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The annual DOTY awards program hosted by Doll Reader is designed to celebrate excellence in doll creation and to enjoy a shared passion for doll collecting and art. This year's DOTY Industry's Choice Award winners were announced on Jan. 19 at IDEX Premiere in Orlando, Fla., and we'd like to thank all companies and artists for entering.
The 2007 DOTY Industry's Choice Award winners are as follows:
CATEGORY 1 - COLLECTIBLE BABY DOLL
Sunday Morning
The AngelKeepers LLC
Rub A Dub
Masterpiece Dolls
Sophia
Heart & Soul
Mommy's Angel
Paradise Galleries
Carry Me
Dolls By Berenguer
CATEGORY 2 - COLLECTIBLE FASHION DOLL
Couture Savage
Superfrock Ltd.
Diamond Nights Suzette Morgan
Alexander Doll Co.
Santa's Baby
Superfrock Ltd.
Great Strides Sydney Chase
Tonner Doll Co.
Candy Fashion Starlet Collection
Charisma Brands LLC
CATEGORY 3 - COLLECTIBLE VINYL/PLASTIC, LESS THAN $150
Tiny Miracle Emmy
Ashton-Drake Galleries
Leon
Masterpiece Dolls
Little Loves (Boy)
Masterpiece Dolls
Rachel
Heart & Soul
Cilie
Berdine Creedy Originals
CATEGORY 4 - COLLECTIBLE VINYL/PLASTIC, MORE THAN $150
Sue Li
Heidi Plusczok Puppen-Design
Saijin
Zawieruszynski Originals
Gesina
Heart & Soul
Captivating Swashbuckler Cissy
Alexander Doll Co.
Egyptian Gold Betty Ann
Effanbee Doll Co.
CATEGORY 5 - COLLECTIBLE PORCELAIN DOLL
Jewels of a Perfect Love
Ashton-Drake Galleries
Jennifer
Show-Stoppers Inc.
Making Memories Porcelain Wendy
Alexander Doll Co.
Babette
Heidi Plusczok Puppen-Design
Princess and the Frog
Pauline Gift Co.
CATEGORY 6 - COLLECTIBLE MINIATURE DOLL, 8 INCHES OR LESS
Handful of Love
Ashton-Drake Galleries
Patsi in California
Heidi Plusczok Puppen-Design
Hanni
Masterpiece Dolls
Madison
Pauline Gift Co.
Chiara
Masterpiece Dolls
CATEGORY 7 - COLLECTIBLE MFG'S ARTIST DOLL, LESS THAN $150
Peach Blossom
Michelle Fagan for Ashton-Drake Galleries
Ayana
Mikkel Bjonness-Jacobsen for Pauline Gift Co.
Maddie
Laura Tuzio-Ross for Masterpiece Dolls
Ellowyne Wilde - Nevermore
Robert Tonner for Wilde Imagination
Heartstrings
Lee Middleton for Lee Middleton Moments
CATEGORY 8 - COLLECTIBLE MFG'S ARTIST DOLL, $150-$350
Lalie & Zibi
Berdine Creedy for Berdine Creedy Originals
Pompadour Fall
Tim Alberts for Alexander Doll Co.
Candy
Heidi Plusczok for Heidi Plusczok Puppen-Design
Carissa
Dianna Effner for Boneka Puppenmoden GmbH
The Doll Collector
Beverly Stoehr for the Dollmaker & Friends
CATEGORY 9 - COLLECTIBLE MFG'S ARTIST DOLL, MORE THAN $350
Puki
Annette Himstedt for Annette Himstedt Puppenmanufaktur
Rebecca
Hildegard Günzel for Porzelllanpuppenmanufaktur Hildegard Günzel
Alinka
Zofia & Henry Zawieruszynski for Zawieruszynski Originals
Eloise
Heidi Plusczok for Heidi Plusczok Puppen-Design
Michelle
Gregg Ortiz for Gregg Ortiz Collection
CATEGORY 10 - ARTIST DOLL, LESS THAN $1,000
Shirley
Zofia & Henry Zawieruszynski for Zawieruszynski Originals
Binni
Rose Marie Strydom for Rose Marie Strydom Originals
Baby Bug
Pat Moulton for Pat Moulton's Baby Collection
Cookies Little Duck Parade
Lorella Falconi for Marie Osmond Dolls
Maya
Rose Marie Strydom for Rose Marie Strydom Originals
CATEGORY 11 - ARTIST DOLL, $1,000-$2,000
Lilibeth
Annette Hermann Originals
Nikki
Michelle Fagan Originals
Faith
Laura Tuzio-Ross
Liza
Alexandria Koukinova Dolls
Aglaia
Sylvia Natterer
CATEGORY 12 - ARTIST DOLL, MORE THAN $2,000
Franka
Ruth Treffeisen
Stefania
Zawieruszynski Originals
Rebecca
Alexandria Koukinova Dolls
Missy Woodland
Krey Baby Doll Co.
Beatrice
Porzellanpuppenmanufaktur Hildegard Günzel
CATEGORY 13 - ONE-OF-A-KIND, LESS THAN $1,500
Abbey
Gail Acock One-Of-A-Kind Dolls
In This Hands
The AngelKeepers LLC
Nicholas
Laura Tuzio-Ross
Fresh Little Papa's
Angela Dugan's Originals
Summer
Lynda Dunham-Watkins
CATEGORY 14 - ONE-OF-A-KIND, MORE THAN $1,500
Taye
Laura Tuzio-Ross
Alicia
Diane Keeler
Double Blessing
The AngelKeepers LLC
I Love The Dolls
Edi Scaglioni
Felicity at the Fair
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