Raquel Reyes is the 2026 Girl of the Year from American Girl. She is an 18-inch doll with brown eyes that open and close and dark-brown hair styled in a front ponytail with a gingham bow. Her body is soft cotton, and her movable head and limbs are smooth vinyl.
Raquel's character loves DJing, taste-testing paletas at her family's shop in Kansas City, and spending time with her rescue pup, Luzita. In her story, she travels to the East Coast for a family reunion and wedding and finds her great-great-grandmother's diary.
Her outfit is inspired by her great-great-grandmother Samantha Parkington's look. It includes a pink-and-plum gingham-print top with a ruched front, puff sleeves with attached purple bows and a ruffled bottom hem. A gingham-print full skirt with gathers at the waist and a matching hair tie with a gingham-print fabric bow complete the look.
- Doll size
- 18 inches
- Eyes
- Brown, open and close
- Hair
- Dark brown, front ponytail with gingham bow
- Body
- Soft cotton body; vinyl head and limbs
- Outfit
- Gingham-print top with ruched front, puff sleeves with purple bows and ruffled hem; gingham-print full skirt with gathered waist; matching gingham bow hair tie
- In the box
- Raquel doll, outfit, golden cuff bracelet with a bow, pink platform shoes with ankle straps and purple bows at the toes, underwear, paperback book
- Book
- The Diary of Raquel Reyes, illustrated paperback
- Sold separately
- Raquel's Gingham Ruffle Outfit for Girls