Paris Hillton
Date of Birth : 17 February 1981
Birth Place : New York, USA
Occupation : Singer, Actress, Model
Paris Hilton has gone from being merely a wealthy young heiress to the Hilton hotel chain, to becoming an entrepreneur on her own. Among other things, she is now the star of her own reality TV show and has her own line of jewelry. At twenty-five years old, she's also well known as a fashionable party girl.
Growing up as an heiress, Paris lived in places adults could only dream of, such as the Waldorf-Astoria in Beverly Hills and the exclusive Hamptons in Long Island. She and her sister, Nicky, currently live in a $10 million mansion in Hollywood Hills, which is one of the three mansions owned by their parents, Richard Hilton, a real estate mogul, and Kathy Hilton.
Probably realizing that an education wasn't needed for her to make it in the world, Paris quit high school and later earned her GED. While she made a quick name for herself as a socialite, Paris parlayed her notoriety into a successful modeling career, namely as a spokes model for Guess jeans. Playboy magazine named Paris as "Sex Star of the Year" in 2005, and someone looking very much like her appeared on the cover of the magazine, though her spokespeople say it is not her.
Paris transitioned quickly from modeling to acting, making the movies Sweetie Pie and Nine Lives in 2000 and 2002. In 2005 she earned her first acting award, a 2005 Worst Supporting Actress Razzie for her role in the movie House of Wax. Current plans for Paris include a part in Bruce Willis's next Die Hard movie. Along with the movies came a reality TV show with her longtime friend, Nicole Richie, daughter of singer Lionel Richie. The two first starred in the show The Simple Life in 2003 as they lived and worked on an Arkansas family farm, did short working stints at local places, and met and got friendly with a collection of local young men. These two young socialites working farm jobs made for many humorous moments.
Along with the success of Paris's television show and movie roles came more fame and fortune, but it also made for some difficult relationships. As Paris and Nicole continued their TV show, their longtime friendship suffered, and they had a major falling out. They still continue their working relationship, but were soon appearing in The Simple Life separately. Shortly after The Simple Life began its success, an ex-boyfriend of Paris's, Rick Salomon, made public a sex tape they had made together. Paris sued her ex and later settled out of court.
Paris has had many other relationships that didn't fare much better. She had a relationship with Leonardo DiCaprio at one time, but the extent of the relationship was rumored by the tabloids to be much more than she and Leonardo would admit to. She followed this with relationships with boxer Oscar De La Hoya, football players Brian Urlacher and Matt Leinart, and Backstreet Boy Nick Carter. None of these relationships lasted very long.
Some of Paris's relationships have been much more serious, even reaching engagements, such as with Jason Shaw, a Tommy Hilfiger model. She also had a very public engagement to a fellow heir who ironically shared her same first name, Paris Latsis. Apparently having a lot in common wasn't enough as their engagement lasted only a few months. With a strong business sense that apparently runs in the family, Paris took her fame a step further once again. She has lent her name to jewelry sold on Amazon.com and to purses for Toys for Tots. She also has her own perfume and cologne line and owns a chain of nightclubs. Paris tried to join Sean P. Diddy Combs in a campaign to get more young people to vote, but it blew up in her face when it was found that she herself wasn't even registered to vote.
Paris wrote a book about how to be an heiress titled, Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose, which became quite successful. She has also started her own music career and released her first album, Paris, on August 22, 2006, with the single "Stars Are Blind." The album debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200, selling 76,000 copies in its first week. Paris also appeared in the 2007 Guinness Book of World Records as the Most Overrated Celebrity.
Hilton, was arrested on suspicion of driving with a suspended license and has been sentenced to 45 days in jail. She contacted Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Governor of California, to ask him to terminate her jail sentence. The hotel heiress pleaded with fans to sign a petition which she intended to be sent to Arnie requesting he grant her a pardon.
Growing up as an heiress, Paris lived in places adults could only dream of, such as the Waldorf-Astoria in Beverly Hills and the exclusive Hamptons in Long Island. She and her sister, Nicky, currently live in a $10 million mansion in Hollywood Hills, which is one of the three mansions owned by their parents, Richard Hilton, a real estate mogul, and Kathy Hilton.
Probably realizing that an education wasn't needed for her to make it in the world, Paris quit high school and later earned her GED. While she made a quick name for herself as a socialite, Paris parlayed her notoriety into a successful modeling career, namely as a spokes model for Guess jeans. Playboy magazine named Paris as "Sex Star of the Year" in 2005, and someone looking very much like her appeared on the cover of the magazine, though her spokespeople say it is not her.
Paris transitioned quickly from modeling to acting, making the movies Sweetie Pie and Nine Lives in 2000 and 2002. In 2005 she earned her first acting award, a 2005 Worst Supporting Actress Razzie for her role in the movie House of Wax. Current plans for Paris include a part in Bruce Willis's next Die Hard movie. Along with the movies came a reality TV show with her longtime friend, Nicole Richie, daughter of singer Lionel Richie. The two first starred in the show The Simple Life in 2003 as they lived and worked on an Arkansas family farm, did short working stints at local places, and met and got friendly with a collection of local young men. These two young socialites working farm jobs made for many humorous moments.
Along with the success of Paris's television show and movie roles came more fame and fortune, but it also made for some difficult relationships. As Paris and Nicole continued their TV show, their longtime friendship suffered, and they had a major falling out. They still continue their working relationship, but were soon appearing in The Simple Life separately. Shortly after The Simple Life began its success, an ex-boyfriend of Paris's, Rick Salomon, made public a sex tape they had made together. Paris sued her ex and later settled out of court.
Paris has had many other relationships that didn't fare much better. She had a relationship with Leonardo DiCaprio at one time, but the extent of the relationship was rumored by the tabloids to be much more than she and Leonardo would admit to. She followed this with relationships with boxer Oscar De La Hoya, football players Brian Urlacher and Matt Leinart, and Backstreet Boy Nick Carter. None of these relationships lasted very long.
Some of Paris's relationships have been much more serious, even reaching engagements, such as with Jason Shaw, a Tommy Hilfiger model. She also had a very public engagement to a fellow heir who ironically shared her same first name, Paris Latsis. Apparently having a lot in common wasn't enough as their engagement lasted only a few months. With a strong business sense that apparently runs in the family, Paris took her fame a step further once again. She has lent her name to jewelry sold on Amazon.com and to purses for Toys for Tots. She also has her own perfume and cologne line and owns a chain of nightclubs. Paris tried to join Sean P. Diddy Combs in a campaign to get more young people to vote, but it blew up in her face when it was found that she herself wasn't even registered to vote.
Paris wrote a book about how to be an heiress titled, Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose, which became quite successful. She has also started her own music career and released her first album, Paris, on August 22, 2006, with the single "Stars Are Blind." The album debuted at #6 on the Billboard 200, selling 76,000 copies in its first week. Paris also appeared in the 2007 Guinness Book of World Records as the Most Overrated Celebrity.
Hilton, was arrested on suspicion of driving with a suspended license and has been sentenced to 45 days in jail. She contacted Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Governor of California, to ask him to terminate her jail sentence. The hotel heiress pleaded with fans to sign a petition which she intended to be sent to Arnie requesting he grant her a pardon.