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Ibtihaj Muhammad gets her own Barbie

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U.S. fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, the first Muslim-American woman to compete at the Olympics with a hijab, now has her own Barbie doll.

The doll was unveiled Monday at the Glamour Women of the Year Summit.

“When I was growing up, I didn’t have many options of dolls that looked like me,” Muhammad said, according to Glamour. “But today, we’re changing that.”

Muhammad’s Barbie is the first in the doll’s 58-year history with a hijab.

“This is such a big moment for little girls everywhere,” she said, according to Glamour, adding that she used to sew tiny hijabs onto her dolls growing up.