Paris Hilton

Birth Name:

Paris Whitney Hilton

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Actress, Producer, Soundtrack, Writer, Music department

Earned a Teen Choice Award for Best Scream in the 2005 horror film "House of Wax," along with nominations for Choice Breakout and Best Frightened Performance a the MTV Movie Awards
Attended the Canterbury School, a Connecticut boarding school, transferred to the Dwight School in New York City before dropping out to get her high school GED
Heiress of Rick and Kathy Hilton of the Hilton Hotel and real estate dynasty
Began a well-financed campaign to put herself in the public eye and obtain celebrity status, on screen, on TV and in music
In 2004, started her own music label, Heiress Records
In high school, landed lead roles in school plays "The Diary of Anne Frank" and "Annie․"
Media named Hilton "New York's leading It Girl" in 2001
Originally sentenced to serve a 45-day sentence in jail but was released from the facility in California after only 22 days
Owns a chain of night clubs called Club Paris
Wears blue-colored contact lenses, and is a natural brunette

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