D23 EXPO – AUGUST 19 – Today at the D23 Expo in Anaheim, Calif., Disney Store debuted its Princess Designer Doll collection in a private ceremony prior to the Legends of Disney Awards. The honorees, whose voices brought to life many of the modern-day Disney Princesses, were presented with one of the dolls by a child dressed up as the princess they honored. Honorees included Jodi Benson (Ariel from The Little Mermaid), Paige O’Hara (Belle from Beauty and the Beast), Lea Salonga (singing voices of Jasmine from Aladdin and Mulan from Mulan), Linda Larkin (speaking voice of Jasmine from Aladdin), and Anika Noni Rose (Princess Tiana from The Princess and the Frog). (D23 EXPO/TODD WAWRYCHUK)
JIM FIELDING, ANIKA NONI ROSE
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