Breaking boundaries! Trans teen Jazz Jennings is set to get her own DOLL as toy company announces the debut of 'genderless' toy made in the 16 year old's likeness

  • Tonner Doll Company announced on Friday that it will be selling what it believes to be the first transgender doll on the market 
  • The doll has been made in the likeness of transgender teen Jazz Jennings 
  •  A spokesman said the 18-inch doll, which has a 'genderless' plastic mold typical of most dolls, is being tested for kids aged eight years and older
  • The Jazz-inspired doll will make its debut at the New York Toy Fair next week and be available on the company's website and in specialty stores in July
  • It is expected to retail for $89.99  

By Associated Press and Dailymail.com Reporter

Published: 15:58 EST, 10 February 2017 | Updated: 17:46 EST, 10 February 2017

At 16 years old, Jazz Jennings has already starred in her own reality series, penned a book, and walked the runway — and now the transgender teen girl has a doll in her own likeness.

Tonner Doll Company announced on Friday that it will be selling what it believes to be the first transgender doll on the market.

A spokesman for the company said the 18-inch doll, which has a 'genderless' plastic mold typical of most dolls, is being tested for kids aged eight years and older and is expected to retail for $89.99. 

Breaking barriers: Tonner Doll Company announced it will be selling a doll inspired by Jazz Jennings (pictured). The company believes it will be the first transgender doll on the market
Breaking barriers: Tonner Doll Company announced it will be selling a doll (pictued) inspired by Jazz Jennings. The company believes it will be the first transgender doll on the market

Breaking barriers: Tonner Doll Company announced it will be selling a doll (right) inspired by Jazz Jennings (left). The company believes it will be the first transgender doll on the market

TV star: The 16-year-old stars in the TLC reality series, I Am Jazz, which focuses on her life with her family as a transgender teen 

TV star: The 16-year-old stars in the TLC reality series, I Am Jazz, which focuses on her life with her family as a transgender teen 

The Jazz-inspired doll will make its debut at the New York Toy Fair next week and be available on the company's website and in specialty stores in July. 

In comparison, the popular mass-market American Girl dolls, which are all 18-inches and come with a book, sell for $115 on AmericanGirl.com.

Tonner Doll, which is based in Kingston, New York, said Friday that the 'Jazz' doll is being launched as a test for the specialty-retail market and will be sold by 25 to 50 stores. If it's a hit, the company hopes to take it to the mass market.

Dream come true: Jazz walked the runway at the Go Red for Women  fashion show during New York Fashion Week on Thursday night 

Dream come true: Jazz walked the runway at the Go Red for Women  fashion show during New York Fashion Week on Thursday night 

Growing up: Jazz, who is pictured as a child, has said that she never felt like a boy
Growing up: Jazz, who is pictured as a child, has said that she never felt like a boy

Growing up: Jazz, who is pictured as a child, has said that she never felt like a boy 

Being her true self: Jazz was was first able to ‘transition’ to living and dressing as a girl when she was five 

Being her true self: Jazz was was first able to ‘transition’ to living and dressing as a girl when she was five 

The doll was designed and sculpted by company founder Robert Tonner. His company has made dolls based on a variety of TV, film and book characters including Spiderman, Harry Potter, Dr. Who and Wonder Woman.

'Jazz stands for everything I respect from a human nature point of view — she's incredibly brave, intelligent, warm-hearted and creative,' Tonner said.

Jennings appeared on a Barbara Walters 20/20 special in 2007 at the age of six. She has identified as a female since she could talk, her parents told ABC News.

Trailblazer: Jazz, who is pictured with her family, he youngest person ever to be recognized in The Advocate Magazine's 'Top Forty Under 40' annual list

Trailblazer: Jazz, who is pictured with her family, he youngest person ever to be recognized in The Advocate Magazine's 'Top Forty Under 40' annual list

Influential: The teen advocate published her memoir Being Jazz in 2016. She also inspired the children's book I Am Jazz

Influential: The teen advocate published her memoir Being Jazz in 2016. She also inspired the children's book I Am Jazz

She is the youngest person ever to be recognized in The Advocate Magazine's 'Top Forty Under 40' annual list and was named as one of Time Magazine's Most Influential Teens for 2014 and 2015.

In 2014, Jennings co-wrote a children's picture book titled 'I Am Jazz' and her memoir, 'Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen,' was released last summer.

The Jazz Jennings doll comes 40 years after the release of the 'Gay Bob' doll, widely thought to be the first doll based on a gay character. 

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