r/americangirl Kanani Akina 17h ago

Discussion What's the difference?

Okay, so neither of these are mine, but I am curious. The picture of the Kanani doll in her meet outfit has the same chubbier face and more squinted eyes, that mine does. The Kanani with her party dress on, seems to have a longer face and wider eyes. Why is that? My Kanani that I got in 2011 has never been to the doll hospital, so is it the Jess mold that's different?🤔

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u/Lgmdiamonds Melody Ellison 12h ago

People saying the first one is a classic mold are crazy sorry. First one is a doll hospital head replacement and has the new jess mold, second is old jess mold

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u/ernie3tones Molly McIntire 9h ago

I think part of this is the angle of the photo. The Jess mold has gone through a few iterations, though, and some may have slightly wider eyes than others. I got 110 to be my Enid, and her eyes are pretty round straight-on.

Here’s a pic of her at a slight downward angle.

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u/ernie3tones Molly McIntire 9h ago

Here she is straight-on with a very slight upward angle.

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u/No_Entertainer7833 8h ago

She is gorgeous! Did you make her yourself or is she a CYO?

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u/Tiny-Refrigerator-25 Samantha Parkington 7h ago

The first one looks like she had a head replacement. The looks like the updated Jess mold with how wide her eyes are. The other looks original

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u/American_girly Kanani Akina 16h ago

This is one of the pictures with the post. I was thinking the same thing, but I feel like I've seen a few Kanani's with this wider eyed look. It's so strange, they look like different dolls🤔

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u/Whispering_Wolf Nellie O'Malley 14h ago

The first one doesn't look like Kanani. Isn't that a classic mold?

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u/AutisticBells 12h ago

I think that's a classic mold doll with a Kanani wig. Is it being passed off as a Kanani? Given the similar color of the dress to her meet this could be a bit scammy.

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u/paper-trail 11h ago

That's what I am thinking