Paris Hilton Profile
This article is about the American socialite. For her self-titled fragrance, see Paris Hilton (fragrance).
Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton at the 2007 Scream Awards.
Born Paris Whitney Hilton February 17, 1981 (1981-02-17) (age 27) New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation Socialite, model, actress, author, recording artist, fashion designer
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight 115 lb (52 kg)
Website ParisHilton.com
Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American celebutante. She has worked as an actress, a model and a singer, and is an heiress to the Hilton Hotels chain. She is best-known through the television series The Simple Life. She has appeared in several minor film roles, most notably in the horror film House of Wax in 2005. In 2004 she published a tongue-in-cheek autobiography. In 2006, she released her debut album Paris. Hilton's career pursuits include singing, modeling, acting, writing, and television. As a result of several legal incidents, Hilton served a widely publicized sentence in an L.A. County jail facility in 2007.
Contents
1 Early life and background 2 Career
2.1 As a model 2.2 As an actress 2.3 As a recording artist 2.4 As an author
3 Activism
3.1 Animal rights
4 Products and endorsements 5 Personal life
5.1 Driving violations
6 Controversy 7 Filmography 8 Discography
8.1 Albums 8.2 Singles
9 Bibliography 10 References 11 External links
Early life and background Born in New York City, Hilton is the oldest of four children of Richard and Kathy Hilton. She has a sister Nicky and brothers Barron and Conrad. On the maternal side of her family, she is a niece of two child stars of the 1970s, Kim Richards and Kyle Richards. Hilton was related by marriage to Nicole Richie's godmother, Nancy Davis, when Nancy's brother, Greg, was married to Kim Richards. Hilton's paternal grandparents are hotel chairman Barron Hilton, and his wife, the former Marilyn Hawley; Barron Hilton's parents were Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton and his first wife, Mary Barron. Hilton moved between several exclusive homes in her youth, including a suite in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan, Beverly Hills, and the Hamptons. She attended Marywood-Palm Valley School in Rancho Mirage, California her freshman year of high school; Dwight School in New York for her sophomore and junior years; then a few months at Canterbury School in New Milford, Connecticut before dropping out. In December 2007, Hilton's grandfather Barron Hilton pledged 97 percent of his estate to a charitable organisation founded by his father, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. An immediate pledge of $1.2 billion was made, with a further $1.1 billion due after his death. He cited his father's actions as the motivation for his pledge. According to reports, the potential inheritance of his grandchildren is sharply diminished.
Career Hilton has worked as a model, actress, musician, and businesswoman. According to Forbes Magazine, she earned approximately $2 million in 2003–2004,
As a model Hilton began modeling as a child, initially at charity events.
As an actress
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Hilton's co-starred with Nicole Richie, the adopted daughter of Lionel Richie, in the Fox reality series The Simple Life, which premiered on December 2, 2003. The Simple Life ran for three seasons on Fox. The show was cancelled by Fox after a dispute between Hilton and Richie, but it was subsequently aired by E! Entertainment Television for the fourth and fifth seasons,
As a recording artist
Further information: Heiress Records and Paris (Paris Hilton album)
Audio samples from Paris:
"Stars Are Blind" (2006)
"Stars Are Blind" sample.
"Nothing in This World" (2006)
"Nothing in This World" sample.
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Paris (2006).
Hilton founded Heiress Records, a sub-label of Warner Bros. Records, in 2004 and released her self-titled debut album, Paris, under that label on August 22, 2006. Although the album reached number six on the Billboard 200 for a week, its total sales volume has been low.
As an author
Further information: Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose and Your Heiress Diary: Confess It All to Me
In the autumn of 2004, Hilton released an autobiographical book, Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose, co-written by Merle Ginsberg, which includes full color photographs of her and her advice on life as an heiress. Hilton reportedly received a $100,000 advance payment for this book. Some in the media panned the writing as amateurish, and the book was parodied by Robert Mundell on The Late Show with David Letterman. The book became a New York Times bestseller. Hilton followed it up with a designer diary, also with Ginsberg, called Your Heiress Diary: Confess It All to Me.
Activism
Animal rights In 2007, after watching a graphic video about animals raised for their fur, Hilton announced her support of vegetarianism and her opposition to wearing fur. Hilton said:
“ From that point , I've never worn fur and I never will. I also haven't eaten any meat since. I just survive on pasta and stuff like that. I was grossed out. It was disgusting. ”
Products and endorsements
Promotional poster for the fragrance Paris Hilton (2004).
Promotional poster for the champagne Rich Prosecco by Paris Hilton.
Hilton helped design a collection of purses for Japanese label Samantha Thavasa, In 2005, Hilton lent her name to a chain of nightclubs owned by Fred Khalilian and known as Club Paris. This association ended in January 2007 after she had failed to attend several scheduled promotional appearances. In December 12, 2007, Hilton launched a champagne called Rich Prosecco, which comes in a can rather than a bottle. Hilton went to Germany to promote the drink.
Personal life Hilton was engaged to fashion model Jason Shaw from mid-2002 to early 2003, and Greek shipping heir Paris Latsis, from May 29, 2005 to November 2005. Thereafter, she began dating another Greek shipping heir, Stavros Niarchos III, before breaking up in May 2006. Hilton told Live with Regis and Kelly: "One-night stands are not for me. I think it's gross when you just give it up. Guys want you more, if you don't just hand it to them on a platter." In January 2007, Hilton's private life created headlines with the launch of ParisExposed.com, a website that featured images of personal and medical documents, video, and other private material, allegedly obtained when the contents of a storage locker rented by Hilton were auctioned off due to lack of payment. On February 3, 2007 Hilton obtained a temporary injunction against ParisExposed.com, closing down the website for a short period of time before it went back online. Hilton loves small dogs, and owns a Yorkshire Terrier and a female Chihuahua named Tinkerbell. Hilton is frequently seen carrying Tinkerbell (dubbed an "accessory dog") at social events and functions, and in all five seasons of television reality show The Simple Life. In 2004, Tinkerbell "authored" a memoir, The Tinkerbell Hilton Diaries. On August 12, 2004, Tinkerbell went missing after Hilton's apartment was burglarized, and a $5,000 reward was offered for her safe return. A four-year-old homemade sex video of Hilton and then-boyfriend Rick Salomon was leaked on the Internet in 2003, later released as the DVD 1 Night in Paris despite attempted legal action. It appeared a week prior to the premiere of The Simple Life.
Driving violations In September 2006, Hilton was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol with a blood alcohol content of 0.08%, the level at which it is illegal to drive in California. Hilton's driving license was subsequently suspended in November 2006,
Paris Hilton's booking photo
On May 4, 2007 Hilton was sentenced by Judge Michael T. Sauer to 45 days in jail for violating her probation. Initially, Hilton planned to appeal the sentence, and supported an online petition Hilton was required to begin her jail term on June 5, 2007, While in jail, Hilton was influenced by prison minister Marty Angelo: Hilton referred to starting a "new beginning" during her interview with talk show host Larry King on June 28, 2007, two days after being released from jail, but the petition was turned down. Hilton was released from jail on June 26, 2007. In total, Hilton served 22 days in detention, counting her day-long home confinement. Hilton announced she would be visiting Rwanda in November 2007 as a post-jail vow, but has since postponed the trip until an undetermined date in 2008.
Controversy Paris Hilton has been quoted as saying that she is the "iconic blonde of the decade"' and compared herself to Princess Diana and Marilyn Monroe (a claim she denied in the May 2007 issue of Harper's Bazaar). Hilton recently posed nude, covered in gold paint, to promote "Rich Prosecco", a canned version of an Italian sparkling wine.
Filmography
Wishman (1991) Sweetie Pie (2000) Zoolander (2001; cameo) Nine Lives (2002) QIK2JDG (2002) 1 Night in Paris (2003) L.A. Knights (2003) Wonderland (2003) The Cat in the Hat (2003) Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004) The Hillz (2004) Raising Helen (2004) House of Wax (2005) Bottoms Up (2006) Pledge This! (2006) The Hottie and the Nottie (2008) Repo! the Genetic Opera (2008)
Discography
Main article: Paris Hilton discography
Albums
Paris (released August 22, 2006)
Singles From Paris:
"Stars Are Blind" "Turn It Up" "Nothing in This World" "Screwed"
Bibliography
Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose, 2004, ISBN 0743266641 Your Heiress Diary: Confess It All to Me, 2005, ISBN 0743287142
References
^ Barnes and Noble: "Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek behind the Pose"
External links
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Paris Hilton
Albums Paris (2006)
Singles "Stars Are Blind" • "Turn It Up" • "Nothing in This World" • "Screwed"
Other songs "Jealousy"
Films 1 Night in Paris • House of Wax • The Hillz • Bottoms Up • National Lampoon's Pledge This! • The Hottie and the Nottie • Repo! the Genetic Opera
Reality TV The Simple Life
Books Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose • Your Heiress Diary: Confess It All to Me
Fragrances Paris Hilton • Just Me • Heiress • Can Can
Related topics Discography • Heiress Records • Images • Audio samples • Songs
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The Simple Life
Episode list • Official site
Starring Paris Hilton • Nicole Richie
Recurring/Related Tinkerbell • Kathy Hilton • Nicky Hilton • Richard Hilton • Kyle Richards • Natalie Reid • Lionel Richie • Kimberly Stewart
Places Los Angeles • Malibu • Altus, Arkansas • Sonic Drive-In • WBFF
Persondata
NAME Hilton, Paris Whitney
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION American celebrity
DATE OF BIRTH February 17, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City, New York, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH
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