US Toy company Mattel has unveiled a limited collection of 17 Barbie dolls inspired by real female role models around the world to mark International Women’s Day, which falls on Thursday this year. /Photo via Barbie’s official website

Three Chinese women were selected to be part of the collection. Former Chinese volleyball player Hui Ruoqi is one of them. She bagged a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics and continues to popularize the sport in her very own way and chase the "faster, higher, stronger" spirit in other arenas. /Photo via Barbie’s official website

Chinese actress Guan Xiaotong was one of the “Four Dan actresses of the post-90s Generation”, and starred in many famous Chinese TV series. /Photo via Barbie’s official website

Katherine Johnson is an African-American pioneer in mathematics who worked for NASA in the mid-1950s and calculated the trajectory of NASA's first American-manned flight into space, inspiring many young people to explore math and science fields. /Photo via Barbie’s official website

Martyna Wojciechowska is a Polish journalist, who currently works as the editor-in-chief of Travel Channel. She has traveled to remote areas in the world and inspired women to fight for their lives. /Photo via Barbie’s official website