Did you know that Lila Monetti won't be the first Girl of the Year to debut in the fall? Actually, Lindsey Bergman released on September 1, 2001.
I got a comment request to list the release dates of every Girl of the Year doll, so here goes!
Girl of the Year 2001 - Lindsey Bergman - September 1, 2001
Girl of the Year 2003 - Kailey Hopkins - July 1, 2003
Girl of the Year 2005 - Marisol Luna - December 27, 2004
Girl of the Year 2006 - Jess McConnell - December 26, 2005
Girl of the Year 2007 - Nicki Fleming - January 1, 2007
Girl of the Year 2008 - Mia St. Clair - January 1, 2008
Girl of the Year 2009 - Chrissa Maxwell and friends Gwen Thompson and Sonali Matthews- January 1, 2009
Girl of the Year 2010 - Lanie Holland - January 1, 2010
Girl of the Year 2011 - Kanani Akina - January 1, 2011
Girl of the Year 2012 - McKenna Brooks - January 1, 2012
Girl of the Year 2013 - Saige Copeland- January 1, 2013
Girl of the Year 2014 - Isabelle Palmer - January 1, 2014
Girl of the Year 2015 - Grace Thomas - January 1, 2015
Girl of the Year 2016 - Lea Clark - January 1, 2016
Girl of the Year 2017 - Gabriela McBride - January 1, 2017
Girl of the Year 2018 - Luciana Vega - January 1, 2018
Girl of the Year 2019- Blaire Wilson - January 1, 2019 (released on December 31, 2018 to select Berry rewards members)
Girl of the Year 2020 - Joss Kendrick - December 31, 2019
Girl of the Year 2021 - Kira Bailey - December 31, 2020
Girl of the Year 2022 - Corinne Tan and sister Gwynn Tan - December 30, 2021
Girl of the Year 2023 - Kavi Sharma - December 29, 2022
Tomorrow, I will search the AGDN archives of previous fall releases to decipher a day when Lila might release! Stay tuned for that!