Heiress, socialite and businesswoman who turned media fame into a fashion line and perfumes — photos, style and news
Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American heiress, socialite, television personality, businesswoman, fashion designer, model, actress, producer, author and singer, and the great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, the founder of Hilton Hotels. Born in New York City and raised in both California and New York, Hilton began a modeling career as a teenager when she signed with Donald Trump's modeling agency, T Management. For her notoriety as a socialite, Hilton was hailed by the media as “New York's leading It Girl” in 2001. Critics have stated that Hilton epitomizes the title of famous for being famous — the modern phenomenon of the “celebutante” — and in recent years she has parlayed her media fame into a fashion line and various perfumes with her celebrity endorsement.
Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17,
1981) is an American heiress, socialite, television personality,
businesswoman, fashion designer, model, actress, producer,
author and singer. She is the great-granddaughter of Conrad
Hilton, the founder of Hilton Hotels. Born in New York City and
raised in both California and New York, Hilton began a modeling
career as a teenager when she signed with Donald Trump's
modeling agency, T Management. Her hard-partying lifestyle and
rumored short-lived relationships with Leonardo DiCaprio and
Oscar de la Hoya led her to earn a position as a fixture in
entertainment news. For her notoriety as a socialite, Hilton was
hailed by the media as "New York's leading It Girl" in 2001.
Critics have stated that Hilton epitomizes the title of famous
for being famous; she is an example of the modern phenomenon of
the "celebutante", the celebrity who rises to fame not because
of their talent or work but because of their inherited wealth
and controversial lifestyle. In recent years, she has parlayed
her media fame into a fashion line and various perfumes with her
celebrity endorsement.
Apparel Search has selected Paris Hilton as a fashion celebrity.
The sequence in this record is the reverse of the usual fashion career. Modelling came first but briefly — a teenage signing with T Management — and the fame that followed was not attached to a craft: it was the socialite coverage itself, the fixture position in entertainment news, the It Girl title of 2001. The fashion business arrived afterwards, as a conversion of that attention: a fashion line and a range of perfumes carrying her endorsement. It is the clearest example in this directory of celebrity as the raw material and fashion as one of the industries built on top of it.
This page gathers Paris Hilton photos, videos, news and blog posts, with search routes to each. Her sister Nicky Hilton is profiled in the N letter, where the same family name runs in the opposite direction — clothing lines and handbag design first, celebrity second. The P letter's cross-references pair the two Hilton profiles with the letter's other routes into fame: Pamela Anderson's television career and campaigns, and Penelope Cruz's film work and modelling contracts.
For her notoriety as a socialite, Hilton was hailed by the media as “New York's leading It Girl” in 2001. Her hard-partying lifestyle and rumored short-lived relationships led her to earn a position as a fixture in entertainment news.
Critics have stated that Hilton epitomizes the title of famous for being famous; she is an example of the modern phenomenon of the “celebutante”, the celebrity who rises to fame not because of their talent or work but because of inherited wealth and controversial lifestyle.
In recent years Hilton has parlayed her media fame into a fashion line and various perfumes with her celebrity endorsement. She began a modeling career as a teenager when she signed with Donald Trump's modeling agency, T Management.
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