|
Hair Color: Blonde
Astrology sign: Aquarius
Birth Stone: Amethyst
Birth Flower: Violet
Shoe Size: 10-11, depends on shoes type
Paris Whitney Hilton is an American heiress of the Hilton Hotel fortune, a
model and actress. Hilton is frequently derided from some quarters for
epitomizing the vacuity, narcissism, and extreme promiscuity of American
celebrity life, although some believe that she makes at least some attempt to
cultivate and play up to this persona in an ironic fashion.
She was born on February 17, 1981 in New York City, New York, the eldest of
four children born to real estate mogul Richard Hilton and former actress and
model Kathy Richards. Her sister and brothers are Nicholai Olivia "Nicky"
Hilton, Barron Nicholas Hilton and Conrad Hughes Hilton.
Her paternal grandparents are Barron Hilton and Marilyn Hawley. He was the
second child of Hilton Hotel chain founder Conrad Hilton and Mary Barron. Her
granduncles are Conrad "Nicky" Hilton and Eric Hilton, and her grandaunt is
Francesca Hilton, whose mother is Zsa Zsa Gabor. The family worth of Barron
Hilton and his descendants is estimated at over $335,000,000. The family's
original surname was Holver, which was borne by Augustus Holver, Paris's
paternal great-great-grandfather, a Norwegian immigrant.
On the maternal side of her family, Hilton is a niece of two popular Disney
child stars of the 1970s and 1980s, Kim Richards and Kyle Richards, who
appeared in such films as Escape to Witch Mountain and television series like
Nanny and the Professor and Little House on the Prairie.
Hilton moved between several homes in her youth, including a suite in the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan, Beverly Hills, and the Hamptons. After
secondary education, she decided not to go to college. Instead, she worked as
a fashion model for Catherine Malandrino and Marc Bouwer, and on an ad
campaign for Italian label Iceberg.
Paris and her sister Nicky, with whom she is often mentioned, are known for
their jet-set lifestyles, though Paris has more readily sought the spotlight
as a celebrity. Hilton has also been widely discussed by tabloids. In 2000,
the National Enquirer reported a casual friendship with Leonardo DiCaprio as
something far more intimate. She has, however, dated several notables,
including actor Edward Furlong, boxer Oscar De La Hoya, model Jason Shaw,
Chicago Bears football player Brian Urlacher, singers Rob Mills, Deryck
Whibley, and Backstreet Boy Nick Carter. While Hilton was dating Nick Carter
she sported bruises, which caused rumors that Carter may have hit Hilton. This
rumor was neither confirmed nor denied by Hilton at the time. A few months
later, she announced that those "bruises" were from a magazine photo shoot
(just when the magazine was coming out). Hilton was also blamed by the media
for breaking up the relationship between Australian tennis player Mark
Philippoussis and singer Delta Goodrem.
Hilton has also received a lot of press for a variety of incidents, mainly
party antics. She has been said to have pushed in front of others in line for
a public bathroom, saying she only wanted to look at herself in the mirror.
Hilton has danced on the top of bar banquettes, worn shirts reading "Got
Blow?," and others times worn no top at all. One of her more famous quotes is:
"What's a soup kitchen?" Her most famous quote, however, is "That's hot,"
which is used by Hilton in a myriad of situations.
Hilton had a cameo appearance in Zoolander (2000), and has also appeared in
the short QIK2JDG as a model, as well as The Hillz, Wonderland, Raising Helen,
and the big-screen adaptation of The Cat in the Hat. Pictures of her have
appeared in several magazines, including GQ, Vanity Fair and FHM.
Hilton and her best friend, Nicole Richie, starred in the 2003 FOX hit
reality series The Simple Life, in which they lived with a family on their
farm in rural Altus, Arkansas. Highlights of the show included the girls
performing poorly at various jobs, making out with the local boys, and
numerous instances of them shown as "fish out of water." On March 19, 2004,
she suffered a horseback riding accident while filming The Simple Life 2,
requiring treatment at a hospital.
She was also the subject of a South Park episode entitled "Stupid Spoiled
Whore Video Playset" in which she opens a store called "Stupid Spoiled Whore"
selling girls everything they need to emulate her.
On top of her acting career, she has also helped to design purses for
Samantha Thavasa and Toys for Tots. Despite her successes, Hilton's recent
attempts to start a modeling company and a makeup line seem to have been
unsuccessful. She is the founder of Heiress Records, a label on which she
plans to release her debut album in 2005. Hilton is also a spokes-model for
various products including the T-Mobile Sidekick and Creative Zen Micro.
Hilton owns a teacup Chihuahua named Tinkerbell. In August 2004, Tinkerbell
was reported lost and a $5,000.00 reward was offered for her safe return.
Tinkerbell was found a week later, having been left at the home of Hilton's
grandparents.
In the fall of 2004, Hilton released a book, Confessions of an Heiress: A
Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose, which brings full color photographs of
her and gives her tips on the dos and don'ts of living as an heiress. The
writing was panned as amateurish, and was parodied by Robert Mundell on The
Late Show with David Letterman.
In April 2005 Hilton announced that she has severed both personal and
professional ties with friend Richie. Neither party has commented on the
reason why, though Hilton has alluded that it is due to actions on the part of
Richie.
>>
Back
|