American Girl unveiled its 2023 Girl of the Year on Thursday, and in a brand first, the title goes to a South Asian doll.
Kavi Sharma, an Indian American from New Jersey, loves to sing, dance and hang out with her friends.
Kavi, who takes weekly classical Indian dance classes, and her tight-knit family also celebrate their culture through holidays, food and clothing.
American Girl, a subsidiary of toy company Mattel, debuted its first Girl of the Year in 2001.
Although Kavi is the company’s first South Asian Girl of the Year, she is not the first South Asian doll.