Ken turns 60: See photos of the famous doll through the years
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![From debuting as Barbie ' s new beau to getting updates to mirror the world ' s diversity, Ken has been through lots of changes in the last six decades. In celebration of the doll ' s 60th anniversary Thursday, we ' re looking back at Ken through the years, starting off with this ad from the 1960s. Scroll through to see more.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/4e725851-9478-44b5-8377-55792a0dba02-1960s_B005_004.png?width=523&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
From debuting as Barbie's new beau to getting updates to mirror the world's diversity, Ken has been through lots of changes in the last six decades. In celebration of the doll's 60th anniversary Thursday, we're looking back at Ken through the years, starting off with this ad from the 1960s. Scroll through to see more.
Ellin Aldana![1961](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/4ad70998-891b-4bd7-8deb-e81192ff4bae-1961_Ken_BLONDE.png?width=305&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
1961
Photographer: Paul Jordan![1961](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/9183ef94-6a41-48c1-bd2b-9fc89c430b17-barbie_sings_1.png?width=660&height=600&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
1961
Courtesy Of Barbie/Mattel![1961](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/4d7b07fc-705a-4f2a-9f93-0ad9ef7cc57d-787_d_63_m_h_036.png?width=272&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
1961
Photographer Joe Dias![1961](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/e0b1a74c-386f-4287-966a-df7bcf2ea377-1961_750_d_61_m_h_004.png?width=464&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
1961
Photographer Joe Dias![1961](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/b91a60f7-3ae6-4c09-9268-0402d8437eb8-1961_750_d_61_m_h_013.png?width=458&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
1961
Photographer Joe Dias![1962](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/c3362cd4-8092-4cc7-a1c3-d959518cb772-BarbieCutOuts3_2.png?width=496&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
1962
Courtesy Of Barbie/Mattel![1962](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/7c252cc2-2681-41c7-9afb-f79c6aca6b18-1962_comic_cover.png?width=451&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
1962
Courtesy Of Barbie/Mattel![1962](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/b6f6fbc8-224d-4f90-b00b-6c8d6cd83474-BK_Puzzle.png?width=660&height=509&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
1962
Courtesy Of Barbie/Mattel![1972](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/9073070e-811e-4dd9-91e4-0077685f216d-1972_Ken.jpg?width=321&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
1972
Photographer Paul Jordan![1975](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/a313b320-d338-40b8-a7f6-6435c6c00ab7-Curtis.jpg?width=352&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
1975
Courtesy Of Barbie/Mattel![1978](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/f40f69fe-42eb-40ba-a2ac-97f3306e0630-1978_9720_2211_Superstar_001.png?width=498&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
1978
Courtesy Of Barbie/Mattel![1982](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/abb3cb4c-5183-4f58-8f05-96019ab0c0b3-All_Star_Ken_2.png?width=407&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
1982
Courtesy Of Barbie/Mattel![1984](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/09/USAT/309ab378-a03e-42cc-b343-7268130b6a21-1984_4971_HispanicKen.jpg?width=212&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
1984
Courtesy Of Barbie/Mattel![1984](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/a00c5936-e705-4598-9211-53d5437669b6-PaperDolls001a.png?width=550&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
1984
Courtesy Of Barbie/Mattel![1984](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/9446fb76-0aad-4d7a-a1df-b0dbe8977f8b-07025_c_84_m.png?width=528&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
1984
Courtesy Of Barbie/Mattel![1984](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/9172c3cc-a373-4198-9adc-f2331c4811a5-1984_Ken.png?width=321&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
1984
Photographer: Paul Jordan![1991](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/d975078d-93a0-4a26-a944-28a9779c57da-2215_d_1991_m_h009.jpg?width=410&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
1991
Courtesy Of Barbie/Mattel![1992](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/52220f0a-ae78-439e-b21c-d939df0be7d6-1992_Totally_Hair_Ken.jpg?width=208&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
1992
Courtesy Of Barbie/Mattel![1998](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/20e2c4f7-af18-4b56-90d4-9847c1ef60ce-1998_18899_Dr_Ken_AA_2.jpg?width=273&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
1998
Courtesy Of Barbie/Mattel2003
-, AFP2006
Mattel2010
Paul Jordan, Mattel, Inc.![2010](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/bfdc92a4-edf6-4284-bfe8-acba35fcabd3-R4242_c_10_501_h.jpg?width=225&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
2010
Photographer: Przemek2011
Mattel2011
Mattel![2011](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/603fa1f0-a27d-4e6c-86c1-cc5652bc450f-T4893_c_10_502_h.jpg?width=191&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
2011
Photographer Dennis Sawako2012
PAUL JORDAN, AFP/Getty Images![2016](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/3600e66e-62a5-4543-9fe2-c258bbfd6f24-DRW81_c_16_026.jpg?width=261&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
2016
Photographer Dennis DiLaura; Courtesy Of Barbie/Mattel![2016](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/0b747182-d9be-407a-8709-6d9822cefa57-FNJ43_c_18_197.jpg?width=249&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
2016
Photographer Paul Jordan![2017](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/075bca4e-2eaf-4952-929c-5072cc7be994-FNJ42_c_18_256.jpg?width=268&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
2017
Courtesy Of Barbie/Mattel![2017](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/22196227-628b-4a56-865a-1e6e815a17e7-BB_Fash17_BroadKen_PhotoFullLength_01.jpg?width=251&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
2017
Courtesy Of Barbie/Mattel![2020](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/906116c8-7d7e-4eb9-a8b7-ec90ece4fa57-GHW70_C_20_0350.jpg?width=660&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
2020
Photographer Paul Jordan![2020](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/fff5313c-6890-4284-982e-fd7e7906c1c5-GJM34_OP_20_037.jpg?width=247&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
2020
Photographer Jeremy Lloyd![2021](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/8bb25fcc-19e3-4b18-bcd7-a06580cd3ad3-G000_C_2021_242.jpg?width=353&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
2021
Photographer Paul Jordan![2021](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.usatoday.com/gcdn/presto/2021/03/08/USAT/e16997cc-faea-479b-8796-ec8cbd47fc34-GRB87_C_2021_220_hair_change.jpg?width=300&height=660&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
2021
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