FORMER COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYER TO BE MODEL FOR NEW KEN DOLL

A 25-year-old former Iowa State football player known for sacking quarterbacks on the field has been chosen to be the face of Mattel's redesigned new Ken doll. Kurtis Taylor beat out seven other competitors to become the face of the "Genuine Ken" series. The contestants competed in several challenges, and Taylor reportedly won over the judges by what he did in the romantic gesture category. Given $500 to buy gifts, Taylor gave each judge a penny and donated the rest of the money to the Make a Wish Foundation. Mattel is bringing Ken back after discontinuing the male doll in 2004, ending his 43-year relationship with Barbie.

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