Hello Kitty is a fictional character created by Yuko Shimizu, who worked for the Japanese company Sanrio. It was described by the New York Times as a “global marketing phenomenon.”
Yuko created Hello Kitty after being inspired by a kitten her dad had given her.
Shimizu left Sanrio just two years after creating Hello Kitty to have a family.
Yuko Yamaguchi is the current character designer of Hello Kitty.
The character’s first appearance on a product was a vinyl coin purse in Japan.
With revenues of around $5 billion a year, Hello Kitty is ranked as the second-highest-grossing media franchise in the world behind Pokémon.
So, here is a list of 15 celebs who love Hello Kitty:
#1 Jessica Alba – 2003
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Actress Jessica Alba had a Hello Kitty item at the 2003 Teen Choice Awards at Universal Amphitheatre in Universal City, California.
#2 Cameron Diaz
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Cameron Diaz wore a Hello Kitty x Tarina Tarantino necklace in 2003.
#3 Paris Hilton
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Paris Hilton posed with a Hello Kitty toy at the Teen Choice Awards in 2004.
#4 Miranda Cosgrove
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Miranda Cosgrove shows her Hello Kitty ring at the Hello Kitty 35th Anniversary Celebration held at Royal/T in October 2009 in Culver City, California.
#5 Rihanna
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Rihanna wore a “Hello Kitty” necklace at Seventeen Magazine’s ‘ROCK-N-STYLE” Concert and Fashion Show.
#6 Katy Perry
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In 2009, Katy Perry wore a Hello Kitty-inspired couture vest created by The Blonds for M.A.C Cosmetics’ Hello Kitty Auctions.
#7 Brittany Murphy
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Brittany Murphy had a Hello Kitty necklace at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards on August 8, 2004.
#8 Britney Spears
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Britney Spears had a Hello Kitty toy at the 2006 Teen Choice Awards.
#9 Yuko Yamaguchi
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Yuko Yamaguchi at the Hello Kitty 35th anniversary celebration held at Royal/T on October 22, 2009.
#10 Kelly Osbourne
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Kelly Osbourne used the Hello Kitty phone at Nickelodeon’s 16th Annual Kids Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California.
#11 Fran Drescher
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Fran Drescher, the star from The Nanny, had a Hello Kitty diamond encrusted miniaudiere (valued at $125,000) which was co-designed by Kimora Lee Simmon and Judith Leiber during an auction to benefit Nelly’s Foundation 4Sho4Kids.
#12 Kendall Jenner & Kylie Jenner
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In 2011, Kendall Jenner and Kylie Jenner were present at the launch of the Forever 21 for Hello Kitty collection in Hollywood.
#13 Kiera Chaplin
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Kiera Chaplin was at the 30th Anniversary Party for Hello Kitty.
#14 Mary J. Blige
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Mary J. Blige in 2006 at the Sean Paul and Mary J. Blige Visit MTV’s “TRL.”
#15 Kimora Lee
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Kimora Lee at the Hello Kitty 35th Anniversary Celebration.
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