Born in New York city to Richard and Kathy Hilton on February17.1981, Paris Hilton is most notably recognized for her 2004 sex tape scandal and her briefly lived television series The Simple Life. Her great grandfather was the founder of the Hilton Hotel chain. She is officially a socialite but has worked as a model, actress, author and musician. She has appeared in advertising campaigns by Tommy Hilfiger Christian Dior and Guess. She has also appeared in several minor acting roles which include Raising Helen, Nine Lives, The Hillz and the 2005 horror flick House Of Wax. She dipped her toes in the publishing world in 2004 by writing and releasing her autobiography titled, "Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose". Reportadly she received a $100,000 advance payment. It has since made it to the New York Times Bestseller List. In August of 2006 she cemented her place in music history by releasing her freshman album simply entitled Paris. There were 4 singles spawned from it which included, Stars Are Blind, Turn It Up, Screwed and Nothing In This World.The album managed to make it to number six on the Billboard 200 for a week but it’s overall sales performance has been very poor.
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