Paris Hilton

I'm a really good person. I'm down to earth. I have a big heart. I have feelings. And I'm just like everybody else.
----Paris Hilton

I few days ago I opened the latest 'Skymag" to find a picture of Paris Hilton with a baby in her arms. They looked so cute together that it inspired me to create an article about this heiress.

Paris Hilton’s Background

Paris Hilton was born to Richard and Kathy Hilton in New York City on February 17, 1981. She has three other siblings, a sister named Nicky and two brothers named Barron and Conrad. Paris Hilton’s paternal grandparents are hotel chairman Barron Hilton and his wife, the former Marilyn Hawley.

In her youth, Paris Hilton moved several exclusive homes, including a suite in the "Waldorf-Astoria hotel" in Manhattan, Beverly Hills and the Hamptons. The schools she attended included the "Marywood-Palm Valley School" in Rancho Mirage, California and the "Dwight School" in New York followed by a few months at the "Canterbury School" in New Milford, Connecticut. This was when Paris decided to drop out and eventually earned a GED.

Paris Hilton’s Personal Life

Jason Shaw, a fashion model and Paris were engaged from mid-2002 to early-2003 after which she was with the Greek shipping heir Paris Latsis. This relationship lasted from May 2005 to November 2005. Things moved on and she soon found herself dating another Greek shipping heir, named Stavros Niarchos. This lasted till May 2006. Recently she is said to be dating Benji Madden, the guitarist of the band, Good Charlotte.

It was in January 2007 when Paris’s life created headlines with the launch of a website called "ParisExposed.com." This website featured images of personal documents, videos and other private material which was allegedly obtained when the contents of a storage locker rented by Paris was auctioned off due to lack of payment. It was on February 3, 2007 that Paris obtained a temporary injunction against the website closing it down for a short period of time. Unfortunately, it went back online very soon.

Paris Hilton loves small dogs and owns a Yorkshire terrier and a female Chihuahua, that she has named "Tinkerbell." Tinkerbell and Paris are inseparable and can be seen with together at social events and functions.

Paris Hilton’s Career

Modeling
Paris began modeling as a child, initially for charity events. Things changed at the age of 19 when she signed up with Donald Trump’s agency. Apart from this agency Paris has also worked with "Ford" models in New York, "Model 1" agencies in London and "Premier Model Management" in London. This young lady has also appeared in various advertising campaigns such as, "GUESS," "Tommy Hilfiger" and "Christian Dior."

Acting
Paris co-starred in "The Simple Life," which premiered on December 2, 2003. Apart from this she has also guest-starred in episodes of "The OC," "Las Vegas" and "American Dreams." Paris Hilton has also made cameo appearances in several films, such as "Zoolander," "Wonderland" and "The Cat in the Hat." Paris has also done a few roles as a supporting actress in feature films like "Raising Helen," "The House of Wax," "Nine Lives" and "The Hillz." It was Paris's role in the "House of Wax" that got her the Teen Choice Award. Now her plans for the future include many more roles in movies.

Singing
"Heiress Records," a sub label of Warner Bros. Records, was founder by Paris Hilton. It was under this label that she released her self-titled debut album called "Paris" on August 22, 2006. Despite the fact that the album reached number six on the Billboard 200 for a week, its total sales were said to be low. Paris’s future plan is to record an album with producer Scott Storch.

Writing
It was in the autumn of 2004 that Paris released her autobiographical book called, "Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Behind the Pose." This book was co-written by Merle Ginsberg and includes full color photographs of Paris and her advice as an heiress. It is said that Paris Hilton received a $100,000 advance payment for this book. Soon this book became a bestseller and Paris followed it up with a designer diary, called "Your Heiress Diary: Confess It All to Me."

Paris Hilton and the Law

It was in September 2006 that Paris was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. This episode led to her driving license being suspended and 36 months’ probation with a fine of about $1, 500. It was again on January 15, 2007 that Paris was pulled over for driving with a suspended license. It was then that she had to sign a document acknowledging that she was not permitted to drive. A little more than a month later she was again caught driving at 70 mph in a 35 mph zone and again with a suspended license. This was when prosecutors in the office of the Los Angeles City Attorney constituted a violation of the terms of her probation.

It was on May 4, 2007 that Paris was sentenced to 45 days in jail for violating her probation. Paris checked into the jail on June 3, 2007 but, on June 7, 2007 it was decided that she would be under home confinement with an electronic monitoring device because of an unspecified medical condition. But luck changed on the day she was due to go home and she was again sent back to serve her original 45 day sentence. It was on June 26, 2007 that Paris was released from jail, after serving 22 days in detention including her day-long home confinement.