The winners of the American Girl Thank You Heroes contest have been announced! To honor essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, children and their families were invited to nominate a family member or friend who is an essential worker to win a custom-made doll of their nominee and an American Girl gift card for the nominator. The five essential workers were announced yesterday. Here are their dolls and their stories!
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Laurent's doll is a Logan doll with blue eyes.
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Sarah's doll is a Truly Me 46.
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Xavier's doll is a Truly Me #76 with a customized wig.
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April's doll is a Truly Me #33.
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Pam's doll is a Truly Me #69.
I hope AG has more of these custom doll contests in the future! I know the pandemic was a special circumstance, but I find it interesting to read about real people and see them reflected in doll form.