Rio Lewis is the model for the brand’s newest character, Claudie Wells, featured in the hardcover book “Meet Claudie, An American Girl.”
Rio Lewis, 11, of Hinsdale, is the model for new American Girl doll Claudie Wells, featured in the book “Meet Claudie, An American Girl” written by New York Times bestselling author Brit Bennett. In the doll’s book, the character grows up in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the early 1920s, when Black artistry thrived.
“It’s really amazing, because I get to tell people, ‘Hey, I’m the face of the new American Girl,’” Lewis said.In the doll’s book, the character grows up in the Harlem neighborhood of New York City in the early 1920s, when Black artistry thrived. According to the American Girl website, Claudie is surrounded by “writers and poets, painters and sculptors, actors and dancers, singers and musicians” and is trying to figure out how she fits into the world around her.
“It’s really fun because I get to travel to different places and then meet different people and try on different outfits,” Lewis said. After the audition, Lewis withdrew from consideration because the shoot would have taken place during one of her brother’s baseball games out of town, which the family was going to make a trip out of.
“For historical characters, we try to find a model that we feel embodies that character in spirit and how we visualize how that character would come to life,” Walsh said.
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