The only articulated body matching the Mattel Princess of South Africa head is a tall Mattel Made To Move body with freakishly elongated torso and legs. To reduce this doll to a more realistic height, first I set her next to a standard Made To Move body. As you can see, most of the extra height comes from the torso and the legs. I took 0.5 cm from the ankles and the wrists and about 1.5 to 2 cm from the middle of the torso.

Once she was all back together, Johanna eagerly put on the yellow top and Mattel BTS Jimin pants I had designated for her, but she declined the blazer — all the better to show off her bracelets!

The Princess of South Africa doll came out in 2002, and I always loved her headsculpt. I got her when she was sold in stores and tried putting her on a more articulated body, but it didn’t really match. I’m glad to have the headsculpt again, this time on a matching body — only 20 years later!!