Paris Hilton

Name : Paris Hilton

Birth Date : February 17, 1981

Birth Place : New York City, New York, USA

Birth Name : Paris Whitney Hilton

Height : 5' 7½" (1.71 m)

Nationality : American

Profession : Model, socialite, actress, author, recording artist, fashion designer

Best Known As : Party-hopping Hilton Hotel heiress and star of TV's The Simple Life

Nicknames : Star, Princess

Religion : Roman Catholic

*Sister of Nicky Hilton, Barron Nicholas Hilton and Conrad Hughes Hilton.

*Announced she would live on a farm for a new fish-out-of-water "reality" show called "The Simple Life" (2003).

*Daughter of Rick Hilton and Kathy Richards.

*For her 21st birthday, she threw five parties for herself in New York, Las Vegas, London, Hollywood and Tokyo.

*Has two younger brothers, Barron Nicholas Hilton & Conrad Hughes Hilton.

*Mother is the former actress Kathy Richards.

*Niece of Kim Richards and Kyle Richards.

*Measurements: 34B-25-35 (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine).

*Has three Pomeranians named Dolce, Sebastian and Prince, as well as two chihuahuas named Tinkerbell the Dog and "Bambi".

*Briefly attended the Canterbury School, a boarding school in Connecticut, during her junior year. She then transfered to the Dwight School in New York City before dropping out a few months later and getting a GED.

*Chosen the worst-dressed celebrity in 2003 by fashion critic Mr. Blackwell (Richard Selzer).

*Briefly attended the Buckley School in Sherman Oaks, California.

*Popularity sky-rocketed after a homemade sex video between her and ex- boyfriend Rick Salomon (Shannen Doherty's estranged husband) was scattered all over the Internet in October of 2003. The video was made when she was 19.

*Great-niece of Conrad Hilton Jr. and Francesca Hilton.

*Has been romantically linked to actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Edward Furlong, Jamie Kennedy, Simon Rex, *Australian Idol star Rob Mills, Sum 41 lead singer Deryck Whibley, producer Robert Evans, boxer Oscar *De La Hoya, and nightclub owner Ingrid Casares.

*Announced at the end of 2003 that she is recording an album. She enlisted the help of J.C. Chasez and his producer Robert Boldt to help in the creation of a dance-pop album.

*Dated Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter. (December 2003-July 2004).

*The Hilton name is of Norwegian origin. Her great-great-grandfather August Halvorsen Hilton was born on the family farm Hilton, at Kl�fta, just outside Oslo, Norway before emigrating to the US with his family at age 10.