“Hello Kitty is not a cat,” Jill Koch, the Senior Vice President of Marketing and Brand Management at Sanrio, explained. “She’s actually a little girl.” Naturally, this news has been a ...

“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.

“So Hello Kitty is not a cat, she’s actually a little girl. Born and raised in the suburbs of London, she has a mom and dad and her twin sister Mimmy who’s also her best friend,” Jill ...