Following the January announcement of the 2011 Doll of the Year® (DOTY®) Industry’s Choice® awards winners at IDEX Premiere in Orlando, Fla., 83 dolls went on to compete for the esteemed DOTY®Public’s Choice® awards. Over the last few months, readers and members of the collecting public were asked to select their favorite dolls from this pool of Industry’s Choice® winners. And so, DollReader proudly presents the 2011 Doll of the Year® Public’s Choice® award winners.
Check out pictures of all this year’s award winners in the August/September issue of Doll Reader magazine, and stay tuned for the October issue where interview each award winner about their prize-winning doll and what’s next for them.
Children’s Play Doll
Black Velvet – Adora, Charisma Brands
Collectible Baby Doll
Amy – Doris Stannat, MasterPiece Dolls
Collectible Fashion Doll
Ava Gardner Hearts Ablaze - Tonner Doll Company
Collectible Ball-Jointed Doll
Alice - Ashton-Drake Galleries
Collectible Vinyl/Plastic Doll, Less than $175
Little Red Riding Hood – Joanne Flitton, Heartstring Dolls
Collectible Vinyl/Plastic Doll, More than $175
Jethe - Heidi Plusczok
Collectible Porcelain Doll
Journey – Karen Alderson, Charisma Brands
Collectible Miniature Doll, 8 Inches or Less
Tiny Bundle - Camille Allen
Collectible Manufacturer’s Artist Doll, Less than $250
Flame Blue Vanessa Perrin Dressed Doll – Jason Wu, Integrity Toys
Collectible Manufacturer’s Artist Doll, More than $250
Victoria Rose – Luciana Miglioranzi, Babies N Bubbles
Artist Ball-Jointed Doll
Mia – Lorella Falconi, Lorella Falconi Dolls
Artist Baby Doll
Sweet AlyMarie – Lori Ivanovic, Silver Spoon Nursery
Artist Miniature Doll
Katherine – Anna Hardman, Anna Hardman Dolls
Artist Doll, Less than $1,250
Apolonia - Zawieruszynski Originals
Artist Doll, More than $1,250 + BEST IN SHOW!
Little Red Riding Hood - Hildegard Gunzel
One-Of-A-Kind Doll, Less than $1,250
Karley - Annette Hermann Originals
One-Of-A-Kind Doll, More than $1,250
Little Apache - Lynn Cartwright
Tonner Dolls launched a brand new website which is sure to whet fans appetites prior to the upcoming revamp of the main Tonnerdolls.com website. And what a bundle of fun it is too, even whilst still in beta!
