Diva Starz was a series of talking fashion dolls created and released by Mattel in October 2000.

The brand initially featured four characters: Alexa, Nikki, Summer, and Tia, who each had diverse ethnicities and personalities.

Each doll stood at approximately 9 inches (23 cm) tall and came with plastic clothes and accessories, which were interactive.

This is also the case with the doll's accessories, which usually include items such as a cell phone, CD player, laptop, diary, and pet.

Some were concerned that the dolls' stylized proportions could inspire future cases of anorexia, while others took issue with the marketing, labeling it "tacky" and "stereotypical".

While generally identical to the original line, these dolls had clothing made of fabric, were taller, standing at about 12 inches (30 cm) tall, and had more accurate proportions.

Similar to the Mini Diva Starz, these dolls would talk when a button was pressed on top of their heads.

Summer was removed from the lineup and replaced by a new character named Miranda, who made her debut in the second wave of Mini Diva Starz.

The line in general would end up being discontinued by Mattel in 2004, due to its decrease in popularity and failure to compete with other fashion dolls on the market at the time.

Mattel went on to improve the Barbie line and create My Scene and Flavas dolls as attempts to compete with Bratz.

Alexa (Alexia in Latin America) is an all-out fashionista and natural leader with fair skin, blonde hair, and blue eyes.

Nikki (Paige or Flo in parts of Europe) is a Latina, with tanned skin, brown hair, and light violet eyes.

Summer (Rosy in Latin America) is a model citizen with pale skin, red hair, and green eyes who "loved the outdoors so much that she'd bring it inside."

Miranda is a properly rich girl with pale skin, platinum blonde hair with pink highlights, and green eyes who "loves all her new friends."

[6] The following is the list of episodes in published order (according to timeline): 2000 2001 The official Diva Starz website launched in 2000 and was created entirely in Adobe Flash.