As the star of “Mean Girls,” Lindsay Lohan may have joined the “Plastics” clique, but the teen queen’s real life is about to imitate her art. Mattel announced Tuesday that it plans to introduce a Lindsay Lohan Barbie doll. RedEye explores how each babe stacks up.
ROLE MODEL FOR GIRLS
Lindsay Lohan: The actress-turned-pop-singer has inspired her junior high school fans to stop spreading “rumors” and make the most of their, er, assets.
Barbie: There’s nothing to boost a young girl’s self-esteem like playing with a doll whose measurements would be 39-21-33 on a real woman.
WINNER: Lindsay. Her hotness factor may intimidate some impressionable young fans, but at least she can speak.
POSSE
Lindsay Lohan: LiLo and Paris Hilton have matching “Hilton/Lohan 2004” T-shirts. Can a person get any cooler?
Barbie: With pals like Midge, and a huge family–cousin Jazzie and little sisters Skipper, Kelly and Stacie–Barbie has never lost any popularity contests.
WINNER: Barbie. Paris may have a closet full of designer duds, but she doesn’t stand a chance next to Skipper’s jean jackets and the dangly, lime-green earrings you stick into her head.
BOY TOYS
Lindsay Lohan: After an abrupt end to a five-month affair with hottie Wilmer Valderrama, Lindsay’s heartache is just starting to mend.
Barbie: Even though Ken stood by Barbie’s side for 43 years, the heartless rubber playa dropped him for Blaine, an Australian surfer.
WINNER: Barbie. It’s likely that Wilmer was using Lindsay’s growing fame to boost his own profile, whereas Ken was devoted to Barbie for decades, supporting her many career changes and makeovers. And, even at Barbie’s old age, she pulls off a Mrs. Robinson with style.
HAIR FACTOR
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Lindsay Lohan: Her red mane sets her apart from all the other Hollywood hot chicks.
Barbie: It could be argued that Barbie is the inspiration for the bleached-out tresses of women the world over.
WINNER: Lindsay. Everyone knows blonds have more fun, but if you believe the gossip columns, LiLo is giving them a run for their money.
STAR POWER
Lindsay Lohan: You can’t go anywhere these days without seeing LiLo’s freckly face plastered on magazine covers. And with several movies and endorsements in the works, it looks like we’ve only seen the beginning of her fame.
Barbie: Barbie hit the scene in 1959 and has been an institution ever since.
WINNER: Barbie. Her sales have slumped in recent years, but she’s had more reinventions than Madonna. LiLo should be so lucky to have that kind of lasting power.
OVERALL WINNER: Barbie. More than just a pretty face, she’s had more than 80 careers, including stints as a doctor, ballerina, paleontologist and flight attendant. She never gets wrinkles or cellulite. And when she makes your inner feminist rage, you can decapitate her.