 1991-94, Barbie’s friend TARA LYNN 1993, Barbie’s friend BECKY 1997-present, Barbie’s friend