Paris Hilton Biography

Paris Hilton Media career

In early 2001, Hilton began to develop a reputation as a 19-year-old socialite, being identified as "New York's leading It Girl" whose fame was beginning to "extend beyond [...] the New York tabloids". The leak of her then three-year-old sex video in 2003 fueled an "Internet frenzy" a week prior to the premiere of The Simple Life, leading to speculation that it was a deliberate publicity stunt. Hilton has strongly denied such claims and stated she was "embarrassed" and "humiliated" by the publicity brought by the tape.

Furthermore, new tapes claiming to show the heiress using illicit drugs and in a variety of sexual activities have surfaced. It is claimed that Hilton failed to pay the bills for a storage unit, in which she kept a large amount of personal objects, and that the owner of the storage unit sold to goods. The contents of the unit were purchased by Bardia Persa, and it is claimed he paid close to $10 million USD. Persa has said he expects to break even on the purchase, as the website showing the contents of the storage unit received 1.2 million visitors just over 40 hours.

In recent years Hilton has gained recognition by appearing in television, movies, television commercials, and modeling photographs. According to Forbes, in 2003–2004 she earned approximately US $2 million for her television and movie roles, and in 2004–2005 her earnings from television, movies, modeling, and personal appearances have earned her an additional $6.5 million.

Paris Hilton Fashion model

Hilton has signed with top modeling agencies: Ford Models Management in New York, Models 1 Agency in London, Nous Model Management in Los Angeles, and Premier Model Management in London. Hilton has walked for top fashion designers such as Philippe Treacy, Jasper Conran, Heatherette, and Julien MacDonald. She has appeared in numerous advertisements, including Iceberg, GUESS, Tommy Hilfiger, Christian Dior, and Marciano. She has been featured in several television commercials, including a T-Mobile commercial for which she was paid $250,000 and her Carl's Jr. commercial for which she was paid $400,000 according to Forbes Magazine.

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