I was recently made known that American Girl sent out an email with a preview of the new historical doll, Rebecca! (Thank you Meg!) Here is what the email that American Girl sent out looks like (which was shown at the AGplaythings Message Board):
It goes to this picture if you click Discover more in the email...(EDIT: I need to make a correction. When you click discover more in the email, it doesn't go to the picture below, it goes to a list of American Girl Place store events about Rebecca. The picture was cropped by someone else. It does give a better look at her though. :) )













Wow! At first I thought it was Mia! The doll photo looks really different from the drawing of her!
Posted by: Cara | May 05, 2009 at 09:09 PM
She looks so much like Mia! I can't believe it's her!
Posted by: Quinlyn ♥ | May 05, 2009 at 09:37 PM
Hey Liz I can't belive they got another historical character. I think she is replacing Samantha and Nelie! :(
I can't wait to see all of her can you?
~*~Olivia
Posted by: Olivia | May 05, 2009 at 09:41 PM
Liz,
I can't go on the site can you give me any better views?
Posted by: Elizabeth | May 05, 2009 at 09:44 PM
I can't totally decide what she looks like beacause you can't see her very well. I think she has mia's hair color, but elizabeth's hair length\texture
Posted by: ♥Jasmine♥ | May 06, 2009 at 09:43 AM
I saw this on the Our Dolls Message Board! It's so exciting!
Posted by: ☼Savanna☼ | May 06, 2009 at 11:34 AM
On Doll Diaries, the photograph shows her with lightish brown hair, so I think the lighting made her hair look like this. I LOVE HER SO MUCH THOUGH!
Posted by: Libby | May 06, 2009 at 12:41 PM
Hi Girls! :)
I can't wait to see the rest of her, Olivia! It is so exciting! :)
Also,Elizabeth, if you click on the smaller picture of Rebecca (the 2nd one on my post) it will show the picture a little bigger. I had to size it down because it wouldn't fit.
It does look like she has light brown hair with a reddish tint. She looks so much different than her illustration picture though. Hmmm...we will just have to wait and see! :)
Have a great day everyone! :)
~Liz~
Posted by: Liz (An American Girl Fan) | May 06, 2009 at 01:03 PM
Hey girls I just discovered something!
Compared to Mia, Rebecca's eyebrows are brown, and Mia's are red. I cropped a Mia picture like Rebecca and I noticed that. Would you all like it if I put the comparison pictures (along with Josefina because of the face mold) in a post? ;)
~Liz~
Posted by: Liz (An American Girl Fan) | May 06, 2009 at 01:45 PM
Yea! Sure! I would love to see that Liz!
Posted by: ☼Savanna☼ | May 06, 2009 at 02:24 PM
Yes! That would be great, Liz! :)
Posted by: Quinlyn ♥ | May 06, 2009 at 02:44 PM
Savanna & Quinlyn,
Thanks! I just made the post, but I didn't do the picture with Josefina, just Mia and Rebecca. :)
I hope you enjoy it! :)
~Liz~
Posted by: Liz (An American Girl Fan) | May 06, 2009 at 03:10 PM
I think she is soo pretty!
Everyone says she looks like Mia, she kinda does. I'm really excited!
Posted by: Anne♥ | May 06, 2009 at 04:47 PM
Are you going to get Rebeca?
Posted by: Savannah | May 06, 2009 at 05:10 PM
Wow! Thanks so much! I think the book pic looks like Marisol and the doll looks like Mia with brown hair but then we can't see her whole face. So we don't know. Her hat is creepy! (I think.)
I don't know if I will buy her...Because I want Sonali.
Posted by: Emma | May 06, 2009 at 05:25 PM
I have done a little bit of research on this new character and have some "connections." Rebecca has brown/auburn hair and her eyes are brown. Lastly, she has the Josefina/Nellie/Chrissa/Julie face mold.Her eyes are NOT hazel.I,too, received this "preview" and her eyes are not featured hazel; you need to look closer.
Posted by: cc | May 06, 2009 at 05:53 PM
Aw! She has to be the cutest AG doll so far!! I want her sooooooooooo baddddd! I already saved up $35.00 for her since my parents said i have to buy AG dolls with my own money :( (Grr!) :)
Posted by: Jenna-Leigh | May 07, 2009 at 10:00 AM
Ooh, you can tell she has the "Elizabeth/Nellie" face mold for a few reasons ( I am comparing my Chrissa and Mia right now just to be sure):
1. The eyes on the " Elizabeth" face mold are slightly more to the oval shape, and if you look very closely, you will see a little dented line right under the eye brows as on Chrissa/Julie/Elizabeth's face mold.
Okay! Technically, that was one long reason, lol =P.
Posted by: Abbie | May 07, 2009 at 12:55 PM
I hope she hasn't got too-short hair. Many people are torn between her and Sonali. Well, I'd say get Sonali first. She won't be here for long, but Rebecca's not going anywhere. =) As for Sam and Nellie, I'm sure they'll be back soon. Remember when they archived Felicity and then brought her back her with new stuff? Who knows, they might just be improving an already-great doll. And has anybody heard rumors of a future doll called Lanie? =/
Posted by: Rylie | May 09, 2009 at 09:15 PM
Hey Rylie!
Actually, they never retired Felicity, she was just only available online. Yes, I have heard of Lani, but she was supposedly one of the names they were thinking of for Gwen.
Posted by: Quinlyn ♥ | May 09, 2009 at 10:00 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJuFsuZ2ndo
OMG those are pictures of Rebecca Rubin! The doll!
Posted by: Tian | May 10, 2009 at 10:28 AM
Hey, Quinlyn!
I didn't know that. =) Thanks for the info, have a good day.
Posted by: Rylie | May 10, 2009 at 10:45 AM
I didn't know that either about Felicity, I thought the same that Rylie did.??? I have heard rumors about Lanie, it just said it was a possible name in the future for an AG doll. I think it was actually a future name for a GOTY.:) That's what I heard I think.:)
I'm excited about Rebecca and who knows... maybe I'll get her in the future.:) Oh and my new doll's name is Lilly Claire Larson!! (in case any of you were wondering.):)
Posted by: Anne♥ | May 10, 2009 at 03:12 PM
Oh I like your drawing Quinlyn!
Posted by: Anne♥ | May 10, 2009 at 03:45 PM
Hey Anne!
That is a great name! :) Maybe her and Kirsten are long lost twins! :) Thanks! I thought it was pretty good. :)
Posted by: Quinlyn ♥ | May 10, 2009 at 04:26 PM
She's so cute!
Posted by: Abbey | May 13, 2009 at 07:54 AM
I can't wait for Rebbeca! She looks really nice. I really want to get her for Christmas or something!
Posted by: Maeve | May 14, 2009 at 05:11 PM