Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton Known to the tabloids as "Paris the Heiress," Hilton made a name for herself as a party-hopping socialite early in the 21st century. She is the great-granddaughter of hotel magnate Conrad Hilton, granddaughter of Barron Hilton, grand-niece of Nicholas Conrad "Nicky" Hilton (the one-time husband of Elizabeth Taylor) and daughter of real estate magnate Rick Hilton. An occasional model, she also has had a few small film roles, most notably appearing as herself in the hi-fashion satire Zoolander (2001, with Ben Stiller). Her younger sister Nicky is also a well-known socialite. In 2003 Hilton starred in a fish-out-of-water "reality" show called The Simple Life. The show was a takeoff on the 1960s sitcom Green Acres, with city girls Hilton and Nicole Richie (daughter of singer Lionel Richie) spending a month on a farm in Altus, Arkansas. A big hit, the show spawned sequels in 2004 and 2005. In 2004 Hilton released a book, Confessions of an Heiress, and in 2005 she appeared in the remake of the 1950s horror film classic House of Wax (also starring Elisha Cuthbert). Extra credit: People magazine reported in May of 2005 that Hilton was engaged to be married to her boyfriend, Greek shipping heir Paris Latsis. No wedding date has been announced. The Latsis family was ranked #58 on the 2005 Forbes list of the world's richest people, with a net worth of $7.5 billion... By coincidence, the original Green Acres starred Eva Gabor, the sister of Zsa Zsa Gabor, who was married to Paris Hilton's great-grandfather Conrad Hilton... A similar reality-type show of 2003, Rich Girls, starred fashion fortune heiress Ally Hilfiger... Hilton was in the news in November 2003 when a home video of her cavorting with former boyfriend Rick Solomon was published online. Solomon is the estranged husband of actress Shannen Doherty; the tape was reportedly made in 2000, when Solomon was 30 and Hilton was 19... Hilton is a partner in an Orlando nightclub, Club Paris, which opened in 2004... In 2005 Hilton announced that she was cutting Richie from future editions of The Simple Life and replacing her with another friend, Kimberly Stewart, the daughter of rock star Rod Stewart. The world has now been made aware that Paris Hilton, the closest thing we’ll ever see to a being made of pure, uncut fame, is engaged to Greek shipping heir and Hilton self-love franchisee Paris Latsis. And you know what? No. Fucking no. In this golden age of publicity-machine suspicion ushered in by a thousand uncomfortable, utterly unconvincing, herpes-flavored Tom Cruise-Katie Holmes red-carpet kisses, it’s going to take a little more than this “Paris engaging Paris” stunt to get us to bite. Hilton can get back to us after she announces that she secretly married a delicious Carl’s Jr. Spicy BBQ Six Dollar Burger after a night of blowing lines off a roulette wheel in the Palms, then appears on Oprah to prove her love by inserting the huge burger into her birth canal in front of a national TV audience. She can only blame herself for setting the bar so high. Paris Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American heiress of the Hilton Hotel fortune, a socialite, model and actress. She is commonly described as a celebutante, a portmanteau of 'celebrity and debutante', in other words "famous for being famous." Paris Hilton was born in New York City, the eldest of four children born to Richard Hilton and Kathy Richards. Her sister and brothers are Nicky Hilton, Barron Hilton and Conrad Hilton. Her paternal grandparents are Barron Hilton and Marilyn Hawley. He was the second child of Hilton Hotel founder Conrad Hilton and Mary Barron. Paris Hilton's grand-uncles are Conrad "Nicky" Hilton and Eric Hilton, and her grandaunt is Francesca Hilton, whose mother is Zsa Zsa Gabor. According to Forbes magazine in 2005, the net worth of Barron Hilton (Paris Hilton's Grandfather) is estimated at just over US$ 1 billion, of which Paris is expected to inherit over US$ 50 million. Before Paris Hilton inherits this fortune, she has maintained her extravagant lifestyle through work in television, movies, commercials and modeling. According to Forbes magazine, in 2003-2004 Paris Hilton earned approximately $2 million for her television and movie roles, but in 2004-2005 her earnings from television, movies, modeling, and personal appearances have earned her an additional $6.5 million. On the maternal side of her family, Paris Hilton is a niece of two popular Disney child stars of the 1970s and 1980s, Kim Richards and Kyle Richards, who appeared in the motion picture Escape to Witch Mountain and TV shows like Nanny and the Professor, Little House on the Prairie and ER. Paris Hilton moved between several homes in her youth, including a suite in the Waldorf=Astoria Hotel in Manhattan, Beverly Hills, and the Hamptons. Currently, Paris Hiltons' parents own a $10 million mansion in Bel-Air, a $6.3 million estate in the Hamptons, as well as $3 million house in the Hollywood Hills in which Paris Hilton and her sister Nicki Hilton stay to give them privacy and easy access to LA clubs. After secondary education, she decided not to go to college. Instead, Paris Hilton worked as a fashion model for Catherine Malandrino and Marc Bouwer, and on an ad campaign for Italian label Iceberg. Paris Hilton's natural hair color is blonde, but became brown as she got older, and her natural eye color is brown. This article about Paris Hilton and the Hilton establishment has been adapted from the Wikipedia entry of Paris. Paris Hilton was forced to go out in disguise during her summer (05) trip to Greece - because fans followed her day and night. Hilton and her family traveled to the European nation to make plans for her marriage to Greek shipping heir Paris Latsis. But Hilton's mother Kathy admits that making wedding plans during the visit proved to be a lot more difficult than they'd anticipated. She says, "It would have been difficult (to make plans) because even going out at night in Mykonos, when we thought most people would be asleep, we saw people standing on the rocks or lurking in alleys looking for Paris. "We tried to disguise ourselves with wigs and scarves. When we would go out to dinner, we'd either dine inside the yacht with the curtains closed, or we would go out to places where Paris would wear a wig and a hat, and we'd sit in a little cove and that worked out fine. "Then people started recognizing Mr Paris and then we had to be more cautious." Hilton recently announced that she found the perfect place in Greece to exchange nuptials with Latsis, but they've yet to set a wedding date. Paris Trades in Pooch MegaStar August 19, 2005 Potty poser Paris Hilton is at it again. The hotel heiress has dumped her trademark tiny Tinkerbell pooch, allegedly because the poor thing has grown too big, says FemaleFirst.com. And the animal rights group, PETA, has got a word or two to say on the matter. "It's a pity that Paris' heart doesn't match her pocketbook. Animals shouldn't be disposed of like last season's trendy handbag", the charity’s spokesman rants. Having got bored of the pup, Paris has apparently dumped everyone’s fave celeb dog on her mother. While she plays with her new toy - Bambi. The tiny Chihuahua is Paris’ new pampered plaything. For this season, at least. Paris Hilton Attacked for Reported Dumping Tinkerbell Celebrity Spider August 18, 2005 Hotel heiress Paris Hilton has been slammed by an animal rights group for reportedly dumping her pampered dog and The Simple Life co-star Tinkerbell because she grew too big. Tinkerbell is said to have grown past her ideal weight of 3.5 pounds (1.6 kilograms), prompting Hilton to reportedly leave the pooch with her mother Kathy while she pampers a smaller Chihuahua named Bambi. But her alleged actions have angered the People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals, whose spokesman blasts, "It's a pity that Paris' heart doesn't match her pocketbook. Animals shouldn't be disposed of like last season's trendy handbag."