The swimsuits are real-life colors but the bird has gone albino!

Miko joined Barbie's group of friends in 1986, both as an actual doll and as a paper doll.

Tropical Barbie, Ken, Skipper and Miko, the first of the swimsuit dolls after the Malibus were discontinued, were sold by Western in 1986, stock number 1523-1.  All four dolls wear their original swimsuits.

Also included was Barbie's macaw Tahiti (no, it's not a parrot).  The actual bird was red with multicolored wings but the paper bird version is white.

The clothes are all Whitman designs, not Mattel's.  A number of outfits with Hawaiian prints are included.

A piece of trivia about Miko:  In the book Mystery of Mermaid Bay, written by John Braden and published by Kid Stuff Records in 1987, you learn that her last name is Morrison.

On the back cover are Tahiti and its totem perch.

As far as I know, Mattel has never sold Aloha shirts
for Barbie and friends.

The actual Tropical Skipper was still a girl,
but the paper doll looks more mature.

For once, the paper dolls are wearing
the real dolls' swimsuits.

The paper doll rendition of Miko is much more Asian looking
than her actual doll counterpart.