Photos: 40 years of Hello Kitty

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Photos: 40 years of Hello Kitty

Photos: 40 years of Hello Kitty

Janet Hsu, president and COO of Sanrio talks with media during a tour of "Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty", at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on October 10, 2014. (Ed Crisostomo/Orange County Register/MCT)

An acrylic paint and digital called Kitty Visions by Kozyndan hangs on a wall among many other art works on display at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on October 10, 2014. (Ed Crisostomo/Orange County Register/MCT)

A Hello Kitty surfboard stands tall, one of many items on display at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on October 10, 2014. (Ed Crisostomo/Orange County Register/MCT)

Hello Kitty items stand in a glass case one of many items on display at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on October 10, 2014. (Ed Crisostomo/Orange County Register/MCT)

The coin purse sits on display at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on October 10, 2014. (Ed Crisostomo/Orange County Register/MCT)

Hello Kitty items stand in a glass case one of many items on display at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on October 10, 2014. (Ed Crisostomo/Orange County Register/MCT)

Elizabeth Ho is all smiles during a tour of "Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty", at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on October 10, 2014. (Ed Crisostomo/Orange County Register/MCT)

Abby Tanabe, 6, stands next to a fiberglass sculpture by Colin Christian called Super Space Titan Kitty as her mother Joelle takes a photograph at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on October 10, 2014. (Ed Crisostomo/Orange County Register/MCT)

This photo provided by Sanrio shows the hello Kitty "Lita" high-heel shoe that is included in the Hello Kitty new limited edition products for the Hello Kitty 40th anniversary. The first Hello Kitty Con, a four-day festival of all things Kitty held in honor of the character's 40th birthday, opens Oct. 30, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Sanrio)

In this Monday, Oct. 13, 2014 photo, Salumeh Eslamieh, top left, and Marty Garrett walk up the stairs past statues of Sanrio characters Hello Kitty, bottom left, and Pochacco displayed at their home in San Francisco. The married couple turned the garage of their San Francisco home into a permanent showroom for their vast Hello Kitty collection. The couple met and bonded over the little white cat, and will be traveling to Los Angeles this week celebrate the character�s 40th birthday at Hello Kitty Con, opening Oct. 30, a four-day festival dedicated to all things Kitty. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 09: A person dressed in a "Hello Kitty" costume attempts to have her photo taken with a boy for money Times Square on April 9, 2014 in New York City. The iconic New York City intersection of of Broadway and Seventh Ave., was christened "Times Square" 110 years ago after New York City Mayor George B. McClellan signed a resolution to change the name from Long Acre Square. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

SURABAYA, INDONESIA - FEBRUARY 10: A vendor sets up Hello Kitty's toys on February 10, 2014 in Surabaya, Indonesia. Roses, chocolates, teddy bears, toy hearts, candles, and cards are all part of the preparations for the Valentines Day and orders increase significantly in the weeks leading up to the Valentines Day that will be celebrated on February 14th. (Photo by Robertus Pudyanto/Getty Images)

TOKYO, JAPAN - OCTOBER 23: Hello Kitty poses for 'The Nutcracker' photocall during the opening ceremony during the 27th Tokyo International Film Festival at Roppongi Hills on October 23, 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Ken Ishii/Getty Images)

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BEVERLY HILLS, CA - JUNE 09: Hello Kitty arrives at the 1st Annual Children Mending Hearts Style Sunday on June 9, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Children Mending Hearts)

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - FEBRUARY 15: A tin of H.J. Heinz Co. 'Hello Kitty' Pasta Shapes on February 15, 2013 in London, England. Billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway is is teaming up with the Brazilian investment group 3G Capital to buy H.J. Heinz Co. for 23.3 billion USD. (Photo Illustration by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)

LAS VEGAS, NV - JANUARY 09: "Hello Kitty" branded video game cases are seen at the R.D.S. booth at the 2013 International CES at the Las Vegas Convention Center on January 9, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada. CES, the world's largest annual consumer technology trade show, runs through January 11 and is expected to feature 3,100 exhibitors showing off their latest products and services to about 150,000 attendees. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images)

PRATTVILLE, AL - SEPTEMBER 21: "Hello Kitty" headcovers belonging to Rebecca Lee-Bentham during the second round of the 2012 Navistar LPGA Classic at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail's Senator Course at Capitol Hill on September 21, 2012 in Prattville, Alabama. (Photo by Darren Carroll/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 22: The Hello Kitty balloon makes its way along Central Park West way during the 86th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade November 22, 2012 in New York City. Macy's donated tickets and transportation to this year's Thanksgiving Day Parade to 5,000 people from neighborhoods hardest hit by Superstorm Sandy. (Photo by Andrew Kelly/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 05: Dodger executive Tommy Lasorda (L) poses with Hello Kitty before the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres on September 5, 2012 at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

DENVER, CO - JUNE 12: Rookie relief pitcher Sean Doolittle #62 of the Oakland Athletics heads to the bullpen in his Hello Kitty backpack as the A's prepare to face the Colorado Rockies during Interleague Play at Coors Field on June 12, 2012 in Denver, Colorado. The A's defeated the Rockies 8-5. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 16: Tiffani Thiessen poses for photos with Hello Kitty during the Hanky Panky For Hello Kitty Launch Benefiting The Human Society Of The United States at Studio 450 on May 16, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)

NEW YORK, NY - MAY 04: Hello Kitty poses at the Sephora Soho Store Re-Opening at Sephora Soho on May 4, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Sephora)

BERLIN, GERMANY - APRIL 26: The knitted sculpture "Hello Kitty" by Patricia Waller, featuring the cartoon character as a harakiri ritual suicide victim, sits in the "Broken Heroes" exhibition at the Deschler Gallery on April 26, 2012 in Berlin, Germany. The exhibition of hand-crocheted comic, puppet and cartoon figures shows icons of pop culture in various unfortunate states. (Photo by Adam Berry/Getty Images)

GLENDALE, AZ - JANUARY 02: The Stanford Cardinal band performs against the Oklahoma State Cowboys during the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on January 2, 2012 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

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Janet Hsu, president and COO of Sanrio talks with media during a tour of "Hello! Exploring the Supercute World of Hello Kitty", at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles on October 10, 2014. (Ed Crisostomo/Orange County Register/MCT)

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