occupation: ceo of house of franco, a full service residential facility

residence: newton centre, ma / phoenix, az

lisa's love of barbie began way back in 1969 when santa placed her first doll - a brunette, tnt flip under the christmas tree. since then, there has been no looking back! she currently owns approximately 2500 dolls and can't imagine life without them. when she started collecting back in 1991, lisa couldn't ever imagine paying money for a doll that someone else bought, de-boxed, re-dressed and repainted; today she can't get enough of these glorious ooak  creations!

lisa holds a degree in business which came in handy when chairing the 2008 national barbie doll collectors convention, barbie on the runway, in kansas city, mo. it was one of the first times that ninimomo created and donated a 3 doll diorama for the silent auction to great success!

lisa is honored to participate as a judge in this year's pageant; while every contestant can't place first they are all winners in lisa's opinion.

lisa with her prototype versace	lisa and the enterprise crew from the 2010 nbdcc fashion show in cleveland	lisa with ooak mattel dolls from the 2005 convention in boston