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Laverne Coxis ringing in her next decade in style!
The actress, 49, celebrated her upcoming milestone birthday on Thursday nightdressed as her newly released Barbie doll.
Cox arrived at her birthday celebration at the Moxy Hotel rooftop in New York City and walked the pink carpet with her Barbie doll in hand. Both the Inventing Annaactress and her Barbie counterpart were wearing an oxblood dress featuring a tulle skirt and corset top.
At one point in the evening, as seen on social media, the star took off the corset top unveiling (just like her Barbie) a complete silver bodysuit underneath the tulle skirt.
Laverne Cox.Monica Schipper/Getty Images for Laverne Cox
Cox, who officially turns 50 on Sunday, told PEOPLE ahead of the big day that inspiring a doll in Mattel’s legendary lineup feels “surreal.”
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She added that she was “very involved” in every step of the design process as Mattel brought her Barbie to life.
Laverne Cox birthday party.Laverne Cox Instagram
“I was like, ‘Can we make her look more like me? And more African American?'” Cox recalled of feedback she gave to the creative team. “And we had a conversation about highlights and lowlights because I’m blonde most of the time now, but I’m a Black girl, so I need a dark root. And we had a whole conversation about how they can’t do that, but they could do dark low lights.”
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In a statement shared with PEOPLE, Lisa McKnight, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Barbie and Dolls at Mattel, said the brand “couldn’t be more excited” to partner with the four-time Emmy nominated actress and Emmy-winning producer.
source: people.com
