{
  "id": 454612,
  "title": "Whitney Houston’s iconic ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ look is now a Barbie doll",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/whitney-houstons-iconic-i-wanna-dance-with-somebody-look-is-now-a",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-10T08:26:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/entertainment/whitney-houstons-iconic-i-wanna-dance-with-somebody-look-is-now-a-barbie-doll-1.500636001"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Dubai: Mattel has added Whitney Houston to its Barbie Signature series, with a doll recreating her look from the 1987 video for I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) . It arrived on 8 August, priced at $60, roughly Dh220. UAE buyers can find it through Mattel Creations. What it looks like The doll wears a lilac ribbed knit mini dress with colourful drop earrings and the bold eye makeup from…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "#SHOWBIZ: Whitney Houston honoured with first Barbie doll on 63rd birthday",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/showbiz-whitney-houston-honoured-with-first-barbie-doll-on-63rd",
        "published": "2026-08-10T10:30:11.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}