Black Barbie paved the way for Hollywood’s hottest celebrity dolls

Beyoncé, Zendaya, Shonda Rhimes and Rosa Parks. These A-listers and more are all dolled up, thanks to this pretty, plastic plaything.

Black Barbie stormed onto the toy scene as the “dynamite” antithesis to her Malibu sun-kissed, pink-obsessed predecessor, Barbie, in 1980.

With richly brown skin and a cutely curly coif, the African-American doll not only became the first figurine of color to bear the blond’s buzzy name, but the unsung heroine also kicked open the door for black powerhouses to be forever immortalized in her haute image.

“I remember when I got the message that Mattel had called and said, ‘We’d like to make Shonda a Barbie — would she like to be made into a Barbie?’” says Rhimes in the Netflix documentary “Black Barbie,” out Wednesday.

“I was like, ‘Absolutely!,” recalls the renowned screenwriter. “It felt magical.”

The mastermind behind hit series such as “Bridgerton” and “Grey’s Anatomy,” Rhimes, 54, serves as executive producer of the doc, which examines Barbie’s indelible impact on identity, imagination and beauty norms in small children.

But it’s nothing like Greta Gerwig’s ballyhooed “Barbie” movie, starring Margot Robbie as the featured fashionista out to quash toxic masculinity. Instead, filmmaker Lagueria Davis details Black Barbie’s 44-year reign as a symbol of representation and inclusion for the young and young at heart.

“I was, like, ‘Wow, I can be a part of this thing that is iconic to me in a different way — because black women are a part of it now,’” says ballerina Misty Copeland, 41.

As the first African-American, female principal dancer with the American Ballet Theatre, she was commemorated as Barbie in 2016.

Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad, 38, the first American to wear a hijab during the international games, remembers insisting that her mini model share her fiercely fit physique.

“I was told, as a kid, that I had big legs,” says the bronze medalist. “But these legs helped me win an Olympic medal.”

“So, I wanted my Barbie doll’s legs to be really strong and athletic.”

Louvenia “Kitty” Black Perkins, the original designer of Black Barbie, previously told The Post that she, too, wanted the diva dolly to reflect her own radiance.

“Everything Barbie [typically] was, I wanted to do the opposite,” said Black Perkins, 75. “I wanted my Black Barbie doll to look more like me.”

And for an added dash of fabulousness, the creative also pulled style inspiration from ultra-voluptuary singer Diana Ross. Black Perkins later designed a one-of-a-kind collector’s Barbie in honor of the celebrated chanteuse.

Ross’ special edition doll is just one of the many crafted in the likeness of black luminaries worldwide.

Here’s a look at some Hollywood and historical icons-turned-Barbies.

Tina Turner

The “What’s Love Got to Do With It” songstress was honored with a lookalike Barbie in October 2022. The statuette rocks Turner’s signature spiked mane, leather dress and cool-girl jean jacket.

Issa Rae

As “President Barbie” in Gerwig’s box office hit, Rae’s mini-me stuns in a blush ballgown and sash befitting a commander-in-chic.

Misty Copeland

The dancer refused to dance around the details of her replica Barbie. “In the last iteration of the doll, I remember her bust wasn’t big enough … I was, like, ‘Pad that bra!’ So we padded her bra.”

Zendaya

Locking in one of her most mesmerizing looks, Mattel fashioned Zendaya’s Barbie after her red-carpet pizzazz at the 2015 Oscars. For the fête, the “Challengers” star sported a white Vivienne Westwood gown and a head full of luxurious locks.

Beyoncé

Queen Bey‘s Barbie debuted alongside dolls resembling her Destiny’s Child band mates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams in 2005. And although the “Say My Name” trio disbanded later that year, the glamorous girl group will be together forever in plastic.

Brandy

With micro-braids cascading down her back, Brandy Norwood’s Barbie hit shelves in 1999 — just as the singer’s smash sitcom “Moesha” and chart-topping album, “Never Say Never,” were reaching fever pitches in popularity. The doll was a welcome follow-up to the 1997 release of her Brandy-as-“Cinderella” figurine.

Rosa Parks

Mattel memorialized the Civil Rights leader in 2019, honoring her no-nonsense legacy with a Barbie positioned at the front of a bus.

Shonda Rhimes

Weighing in on the shape of her Barbie’s booty was a joy for the “Scandal” genius. “My butt’s too small,” says Rhimes in the doc, recalling the many edits she requested to her doll’s derrière. “I wanted to make sure that … it was a representation of me,” she says. “Not some perfect, sanitized version.”

Mariah Carey

All true Barbie lovers want for Christmas is a Mariah Carey holiday collectible. The doll cuts an hourglass silhouette while sporting a glittery red gown against a wintery backdrop.

Maya Angelou

For tirelessly championing the black community, late author and activist Maya Angelou was honored with an “Inspiring Women” Barbie doll in 2021.

Janet Jackson

With high cheekbones and bright brown eyes, the “Divinely Janet” Barbie, released in 2010, perfectly captures the “Rhythm Nation” superstar’s ever-elegant essence.

Even as a doll, she’s always in “Control.”