Hilary Duff is being made into a Barbie doll

Mini Hilary Duffs are soon to go on sale in toyshops.

The Red Carpet Glam Hilary Duff Doll – wearing a polka-dot dress and red satin sash – will be available in early 2007.

‘Hilary is a great role model to girls,’ says Jamie Wood, Mattel’s vice president of Barbie marketing.

‘Not only is she a stylish entertainer, actor and fashion designer, but she also shows girls that there are no limits to what they can do.’

The 5ft 1in star will be following in the footsteps of Beyoncé Knowles and Reese Witherspoon, who have also had Barbie dolls made in their likeness.