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She was (born February 17, 1981)[2] as an American media personality, businesswoman,
socialite, model, singer, actress, fashion designer and DJ.
Hilton is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, the founder of Hilton Hotels. Born
in New York City and raised there and in Beverly Hills, California, she began her modeling
career as a teenager when she signed with New York-based modeling development
agency Trump Model Management. Her late-night persona made her a fixture of tabloid
journalism, and Hilton was proclaimed "New York's leading It Girl" in 2001.[3] In 2003, a
leaked 2001 sex tape with her then-boyfriend Rick Salomon, later released as 1 Night in
Paris, catapulted her into global fame, and the reality television series The Simple Life, in
which she starred with her socialite counterpart Nicole Richie, started its five-year run
with 13 million viewers, on FOX.
In 2004, Hilton released her book Confessions of an Heiress, which became a New York
Times Best Seller, in 2005, she appeared in the horror film House of Wax, and in 2006,
her self-titled album, Paris reached number six on the Billboard 200.[4] Hilton returned to
reality television in 2008 with the Paris Hilton's My New BFF franchise, in 2011 with The
World According to Paris, and again in 2018 with Hollywood Love Story. She had a
number of small roles and cameos in Hollywood movies and appeared in the
documentaries Paris, Not France (2008), Teenage Paparazzo (2010) and The American
Meme (2018).
In 2012, Hilton made her debut as a DJ at Brazil's Pop Music Festival. Between 2013 and
2017, she held the "Paris Hilton: Foam & Diamonds" residence at the Amnesia
nightclub in Ibiza, and was the highest-paid female DJ in 2014.[5]
Credited with influencing the revival of the famous for being famous phenomenon during
the early and mid 2000s,[6] Hilton exemplifies the "celebutante": a celebrity not through
talent or work, but through inherited wealth and lifestyle. She has parlayed her media
fame into perfumes and various lines with her endorsement; her perfume brand alone
have brought in over US$3 billion in revenue.[7][8] In addition to a Paris Hilton Beach Club
Resort in Manila, the Philippines, there are currently 50 Paris Hilton stores worldwide and
19 product lines, such as handbags, watches, footwear, hair and skin care. Hilton earns
over US$10 million a year from business ventures,[9] and as of 2017, she was paid about
US$300,000 for appearances in clubs and events.[10]
Contents
1Early life
2Career
o 2.11999–2002
o 2.22003–2007
o 2.32008–2011
o 2.42012–2017
o 2.52018–present
3Public image
o 3.1Persona
o 3.2"That's hot" catchphrase
o 3.3Media presence
o 3.4In popular culture
4Impact
5Personal life
o 5.1Relationships
o 5.2Sex tape
o 5.3Stalking incidents
o 5.4Legal issues
o 5.5Activism
o 5.6Wealth
6Filmography
o 6.1Film
o 6.2Television
o 6.3Music videos
7Bibliography
8Discography
9DJ residencies
10Awards and nominations
11See also
12References
13External links
Early life
NYC's Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, where Hilton spent her teenage years and started as a
socialite
Hilton was born in New York City. Her mother, Kathy Hilton (née Kathleen Elizabeth
Avanzino),[11][12] is a socialite and former actress; her father, Richard Howard "Rick"
Hilton, is a businessman. Hilton is the oldest of four children; she has one sister, Nicholai
Olivia "Nicky" Hilton (born 1983), and two brothers: Barron Nicholas Hilton II (born 1989)
and Conrad Hughes Hilton III (born 1994). Her paternal great-grandfather was Conrad
Hilton, who founded Hilton Hotels. Her maternal aunts are television
personalities Kim and Kyle Richards. Hilton
has Norwegian, German, Italian, English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry. [13][14][15] She was
raised in the Catholic faith.[16][17]
She moved frequently in her youth, living in a suite in the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel in Manhattan, Beverly Hills and the Hamptons. Her sister Nicky once described her
as "very much a tomboy" who dreamed about becoming a veterinarian. [18] As a child, she
was friends with actress Bijou Phillips and socialites Ivanka Trump, Nicole
Richie and Kim Kardashian.[19][20] Her mother was a close friend of Michael Jackson, with
Hilton remarking in an interview: "I grew up around Michael, and anytime he'd have a
music video or a concert, he would always invite my family".[21]
Growing up in Los Angeles, Hilton attended the Buckley School and St. Paul the Apostle
School, finishing elementary school in 1995.[22] Her freshman year of high school (1995–
96) was spent at the Marywood-Palm Valley School in Rancho Mirage, California. In
1996, Hilton and her family left California for the East Coast.[23] At age 15, she
attended Professional Children's School,[20] and at 16, spent one year at the Provo
Canyon School for emotionally troubled teens.[24][25] She then attended the Dwight
School before dropping out a few months later. "She knew no one at [Dwight]", said her
mother in an interview, while a classmate described her as "sort of more sophisticated.
She was different from everybody else".[20] She later earned a GED certification.[26][27]
Career
1999–2002
After originally modeling as a child at charity events,[28] Hilton signed with Donald Trump's
modeling agency, T Management, at age 19.[28] She played an ill-fated character in the
independent teen thriller Sweetie Pie (2000),[20] and made a cameo appearance as
herself in the comedy Zoolander (2001), with Ben Stiller. Hilton posed alongside her sister
Nicky for David LaChapelle in September 2001,[18] in a shoot that appeared in Vanity Fair.
On her persona, LaChapelle stated: "Paris had a charisma back then that you couldn't
take your eyes off. She would giggle and laugh and be effervescent and take up a
room".[29] She also graced several magazine covers, including the UK's Tatler,
Italy's Giola and the US' FHM.[30]
External image
Hilton's David
LaChapelle-
photographed Vanity
Fair issue from September
2001
Amid her growing public profile, businessman George J. Maloof Jr. paid Hilton to wear a
dress made from US$1 million in poker chips and attend the Palms Casino
Resort opening in Las Vegas in November 2001,[31][32][33][34] which marked the first of
numerous offers for Hilton to show up in nightclubs for promotion.[35][31][36] In 2002, she
appeared in Vincent Gallo's "Honey Bunny" video,[37][38] played a "strung-out supermodel"
in the 5-minute short QIK2JDG, and starred in the straight-to-DVD horror film Nine
Lives as a socialite.
2003–2007
Hilton's breakout came in 2003, when she starred with her socialite counterpart Nicole
Richie in the Fox reality series The Simple Life, in which they lived for a month with a
family in the rural community of Altus, Arkansas. The series premiered on December 2,
2003, shortly after the release of Hilton's sex tape,[39] and was a ratings success; its first
episode attracted 13 million viewers, increasing Fox's adult 18–49 rating by 79
percent.[40] The high viewership was attributed to the exposure Hilton received for the
homemade tape.[41] She became known for her onscreen dumb blonde persona.[42][43]
In 2004, Hilton continued to venture into screen acting, taking on roles in the films The
Hillz and Raising Helen, and guest-starring in episodes of Las Vegas, George
Lopez, The O.C., and Veronica Mars. That year, she introduced a lifestyle brand, helping
to design a purse collection for the Japanese label Samantha Thavasa. A jewelry line
designed by Hilton was sold on Amazon.com shortly after.[44][45] In the fall of 2004, she
released an autobiography co-written by Merle Ginsberg, Confessions of an Heiress: A
Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose,[46] with color photos and advice on life as an
heiress.[47] The book was seventh on The New York Times Best Seller list.[48] Her quote,
"Dress cute wherever you go; life is too short to blend in", was added to The Oxford
Dictionary of Quotations in September 2009.[49] Hilton was involved in creating a perfume
line by Parlux Fragrances. Originally planned for a small release, high demand led to
increased availability by December 2004. Its introduction was followed by a 47-percent
increase in Parlux sales, primarily of the Hilton-branded perfume.[50] After this success
Parlux released several more perfumes with her name, including fragrances for men.[51]
On July 2, 2010, Hilton was accused of smoking marijuana at the 2010 FIFA World
Cup game between Brazil and the Netherlands. Although she was escorted from
the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium by local police, the case was later dismissed. Her
publicist, Dawn Miller, said: "I can confirm that the incident was a complete
misunderstanding and it was actually another person in the group who did it". [417][418] Two
weeks later, Hilton was detained and released after she was caught
with cannabis at Corsica's Figari Sud-Corse Airport.[419]
In August 2010, Hilton was arrested on suspicion of cocaine possession in Las Vegas
and her boyfriend, Cy Waits, was charged with driving under the influence.[420][421] Hilton's
defense initially claimed that the handbag (containing 0.8g of cocaine) was not hers: "This
purse in question was a high street brand – and by no means up to her high fashion
standards."[citation needed] She later claimed personal items (including cash and credit cards)
from the bag, acknowledging that it was hers. To avoid a felony conviction, Hilton pleaded
guilty to two misdemeanors on September 17, 2010. Under the terms of the plea
bargain she was sentenced to one year of probation, 200 hours of community service, a
US$2,000 fine and the completion of a drug-abuse treatment program.[422][423] Clark
County District Attorney David Roger said, "If she was arrested for anything besides a
minor traffic violation she will spend a year in jail. There will be no discussion. The court
will have no discretion."[422]
On September 21, 2010, on their way to a Tokyo press conference to promote fashion
and fragrance lines, Hilton and her sister Nicky were stopped by immigration officers
at Narita Airport because of Hilton's drug-possession conviction the previous day. Under
Japan's strict drug laws, travelers convicted of a drug crime are usually denied entry into
the country.[424][425] Airport officials questioned Hilton "for hours", and she and Nicky were
detained overnight at the airport hotel.[424] On September 22 Japanese authorities denied
Hilton entry, and she was put on a plane back to the United States. Other stops on their
Asian promotional tour were canceled due to Indonesia and Malaysia's anti-drug laws.[425]
Activism
Hilton in 2015
As a socialite, Hilton has been a frequent guest at fundraising events around the
globe,[426] and regularly visits children's hospitals and orphanages when she is
abroad.[427][428] She has been involved with the Starlight Children's Foundation and
the Make-A-Wish Foundation,[429] and is listed on the "First Families" of the Children's
Hospital Los Angeles, which means she has donated US$100,000 or more to the
hospital.[430] In 2008, a room at the hospital was named in her honor, and for her charitable
efforts, Starlight awarded Hilton, along with mother Kathy and sister Nicky, the 2011 Heart
of Gold Award.[431][432]
In 2011, Hilton supported the LGBT rights organisation NOH8,[433] and participated at the
American Red Cross run to benefit relief effort in Japan, hosted by actor Josh Duhamel in
Santa Monica, CA.[434] In 2014, The American Humane Association awarded Hilton with
the National Humanitarian Award.[435][436]
In August 2015, Hilton raised US$100,000 for children with disabilities in Ibiza. In
February 2017, Hilton donated 50 of her personal items to the Children's Hospital Los
Angeles and the Starlight Children's Foundation, and in November that year, she
visited San Gregorio Atlapulco, Mexico, where she handed out food and clothes to the
damnified families following the 2017 Central Mexico earthquake; she donated her
merchandises (perfume and cushion) and also US$350,000 to help rebuild seven
different homes that were affected.[437][438][439]
In October 2018, Hilton hosted Rock The Runway, an event benefitting Children's Miracle
Network Hospitals and The Sasha Project LA.[440] The same month, she partnered with
Nail and Bone to create five nail polishes named after her dogs and 20 percent of the
proceeds going to Animal Haven, a New York-based non-profit rescue group.[441]
Wealth
Hilton earned about US$2 million between 2003 and 2004, US$6.5 million between 2004
and 2005,[442] and US$7 million between 2005 and 2006.[443]
In December 2007, Hilton's grandfather Barron Hilton pledged 97 percent of his estate
(the Hilton family fortune) to a charitable organization founded by her great-
grandfather Conrad N. Hilton: the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation.[444] As a result, his
grandchildren's inheritance was reduced.[445][446] An immediate pledge of US$1.2 billion
(proceeds from the sale of Hilton Hotels Corporation) was made, with a further
US$1.1 billion due after his death.[444] Barron cited the actions of his father, Conrad N.
Hilton, as the motivation for his pledge.[444] Conrad (Barron's father) had also left 97
percent of his estate to the foundation, and Barron contested his father's will to regain a
sizable amount of the family fortune in a settlement.[447]
While Hilton has commanded up to US$750,000 and US$1 million for appearances in
parties and promotional events, her regular fee is around US$250,000–
US$300,000.[448][449] Much of her income —over US$10 million a year— comes from her
retail businesses, which include 50 stores and 19 product lines, and have generated sales
of over US$3 billion.[448] Since debuting as a DJ in 2012, she has been paid as much as
US$1 million for a single set,[450][451] and in 2014, she earned US$2.7 million for four nights
work—US$347,000 an hour—as part of her two-month residence in Ibiza.[452][453][454]