#I had to add the Catrina pictures of her they’re so beautiful

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Women’s history month via dolls: Lily Martinez

Lily Martinez is a Mexican immigrant from Durango, Mexico who now lives in Los Angeles. She worked at Mattel from 1998-2015 as a designer for significant brands such as Barbie and MyScene.

Most notably, she did the prototype designs and the sculpts for the original Monster High dolls Frankie, Draculaura, Clawdeen, Lagoona, and Cleo.

Lily also says that Lagoona was the doll that she designed from head to toe, the company likely not changing her design from lily’s prototype.

Lily does not claim Monster High as her own and she says it was a collaborative effort, but no doubt she made a massive contribution to the entire doll industry and very specifically Monster High. Her sculpt designs are still being used nearly 20 years later.

Lily Martinez’s website

Lily Martinez’s TikTok

Lily Martinez’s Instagram