LAS VEGAS (KLAS) – The doctor Dr. Las Vegas-based Audrey Cruz is one of six global frontline employees honored with a unique Barbie® doll in their own likeness as part of Mattel Inc.’s # ThankYouHeroes program that depicts the work of frontline employees during the Pandemic highlights.
“Barbie recognizes that all of the front line workers have made tremendous sacrifices in dealing with the pandemic and the challenges it poses,” said Lisa McKnight, senior vice president and global head of Barbie & Dolls, Mattel.
According to Mattel, Dr. Audrey Sue Cruz, 29, a frontline worker from Las Vegas partnered with fellow Asian-American doctors to tackle racial prejudice and discrimination during the pandemic.
Mattel pays tribute to Dr. Cruz against COVID-19 along with six other role models from around the world who have not only shown “unprecedented courage”, but also “have had a positive impact on their communities and inspire current and future generations”.
According to her blog, Dr. Cruz said she grew up in Honolulu and Las Vegas and earned her bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno, before graduating from the University of Nevada School of Medicine with her medical degree.
The local doctor and mother of a 2-year-old completed her in-house residency training at Loma Linda University Medical Center in Southern California before moving to Las Vegas. Dr. Cruz has over 111,000 followers on her Instagram page, where she shares posts that include her love of travel, food, beauty products, and her family.
Dr. Audrey Sue Cruz from Las Vegas is honored with her very own Barbie doll
Mattel, Inc. announced that Barbie® would donate $ 5 for every Barbie doctor, nurse, and paramedic doll sold at Target to the First Responders Children’s Foundation (FRCF), which will benefit first-aid children.
Launched in 2020, the # ThankYouHeroes program is part of Mattel’s Play it Forward platform, which focuses on using Mattel’s brands to give back to communities in times of need.
