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Paris Hilton

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Date of Birth: Feb. 17, 1981

Alternate Names: the Hilton Sisters

Mini Biograhy: Paris Hilton was born to Rick and Kathy Hilton, making her the great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, founder of the Hilton hotels and source of the family fortune -- estimated at 300 million U.S. dollars. Her grandfather, Conrad "Nicky" Hilton, Jr., also brought some notoriety to the family, as he was the first of Elizabeth Taylor's many ex-husbands. Paris' younger sister, Nicky (born in 1983), shares the throne as co-heiress of the Hilton empire.

why is she famous?
"Paris the Heiress" is known for being a high-society party girl, part-time model, part-time singer, and quasi-actress. Her most notable roles were playing herself on the reality show "The Simple Life" with Nicole Ritchie , as well as starring in the horror flick "House of Wax." She also released her debut self-titled album in 2006. She made newspaper headlines for being a jailbird for 23 days in a Los Angeles-area prison.

Paris Hilton on sex video
Hilton grabbed headlines in late 2003 once again thanks to a sex tape that leaked out starring then-boyfriend Rick Solomon. The video, 1 Night in Paris, was released on the net and, of course, spread like wildfire.

"I don't want to be known as the granddaughter of the Hiltons. I want to be known as Paris."

"No matter what a woman looks like, if she's confident, she's sexy."

-- Paris Hilton

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