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Germany's Merkel now a 51-year-old Barbie

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BERLIN, Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Fans of Germany's future first female chancellor can buy a doll cast in her image and dressed as she was when she won last month's election.

Designer Marcel Offermann began offering a limited edition of just 999 of the dolls this week for $225, Sky News reported. Offerman said he went for as realistic a look as possible in copying the 51-year-old physicist's likeness.

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There are wrinkles around the mouth, and the 18-inch doll is dressed in a dark blue pantsuit and pink T-shirt with a pearl necklace as she wore when she won the election on Sept. 18.

But the hair was a problem, Offerman said. Merkel kept changing her pageboy style, so the designer waited until he could get human hair to mimic her election night's style.

Merkel is holding coalition talks, and expected to formally take over as chancellor next month.

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