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'''American Girl Magazine Paper Dolls''' are [[Paper Dolls|paper dolls]] based on real girls distributed through [[American Girl Magazine]].

==Background==

Starting with the first issue of ''American Girl Magazine'' (which debuted in December 1992), the magazine included a paper doll of a real girl who had submitted her information to American Girl for a chance to be drawn.

In order to be considered, a girl needed to provide information about at least three direct female relatives in her lineage (no aunts or cousins), and themselves. Girls were expected to be the target age of the magazine from ages 7 to 12, and needed to include images of themselves and the relatives as young girls (if plausible or possible), and stories of each girl in her family. (Photocopies of pictures were specified so as not to lose any original pictures.) They also needed to include a self-addressed stamped envelope for the returning of their materials and mail the information to an address specified as ''American Girl Paper Doll.''

Six girls were picked every year, one for each issue; it was specified in each issue that only six girls a year would be picked but that American Girl hoped girls liked learning about their family even if they weren't picked. Each doll was included on a removable cardstock insert at the center of the magazine.<ref>The first doll, Courtney Price, was on cardstock with the book while the outfits were included in the internal pages with mixed print backgrounds.</ref>

The series was discontinued with the last paper doll being in the May/June 2001 issue.

==Doll and Outfit Details==

The dolls were predominately drawn by [[Susan McAliley]] in the front-on pose of the released Historical Character paper dolls, with her name and photo above her. Each girl was given a logo and color. The girl was drawn realistically in the face with her arms tucked behind her, dressed in a one piece-colored leotard in the selected color, and barefoot.<ref>The first five dolls were drawn in multicolored leotards or outfits and given shoes; the leotards were simplified by #6, and shoes remained on the feet until #10.</ref> Each girl was numbered and named at the bottom. A doll stand was included, along with instructions on how to use the doll stand. Next to the girl in the side paragraph was data about the girl and how far back she had traced her family and to what location.<ref>Dolls #2-4 were on much more complex fold outs.</ref> On the back of the doll was the girl's full name, age at time of the publishing, home location (state or city), grade, siblings and/or pets, hobbies, a favorite thing, and their ambition when they grew up.

A current-era outfit for the girl--often one based on a favorite outfit--and a historical outfit for three included relatives at the time they would be near the age of ten were drawn, based on either actually confirmed or plausible outfits for them at that age.<ref>The first seventeen paper dolls had four historical outfits and thus four other relatives included.</ref> Above each outfit on the full cardstock was the approximate year when the relative would be in the nine to ten age range. On the back of each outfit was the year again, the relative's name, their relation to the girl herself, and brief data on the outfit including its meaning or relevance to the girl who wore it and information of the time the outfit was worn. The only difference was on the direct girl, where instead of the relation it said, ''"Name: An American Girl."''

A booklet was included to be assembled; small stories of the girl and her relatives were written and included either photos or drawings for relatives that did not have photos available. The front cover gave the name of the girl and year of release.

Starting in 1999, the doll could be played with in a virtual form using Adobe Shockwave on the official site as well; dolls stated that they could be located there as well in the magazine. There was also a downloadable design your own doll activity in .pdf form.

Two releases focused on dogs (#45) and cat (#48) breeds instead of girls and included data about five selected pet breeds, with the booklet discussing each animal through history.

==List of Paper Dolls==

* #1 [[Courtney Price]] Nov-Dec 1992
* #2 [[Shira Kalman-Hicks]] Jan-Feb 1993
* #3 [[Alexandria Forsythe]] Mar-Apr 1993
* #4 [[Allison Barnthouse]] May-Jun 1993
* #5 [[Lindsey Kawamura]] Jul-Aug 1993
* #6 [[Chrissy Lanning]] Sept-Oct 1993
* #7 [[Ashlyn Denny]] Nov-Dec 1993
* #8 [[Laura Benoit]] Jan-Feb 1994
* #9 [[Ashley DeTillio]] Mar-Apr 1994
* #10 [[Brienne Kvaran]] May-Jun 1994
* #11 [[Emily Chamberlain]] Jul-Aug 1994
* #12 [[Emily Tailbot]] Sept-Oct 1994
* #13 [[Monica Wendel]] Nov-Dec 1994
* #14 [[Ashlee Stevenston]] Jan-Feb 1995
* #15 [[Falon Robbins]] Mar-Apr 1995
* #16 [[Kathleen Hynes]] May-Jun 1995
* #17 [[Amanda Wallis]] Jul-Aug 1995
* #18 [[Ragini Srinivasan]] Sept-Oct 1995
* #19 [[Elizabeth Perlman]] Nov-Dec 1995
* #20 [[Taylor Norvell]] Jan-Feb 1996
* #21 [[Christy Nock]] Mar-Apr 1996
* #22 [[Brittany Harold-Golden]] May-Jun 1996
* #23 [[Sefako Ketosugbo]] Jul-Aug 1996
* #24 [[Sarah Streit]] Sept-Oct 1996
* #25 [[Melissa Siracuse]] Nov-Dec 1996
* #26 [[Emily Zeroun]] Jan-Feb 1997
* #27 [[Rachel Scholten]] Mar-Apr 1997
* #28 [[Stephanie Sutton]] May-Jun 1997
* #29 [[Kaleen Long]] Jul-Aug 1997
* #30 [[Stephanie Garrard]] Sept-Oct 1997
* #31 [[Nicole Recomendes]] Nov-Dec 1997
* #32 [[Hillary Rhodes]] Jan-Feb 1998
* #33 [[Liana Katz]] Mar-Apr 1998
* #34 [[Julia Lewis]] May-Jun 1998
* #35 [[Marisha Castle]] Jul-Aug 1998
* #36 [[Synneva Hagen-Lillevik]] Sept-Oct 1998
* #37 [[Jacqueline Moorehead]] Nov-Dec 1998
* #38 [[Kara Irby]] Jan-Feb 1999
* #39 [[Mary Chris Denney]] Mar-Apr 1999
* #40 [[Nadia Abouraya]] May-Jun 1999
* #41 [[Kimberly Allen]] Jul-Aug 1999
* #42 [[Vanessa Yang]] Sept-Oct 1999
* #43 [[Hannah Hamavid]] Nov-Dec 1999
* #44 [[Kelley Jones]] Jan-Feb 2000
* #45 [[Paper Dogs]] Mar-Apr 2000
* #46 [[Ilze Lazdins]] May-Jun 2000
* #47 [[Brittany Biggett]] Jul-Aug 2000
* #48 [[Paper Cats]] Jan-Feb 2001
* #49 [[Addie Bencomo]] May-Jun 2001

==Trivia==

* #24, Sarah Streit, was reprinted in a miniature form as part of the [[Après-Ski Gear]].

==Links==

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170429025616/http://home.xnet.com/~countzi/agmagpd.html Minxworks Unofficial American Girls Magazine Paper Doll Fanpage]. Link to site as captured by the Wayback Machine on Aug 23, 2019; most recent snapshot available Apr. 29, 2017.

==See Also==

* [[American Girls Paper Dolls]], paper dolls for [[Historical Characters]]

==References==
{{Refs}}

[[Category:Paper Dolls]]
[[Category:American Girl Magazine]]
[[Category:American Girl Magazine Paper Dolls]]
[[Category:Retired Generic Items]]

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