Nikki Watkins debuted as one of Barbie's best friends in the Glam Beach Line and later in Fashion Fever Line. Nikki appears in many Barbie movies, with her first appearance in the 2008 movie, Barbie in a Christmas Carol.

Nikki (Barbie) - Wikipedia

To her friends she’s a softy, but if someone crosses one of her dolls, they’ll discover a dose of her wicked wit.At the beginning of the video, Barbie states "it's important to have ongoing conversations about standing up to racism. And as everyone knows from her in-the-know vlog, she has her finger on the pulse of what is trending right this second.

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She shouldn't be confused with a character of the same name that debuted in 1996 as part of the "Teen Skipper" line. She was made part of the "Ballerina," [3] "Bath," [4] "Beach," [5] "Fashionistas," [6] "Rainbow Hair," [7] "Style," [8] and "Water Play" [9] series. Trinidadian musician Onika Maraj gave herself the stage name "Nicki Minaj" after Barbie's best friend Nikki and declared she was the "Black Barbie", as a reference to the Barbie Doll friend she aspired to be as a child, who was also known as an rap artist and a popstar. With a new addition of friends for Barbie (Teresa is the only remaining character with Midge, Ken, and Steven) Nikki, along Summer, Raquelle, Ryan, and Blaine, is one of Barbie’s closest friends. She has since starred in Barbie and the Three Musketeers, Barbie in a Fashion Fairytale, and Barbie in A Mermaid Tale.She is very intelligent, bold and loyal to her friends and will often speak out for them if other people try to bring them down.