Friday, December 9, 2016

Who I Think GOTY 2017 Should Be

HELLO!
At this late time in the year, December 9, to be exact, some stuff has been released about Girl of the Year 2017!
So far, I've heard that she goes on a similar journey as Saige did, that she stutters, and is African American. 
Mmm...from what I've seen, to be honest, I am uninterested.
What I think personally is that when AG has made a lot of black dolls, they limit the options for future AA's to look unique. So, I sort of think when Gabriella comes out, she's going to look like any other TM doll they already have. I could be wrong, but I don't really think so, so I am going to propose three alternative ideas for GOTY 2017!
(Disclaimer- I'm not actually trying to change who GOTY 2017 should be. XD LOL)


My first option is Mallory Johnson, she's twelve, and I haven't come up with any story for her. XD I really only came up with the design, cuz that's what I care about when I'm getting a doll, not what her story is.;D

She has the classic face mold, medium skin tone, Felicity's green eyes or a new color that is similar, curly black hair, and rectangular glasses that come with the doll. :)
Her wardrobe would definitely have some green in it, like her meet outfit does!
Mallory was inspired by the actual doll, Gabriella, but changed in ways. I used the silhouette of the doll that I saw HERE and started drawing. :D
I sort of imagine Mallory to really smart and into school and maybe want to be some sort of botanist! She could be so smart that some kids pick on her, and she has to learn that bullies are people, too, and maybe she could be friends at the end of the book with one of the girls that picked on her... I guess I just now came up with a story for her. XD 
Mallory is my favorite one I did.;)


The first girl I came up with is called Audrey McCarron! As I made her, I realized that she was looking a lot like one of my younger friends, so I named her first name after her. :D
She would have the classic face mold or the Marie-Grace face mold, blue eyes, light brown hair with longer bangs, and pale skin. She would be around ten or eleven.
Her meet outfit would be a blue and gray poncho, plain gray skirt, and fringe blue boots.
Maybe this girl could be trying to figure out what she wants to be later on in life, and has lots of options that she has to narrow down. I dunno. ;D
(I now realize she looks very similar to Grace Thomas...Hm...XD)


This is Kyra Brown, she's older than the others, and I imagine she's around thirteen years old, which is pretty old for AG to do.;)
Kyra has the classic face mold, medium skin tone, long curly-wavy hair, green eyes, and a new freckle pattern on her nose.
Her meet outfit would be a lot more modern and a bit older than AG usually does, and would be a white turtleneck tank top sort of style, black pants, a red and white flannel, and a pair of red and white sneakers.
I have really no idea of a story for her, other than the fact that she likes to skate and play video games... ;)

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What do you guys think about my GOTYs? Which one is your favorite? Do you have any opinion on Gabriella, the real GOTY 2017, so far? :D

Converse with me in the comments below. ;)
-Emma-
P.S. The next post I do will be Christmas-y! YAYYY!! :D Maybe even a photostory...? ;)

25 comments:

  1. You are a great artist! I really like Kyra Brown! :-D
    ~Gracie
    smileandcraftag.wordpress.com

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  2. Oh my goodness! You are such a wonderful artist! I love all of them! Kyra Brown reminds me a lot of two of my friends in real life; One would wear that exact outfit, and the other looks a lot like Kyra, and they're both 13! XD I think you did a wonderful job with that one. :D As for Gabriela, the GOTY 2017, I'm not really sure about her storyline. *shrugs* :P

    •Madison•

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    1. Thanks, Madi! Oh, that's funny! Yeah....it seems a little uninteresting... :/
      -Emma-

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  3. I like Audrey! I think it's nice that AG is finally making and African-American GOTY.

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  4. Ooh, what a fun idea! I'm super excited for Gabriela, especially since I wasn't a fan of Isabelle. I'm hoping Gabby has some cute dance things in her collection.
    Anyhoo, I absolutely loved reading this post, Emma! My favorite GOTY would have to be Mallory. :)

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    1. Thank you! That's cool! I really liked Isabelle's collection...XD
      -Emma-

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  5. I love all your ideas! However, my favorite is definitely Kyra Brown. I love her hair and her outfit! I think both of your other ideas for stories sound a lot like Chrissa's story, just a heads up. I think that Gabriela sounds cool, but I wish AG would make a new doll for her instead of just reusing TM #46. Thanks for sharing your opinions and ideas!
    -Izzy

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    1. Thank you! Oh, I don't really know Chrissa's story at all, but thanks for telling me! :D Yeah, same here!
      -Emma-

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  6. Ooh, these are great, Emma! I agree, I don't really care what AG decides a doll's "story" is, it's how they look that matters. :P
    That said, you did a great job on these! I think my favorite one is Mallory. :D

    -Clara <3

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  7. Awesome drawings!!

    Idk how I feel about the new GOTY yet, but that's just because I don't know anything about her yet (I'm waiting until AG officially releases the information XD) lol 😹

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  8. I love Mallory and Kyra; however, I'm not so into Audrey. She's cute, but not super unique. I was wondering what you really want to see in GOTY's. For me, it's probably a unique look, and an older age; a twelve or thirteen year old would be awesome. What's your priority?
    -Tenley
    @The Sunshine Dollies

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    1. Thanks, Tenley! Hmmm, I think it has to be something unique and distinct about them, where they won't be mixed up as another doll. So, like Lea and Grace I felt were that! Also, they have to be really pretty! XD Uniqueness and beauty are my priorities, I guess, and cute clothes! ;)

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  9. I love them! I think my favorite is Kyra, but I love Audrey as well, even if she does look a bit like Grace. (But who cares? I would buy her anyways.)
    ~Mira

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  10. I love the ideas! I don't know which is my favorite. I love Kyra and Audrey's outfits.

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  11. I love the Audrey one! It's like Grace with brown eyes, which is, of course, GORGEOUS. You did great drawings!
    I saw the leaked photos, and I agree, she looks like a TM doll. But she is a pretty doll, and hopefully has a great story. Her outfit looks sort of dancer-ish which they've done before..more than once, so hopefully I'm wrong on that.

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  12. I really like Audrey , I wish they made more dolls with the marie-grace face-mold , I also like Mallory's hair. I don't quite know what to think of Gabriella.

    -Quinley

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  13. I like Kyra and Mallory. (Probably Kyra more though ;P)

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  14. There really aren't that many dark vinyl AG dolls available. Currently, the option are TM#s 26, 31, 47 and 58 or BeForever Addy or Melody. I was surprised when my friend wanted to get her daughter a look alike AG doll this Christmas. There are still so many things AG could do related to eye color, freckling patterns, and different hairstyles. Would have really liked to see a few freckles on GOTY2017. It would have been something different for the dark vinyl dolls, and helped distinguish Gabriela from TM46.

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  15. Wow! You're an amazing artist! Mallory's story is kinda similar to Chrissa's because she also becomes friends with the bullies in the end! I am excited that Gabriella might be a doll of color! I really hope she ends up looking like Mallory! That would be awesome!!!

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