Supermodel Lila Moss is making waves not only on the runway but in toy aisles around the world.
The 21-year-old daughter of supermodel Kate Moss and Dazed Media co-founder Jefferson Hack has become the first Barbie doll to visibly represent type 1 diabetes T1D as part of a powerful new campaign by Mattel to expand representation through its Barbie Fashionistas line.
I am proud to use my platform to educate around type 1 diabetes and show that being different is cool. Receiving messages from people who see my patches and feel represented means everything to me. To be able to see Barbie dolls with T1D, and to receive a Barbie doll that visibly looks like me wearing her patches, is surreal and special, said Moss.
Diagnosed with T1D as a child, she has never shied away from showing her insulin pump and she walked the runway at Milan Fashion Week with her medical device on display. Shes also shared her diagnosis in a Diary of a Model YouTube video for Vogue, where she revealed she first learned about diabetes through a character on Hannah Montana.
Moss said with her own Barbie doll and a wider release of the first T1D Barbie she hopes to inspire other young people navigating life with the condition.