IHe couldn't find a black doll for his daughter, so he created her. Seven years later, the two doll lines created by a Nigerian family man occupy 15% of the toy market in the country, overtaking Barbie.
It all started when Taofick Okoya, 43, wanted her daughter to be "proud and happy to be an African girl". "There is a strong Western influence in Nigeria," he tells Elle.com, which may explain why she wanted to be white.
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