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