Paris Hilton

Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981 in New York City) is an American heiress of the Hilton Hotel fortune, a socialite, model, singer, actress, and writer. She is commonly described as a "celebutante," a portmanteau of "celebrity" and "debutante"; in other words, "famous for being famous".

Celebrity

Hilton and her sister, Nicky, are known for their jet-set lifestyles, though Paris has more readily sought the spotlight as a celebrity.

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She has 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, also been linked with several others, including actor Edward Furlong, boxer Oscar De La Hoya, model Jason Shaw, Chicago Bears football player Brian Urlacher, and singers Rob Mills, Deryck Whibley, and Backstreet Boy Nick Carter. While Hilton was dating Carter, she sported bruises, which caused rumors that Carter may have beat her. 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.) She was also blamed by the media for breaking up the relationship between Australian tennis player Mark Philippoussis and singer Delta Goodrem.

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Tabloid - 2000 - National Enquirer - Leonardo DiCaprio - Actor - Edward Furlong - Boxer - Oscar De La Hoya - Jason Shaw - Chicago Bears - Football - Brian Urlacher - Rob Mills - Deryck Whibley - Backstreet Boy - Nick Carter - Australian - Tennis - Mark Philippoussis - Singer - Delta Goodrem

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Hilton has also received a lot of press for a variety of other 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. She has reportedly danced on the top of bar banquettes, worn shirts reading "Got Blow?," and other 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 she has used in myriad situations.

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Bar banquettes - Blow - Soup kitchen

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In August 2004, Tinkerbell was reported lost and a US$5,000 reward was offered for her safe return. Tinkerbell was found a week later, having been left at the home of Hilton's grandparents.

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August - 2004

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Hilton received an offer from the German version of the reality TV show "Big Brother" to participate in their show. Rumors said she has been offered more than US$1.8 million. If she will agree to be in the reality-show, ?she will join a bizarre band of ex-strippers, beauty queens, a married couple and a virgin, who are living under 24 hour scrutiny on the set".

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Paris has also been featured in several television commercials including a T-Mobile commerical for which she was paid $250,000 and her Carl's Jr. commercial (see more below) for which she was paid $400,000 according to Forbes Magazine.

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Hilton is also a spokesmodel for various products, including in 2004, GUESS clothing. Photos of her have also been published in several magazines, including GQ, Vanity Fair and FHM.

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2004 - Magazine - GQ - Vanity Fair - FHM

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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. Hilton was reportedly given a $100,000 advanced payment for this book. Some in the media panned the writing as amateurish, and the book was parodied by Robert Mundell on The Late Show with David Letterman. Still, it became a New York Times bestseller.

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2004 - Robert Mundell - The Late Show with David Letterman - New York Times

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She has a new book that will hit shelves in September

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