It’s a Barbie World at Dragon Con 2023

September 8th, 2023

Dragon Con attendee Nadia Williams as President Barbie. (Kim Drobes/WABE)

Dragon Con 2023 wrapped up on Monday. The convention attracted over 70,000 attendees and raised more than $200,000 for this year’s official charity, “CURE Childhood Cancer.” While Dragon Con always featured costumed fans of all varieties, this year, one category clearly dominated the crowd: Barbie. In this segment, “City Lights” senior producer Kim Drobes spoke with several “Barbies” at Dragon Con to find out why they chose their particular version of the character. The “Barbie” characters featured in today’s segment were:

Lauren Ott (“Weird Barbie”)

Nadia Williams (“President Barbie”)

Stefanie Diaz (“Gold Disco Barbie”)

Faith D’isa (“Return to Barbieland Barbie”)

A “City Lights” roundtable discussion on the Barbie Movie will air next month featuring Emory University’s Dr. Michele Schreiber, Matthew Bernstein, and Georgia State University’s Dr. Maura Ryan Bernales.