We’re so excited to share American Girl’s 2017 girl of the year! Meet Gabriela McBride, a spoken word poet, and dancer who turns to her favorite creative art forms to help break down barriers and overcome personal challenges, including her own struggle with stuttering.
A doll with a speech impediment? Yes! We can’t get enough – and adore the ways in which American Girl continues to help young girls see themselves in their diverse collection of dolls and accompanying stories.
With a fun sporty outfit and beautiful dark brown curls, Gabriela is certainly adorable, and her story of resiliency, creativity, and determination is set to inspire, as her poetry helps to save her local community arts center from collapsing.
Alongside the doll’s release, American Girl is partnering with Scholastic to release Express Yourself, a free curriculum program to teach poetry and self-expression to kids. The program will even feature a poetry contest to encourage children to celebrate National Poetry Month in April.
Gabriela McBride hit the shelves on January 1st of this year. Look out for her fun products (including a D.J. setup!) and books in the spring of 2017. Best of all, she’s the first girl of the year to be available beyond 2017.
Win It! We’re so excited to partner with American Girl, to giveaway one Gabriela McBride doll and book to a lucky winner! Enter via the widget below. U.S. only please, and all entries are verified. Best of luck! Love American Girl? Check out our other American Girl features here.
Update: Giveaway closed.
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Love the dolls and the different ethnic groups they represent.
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I think it’s so great that American Girl has such a diverse selection of dolls. My husband and I will someday soon have bi-racial children and I’m so glad to see that they will be represented in their toys! 🙂 I also have African American nieces, four to be exact, that I would love to win this doll for! 🙂 this is so important thanks for high lighting this company!
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My daughter loves that she is from Philadelphia; we don’t live far from there.
My daughter is excited to learn about Gabriela!
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Thanks for the giveaway!
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My daughter would enjoy learning more about Gabriela and playing with her.
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i absolutly love her!!!!
My niece has several dolls that she loves but none are American girl dolls
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i bought Wllie Wishers this year which were a huge craze. the girls loved them for christmas but I didnt see this one and i know the perfect little girl to give this too if i win the giveaway
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I love reading your review. I am considering purchasing an American Girl Doll for my niece.
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She’s so beautiful Gabriela lovely doll
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My oldest just got into the American Girl phase. She loves the matching outfits.
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I like the new American Girl girl of the year. My niece loves American Girl dolls and would be thrilled with this one. Thanks.
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I love Gabriela! she is a great doll and Id love to give her to my daughter
My granddaughter would love this!
THIS WOULD BE SOME THING SPECIAL FOR MY NIECES.
My Granddaughter would love Gabriela she looks like her best friend. What a wonderful, beautiful doll and memory it would be for her.
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My youngest daughter is a big fan of American Girl dolls! I’ve been so impressed with their commitment to making girls understand that their uniqueness is beautiful and to bringing history alive!
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Thanks for the chance to enter this giveaway! Our family thinks Gabriela is so cute, and I love that she is overcoming her struggle with stuttering through poetry!
I love that they have dolls of color! I would love this for my daughter.
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my granny collects dolls hope i can win this for her
My daughters favorite was Samantha
MY DAUGHTER WOULD LOVE THIS DOLL 🙂
A beautiful doll
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My daughter is a writer and an artist and has just fallen in love with Gabriela.
I would like to win this doll.
I would love to get my daughter one of these. She’s 4 years old and too has a speech issue. Her’s is stammering and quite severe. I know she could identify. This is going on my to buy list for her birthday!!!! So glad I ran across your site this morning!
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My daughter wants her doll to have a sister.
This would be a perfect gift for my goddaughter. Thank you!
Doll has beautiful hair, would love to win
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We get the catalog and my daughter has asked me for an American girl doll. My daughter loves to dance and be creative with arts & crafts, i think she would really love Gabriella and her story. ?
such a beautiful doll I would like to win for my granddaughter!
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I think these are great dolls for young children to learn from.
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I have great memories of my daughter getting her first American Girl Doll. Miss Molly was cherished. Now her own daughter is of age and I would love to gift her the Miss Gabriela so she can form her own memories.
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Thank you for the giveaway. Have a great week!
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i would like to win the doll
My great granddaughter would love this. (me too)
She is absolutely adorable…and spoken word? How awesome is that <3
I love that Gabriela has such a meaningful story that can inspire young girls.
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My niece desperately wants one of these
our daughter would love to have her own gabriela. she would be so happy!
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Granddaughter would be very happy to receive this from her Nana!!
Love the story on this – I have a relative who could relate to Gabriela and hope it would inspire her.
Gabriela McBride is so beautiful! I love her curly hair and big brown eyes. My daughter would definitely love her!
My daughter really wants an american girl doll this year
i would love to win! My daughters name is Gabriella and looks like this doll!!!
My granddaughters would love this!
My 8 year old daughter loves American Girl and she would love to win the Doll of the Year!
My granddaughters love American Girls!
I appreciate how diverse the American Girl
Dolls are!
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My granddaughter has always wanted an American Girl doll.
my niece would love it!
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Love it – she is so cute!!!
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Perfect gift for my friend that just had a baby girl.
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I really love the Girl of the Year this year. Love that she’s a girl of color. And she’s adorable. My daughter would love her.
I love that the doll is a Black girl, my daughter will love it
Two generations of AG doll owners. We love them!
My daughter would Love Gabriela
I so wish taht I could get an American Girl doll for Alysia, I love everything that they represent.
I’d love to win this for my niece. Thx for the chance!
This girl reminds me of my daughter. My family has always loved American Girl since my grandmother started collecting them years ago.
I would love this for my niece.
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My niece’s are huge fans of American Girl dolls!
would LOVE to win!
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American girl dolls are loved & cherished by all girls young & old…..
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They have the best dolls!
Very pretty doll. Would love to win.
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My daughter would love Gabriela!
My girl would love Gabriela so much! Thank you 🙂
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Would love this for my niece! Thanks for the chance!
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we all love these girls!
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I’m hoping to win Gabriela for my daughter!
I would love this for a Birthday present. In my day they did not make anything so precious