In quinceañera symbolism, the doll representing the celebrant’s childhood is commonly called La última muñeca.
The Spanish phrase means “the last doll.” In the traditional presentation, the celebrant may receive or pass on a doll as a symbol of leaving childhood behind. The gesture is especially associated with the idea that the fifteenth birthday marks a new stage of responsibility and maturity.
The custom is not performed at every quinceañera, and its details vary. In some families, the celebrant gives the doll to a younger sibling or relative. In others, the doll is displayed as a keepsake or replaced by a different symbolic presentation.
La última muñeca is separate from the footwear ceremony, in which a parent or relative may replace flat shoes with high heels. Both customs express transition, but they are different rituals and should not be treated as interchangeable.