Paris Hilton!

I don't get it but here it goes! Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an heiress to the Hilton Hotel fortune, as well as Paris Hilton father, Richard Hilton's, real estate fortune. In addition to being a famous socialite, Hilton has dabbled in modeling, acting, singing, and writing. Paris Hilton has been described as a "celebutante," a portmanteau of "celebrity" and "debutante."

Paris Hilton Background

The eldest of four children of Richard Hilton and Kathy Richards. Paris Hilton younger sister is Nicky Hilton, and Paris Hilton younger brothers are Barron Hilton II and Conrad Hilton II.

On the maternal side of Paris Hilton family, Hilton is a niece of two popular child stars of the 1970s - 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 later, ER. By marriage, Paris Hilton also is related to Zsa Zsa Gabor (the Hungarian-born actress married Paris Hilton's great-grandfather Conrad Hilton) as well as Elizabeth Taylor (the actress's first husband was Paris Hilton's great-uncle, Conrad Nicholson Hilton Jr.).

Her paternal grandparents are hotel chairman Barron Hilton and his wife, the former Marilyn Hawley, and Paris Hilton paternal great-grandparents were Hilton Hotel founder Conrad Hilton and his first wife, Mary Barron. When Conrad Hilton died in 1979, he left nothing in his will to his children or other descendants. Barron Hilton contested this decision and won in 1988.

Hilton moved between several exclusive homes in Paris Hilton youth, including a suite in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan, Beverly Hills, and the Hamptons. Currently, Paris Hilton parents own a $30.5 million mansion in Bel Air, a $12.3 million estate in the Hamptons, and a $10 million house in the Hollywood Hills in which Paris Hilton and Paris Hilton sister stay to give them privacy and for easy access to clubs in Los Angeles.

After attending high school at the Dwight School in New York, but dropping out and eventually earning a GED, Hilton decided not to attend a university.

Hilton shot to prominence when a sex tape of Paris Hilton with then-boyfriend Rick Salomon was leaked onto the Internet shortly after The Simple Life debuted. On June 9, 2004 it was released as a DVD titled 1 Night in Paris which was presented by Salomon. Hilton sued Salomon for releasing the tape, but the suit was settled. Hilton received US $400,000 and a percentage of the profits, which were donated to charity. Paris Hilton has had acting roles in a number of films, in which Paris Hilton refuses to appear naked .

Paris Hilton Career

Hilton in one of Paris Hilton posters for GUESS Jeans (2004).In recent years Hilton has gained recognition by appearing in television, movies, television commercials, and modeling photographs. According to Forbes, in 2003-2004 Paris Hilton earned approximately US $2 million for Paris Hilton television and movie roles, but in 2004-2005 Paris Hilton earnings from television, movies, modeling, and personal appearances have earned Paris Hilton an additional $6.5 million.Fashion Model

Paris Hilton Fashion Model

Paris Hilton Statistics
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in )
Measurements 34B-25-35
Shoe size 11 (Women-U.S.)
Eye color Brown (Naturally brown; wears blue-colored contact lenses)
Hair color Blonde
Nationality American
Ethnicity German/Norwegian

Hilton first came into the public eye as one of the more famous New York socialites and heirs. Along with Paris Hilton sister, Paris Hilton would make countless appearances in the party section of New York society magazines. Paris Hilton later worked as a fashion model for Catherine Malandrino and Marc Bouwer, and on an ad campaign for Italian label Iceberg. Paris Hilton has also been the spokeswoman and promotional face for the products of GUESS clothing.

Hilton has also been featured in several television commercials, including a T-Mobile commercial for which Paris Hilton was paid $250,000 and Paris Hilton Carl's Jr. commercial for which Paris Hilton was paid $400,000 according to Forbes Magazine.

Paris Hilton Actress

Paris Hilton Films

Hilton has appeared in the short subjects QIK2JDG and L.A. Knights, as well as minor and supporting roles in the feature movies House of Wax, The Hillz, Wonderland, Raising Helen, and Nine Lives. Hilton won the 2005 Worst Supporting Actress Razzie for House of Wax. Paris Hilton landed Paris Hilton first lead roles in 2006 with National Lampoon's Pledge This! and in the the straight-to-DVD release Bottom's Up with Jason Mewes .

She also appeared in cameo roles in Zoolander (2001), The Cat in the Hat (2003) and Win a Date with Tad Hamilton! (2004).

Hilton also has several upcoming theatrical releases in which Paris Hilton is the lead role, including The Hottie and the Nottie (2008) and an untitled superhero movie involving Stan Lee.

Paris Hilton Television

Hilton and Nicole Richie (adopted daughter of Lionel) 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." It was followed by two more seasons on FOX: The Simple Life 2: Road Trip and The Simple Life 3: Interns, and one currently airing on E!: The Simple Life 4: ' Till Death Do Us Part. Plans for Hilton to lend Paris Hilton name and also star in a cartoon series which follows the animated life of Paris Hilton's self, Paris Hilton sister Nicky, and Paris Hilton dog Tinkerbell are in development .

Hilton also guest starred in episodes of The OC, The George Lopez Show, Las Vegas, American Dreams and Veronica Mars.

Hilton's voice was used in See Paris Die! a viral animation promoting House of Wax.

Paris Hilton Singer

Scene from Paris Hilton second music video, "Turn It Up" (2006).Hilton started working on an album in 2004. The album, has had rumoured titles of Paris Hilton, Paris Is Burning, 1 Crazy Party and Screwed. The final title announced for the album is simply self-titled; Paris. Paris Hilton has indicated that the album will feature a number of genres of music, including pop, reggae, and hip-hop. Paris has supposedly worked with Fat Joe and Jadakiss with songs on Paris Hilton current album.

Hilton announced "Stars are Blind", a reggae influenced track produced by Fernando Garibay, as the first single. Paris Hilton producers for the album include Greg Wells and Kara DioGuardi, Jane Wiedlin, and Scott Storch.

The album was set for release in the USA on August 7, 2006. But Paris later confirmed on TRL that the release date would be August 22nd.

Hilton is also the founder of Paris Hilton own Heiress Records, the label on which Paris Hilton plans to release Paris Hilton debut album. It is a sub-label of Warner Brothers Records and was created in 2004. Hilton also plans to eventually sign new artists.

Paris Hilton Discography

Paris Hilton Albums

Album cover Album information

Paris Released: August 22, 2006
Sales: -
Chart positions: -
Certifications: - Singles: 2006 "Stars Are Blind" (June 11)
2006 "Turn It Up" (August 15)
2006 "Screwed" TBA

Paris Hilton Singles

Year Title Album Chart positions UWC U.S. UK CAN AUS GER SPN SWI NZE NET LAT CZE 2006 Stars Are Blind Paris 25 18 - 3 7 8 - 7 16 36 29 93 Turn It Up - - - - - - - - - - - - Screwed - - - - - - - - - - - -

Paris Hilton Author

In the fall of 2004, Hilton released a book, Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose co-written by Merle Ginsberg, which has full color photographs of Paris Hilton and gives Paris Hilton tips on the do's and don'ts of living as an heiress. Hilton was reportedly given $100,000 in 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. Nonetheless, the book became a New York Times bestseller.

Hilton followed it up with a designer-diary, also with Ginsberg - Your Heiress Diary: Confess It All To Me. Aimed at Paris Hilton young fans, it contained pages encouraging fans to write about their goals, their friends and family, boys, celebrities they admire, etc. Hilton plans to release another book in 2007.

Paris Hilton Designer

Hilton has helped design a collection of purses for Tokyo label Samantha Thavasa

and has also been involved in the design of a jewelry line, The Paris Hilton Collection, for Amazon.com.

Hilton launched the Paris Hilton Limited Edition Watch Collection brand during a news conference at the Tourneau store in New York November 30, 2005. Hilton's 18kt white gold and diamond encrusted watches that Paris Hilton helped design start at $100,000.

Hilton also has plans to launch fashion and cosmetics lines.

Paris Hilton Perfume and cologne

In early May of 2004, Hilton was involved in the creation of a fragrance line by Parlux Fragrances. The perfume would be aptly named "Paris Hilton".

Hilton said, "It's really hot. I mixed all these scents together...it smells so good" .

The perfume launch was a success. Originally set to be a small release, demand became popular and they had a wider release before Christmas of 2004. The launch as followed by a 47% increase in sales for Parlux, which was predominantly due to sales of the Hilton-branded perfume.

After the success of Hilton's perfume, Parlux Fragrances released Paris Hilton for Men, a cologne for Hilton's male admirers, as well as another called "Just Me by Paris Hilton", which is available for both women and men.

Paris Hilton Non-profit

In November 2004, Hilton participated in Sean "Diddy" Combs' Citizen Change campaign to encourage youths to vote in the Presidential election. Paris Hilton drew criticism after it was revealed Paris Hilton had neither voted, nor even registered to do so .

Hilton also drew criticism in the Australian media during June 2006 for failing to keep Paris Hilton promise of organizing a benefit concert to raise funds for seriously ill children .

Paris Hilton Brand

Hilton began Paris Hilton own chain of nightclubs known as Club Paris in 2005. The first of which in Orlando, Florida has been a major success. The second located in Jacksonville, Florida opened July 1, 2006. Hilton is in talks to develop further clubs in Las Vegas, New York, Los Angeles, Miami and Cancun,Mexico. Paris Hilton also hopes to take the clubs to overseas markets and to expand the clubs to become five-star hotels featuring accommodation and casinos.

Gameloft, a developer and publisher of mobile games, previewed Paris-branded mobile at the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3). At E3, the game was called "Paris Hilton's Jewel Jam", the name present on all of Gameloft's signage. Hilton was to appear at Gameloft's E3 booth to unveil the product, though Paris Hilton appeared an hour late, saying, "Sorry I'm late. I'm really excited to have my new video game, 'Diamondquest.' Thank you all for coming, and you can download the game." (emphasis added)

As of May 26, 2005, Gameloft's press release states that the game's name is Paris Hilton's Diamond Quest, stating "With a previous working title of Jewel Jam, the company decided on a final title to better reflect the fresh, dynamic and sexy appeal of the heiress extraordinaire."

Paris Hilton Media spotlight

The cover of the March 2005 issue of PlayboyHilton has been widely discussed by tabloids. In 2000, the National Enquirer reported a casual friendship with Leonardo DiCaprio as something far more intimate. Paris Hilton has also been linked with other young celebrities, including professional skateboarder Chad Muska, filmmaker Vincent Gallo, actor Edward Furlong, boxer Oscar De La Hoya, Chicago Bears football player Brian Urlacher, hockey player Jose Th'odore, and singers Rob Mills, Deryck Whibley, Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, former University of Southern California quarterback, Matt Leinart, Australian tennis player Mark Philippoussis, actor Simon Rex, oil heir Brandon Davis, and English cricketer Kevin Pietersen.

Hilton was engaged to Tommy Hilfiger model Jason Shaw from mid-2002 to early 2003. On May 29, 2005, Paris Hilton announced Paris Hilton engagement to Paris Latsis, a Greek shipping heir. However, on October 1, 2005, Hilton announced that the five-month engagement had been called off. Soon thereafter, Paris Hilton began dating another Greek shipping heir, Stavros Niarchos III, but as of May 2, 2006, Hilton publicist Elliot Mintz told the press of the reported breakup.

In the March 2005 issue of Playboy, Paris Hilton was named the "Sex Star of the Year" in their list of the 25 Sexiest Celebrities. Someone appearing to be Paris Hilton was on the cover of the issue, but Paris Hilton did not pose for it; Paris Hilton spokeswoman said Paris Hilton did not know where Playboy got that picture