Alongside the new interview, Sanrio confirmed several other factoids regarding Hello Kitty that read as such, Her full name is Kitty White. She is little girl (and not a cat).

it is not a cat. Sanrio’s senior vice president of marketing and brand management Jill Koch, made the surprising revelation ahead of Hello Kitty’s 50th anniversary during a Today show segment ...

“Hello Kitty is not a cat,” Jill Koch, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Brand Management at Sanrio, told the “Today” show Thursday ahead of the brand’s 50th anniversary celebrations.

“Hello Kitty is not a cat,” Jill Koch, the senior vice president of marketing and brand management at Sanrio, the creators of the iconic cartoon, told Today. “She’s actually a little girl.” ...

Jill Koch, the senior vice president of marketing and brand management at Sanrio, appeared on Today on Thursday and said, "Hello Kitty is not a cat," and "she's actually a little girl.” ...

“THAT IS A CAT AND I WONT BE GASLIGHTED LIKE THIS!!! A fifth joked, “Is the little girl in the room cause I don’t see her.” Created by Sanrio employee Yuko Shimizu in 1974, Hello Kitty ...

Sanrio. Sellers asked her once and for all: is Hello Kitty a cat? Hello Kitty is not a cat, according to the Director of Retail Business Development at Hello Kitty’s flagship company ...

Japanese company Sanrio is setting the record straight about their beloved character, Hello Kitty — and no, it is not a cat. Sanrio’s senior vice president of marketing and brand management ...

Hello Kitty creators reveal the beloved character is not a cat.. On 18 July, Sanrio, the Japanese entertainment company that created Hello Kitty, made an astounding revelation for the iconic ...

The Japanese company set the record straight about Hello Kitty's true identity Leon Neal/Getty Hello Kitty Japanese company Sanrio is setting the record straight about their beloved character, Hello ...