| Paris Hilton was born on February 17th, 1981. Her | | | | reality show, The Simple Life, which is based on Green |
| parents are Rick and Kathy Hilton. Her grandfather | | | | Acres, and features Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie living |
| Conrad Hilton, was the founder of the world famous | | | | on a farm. |
| Hilton hotels. The family fortune is an estimated $300 | | | | Some say that Paris is famous for being famous. Her |
| million. Her grandfather was briefly married to actress | | | | scandalous relationships and the paparazzi had a huge |
| Elizabeth Taylor. Paris has a younger sister, Nicky, who | | | | part in her being on the front of supermarket tabloids |
| was born in 1983. They often appear in pictures | | | | almost constantly. She was thought to go out with Leo |
| together. | | | | DiCaprio at some point and the guy who played the |
| Paris grew up in Beverly Hills, California for the most | | | | young kid in Terminator 2 opposite of |
| part. She attended a private high school with other | | | | Schwarzenegger Edward Furlong for a few months, |
| celebrity teens such as Nicole Richie, daughter of | | | | and was later seen out and about with boxer Oscar |
| legendary singer Lionel Richie. After graduation and not | | | | de la Hoya. Paris has also been linked with actor and |
| having a desire to attend college, Paris Hilton decided | | | | Tommy Hilfiger model, Jason Shaw, as well as Sum 41 |
| to focus on her carrier. | | | | lead singer Derek Whibley. |
| First, she began to make a name for herself as a | | | | However, what made the biggest splash about Paris |
| model. Paris modeled for such big-name designers as | | | | Hilton in recent times is the infamous home video that |
| Marc Bouwer and Catherine Malandrino. She later | | | | her ex boyfriend made public. Paris' partying habits |
| completed an ad campaign for Iceberg, an Italian | | | | tend to make matters orse. She is often photographed |
| fashion company. She also posed for some major | | | | drunk and with very little or no clothes on. She has also |
| publications such as GQ, Vanity Fair and FHM. People | | | | danced on top of bar banquettes, gone topless for |
| magazine did a piece on her and her sister Nicky in | | | | attention, and paraded around in designer T-shirts with |
| 2003. Shes recorded a pop album that received | | | | slogans like, "Got Blow?" Yet Paris maintains that the |
| luke-warm reviews. She also appeared in a few teen | | | | bad press "sucks" and that "people are mean. |
| oriented movies. She can also be seen in the FOX | | | | |