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Paris Whitney Hilton Biography
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Born : Paris Whitney Hilton
February 17, 1981 (1981-02-17) (age 28)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Occupation : Socialite, model, actress, singer, fashion designer
Years active : 2003–present
Height : 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Weight : 114 lb (52 kg)[citation needed]
Religious beliefs : Roman Catholic
Parents : Kathy Hilton and Richard Hilton
* Brother: Barron Hilton. Younger
* Brother: Conrad Hilton. Younger
* Father: Rick Hilton. Grandson of Hilton hotel-chain founder Conrad Hilton
* Grandfather: Barron Hilton.
* Grandmother: Marilyn Hilton. Died March 2004, at the age of 76 after a long struggle with multiple sclerosis
* Great-grandfather: Conrad Hilton, Jr. Born Dec. 25, 1887; founder of the Hilton hotels; married at one time to Zsa Zsa Gabor; died Jan. 3, 1979
* Mother: Kathy Richards Hilton. Former child actor who was a regular on Family Affair (CBS)
* Sister: Nicky Hilton. Born Oct. 5, 1983
Significant Others
* Companion: Alexander Vaggo. Swedish; discovered by Hilton outside the hostel where he was staying in L.A.; briefly dated in late 2007
* Companion: Benji Madden. Guitarist and backup vocalist of the band Good Charlotte; brother of Joel Madden, the boyfriend of Paris best friend, Nicole Ritchie; began dating in February 2008; split in November 2008
* Companion: Derek Whibley. Lead singer of Sum 41 ; dated summer of 2003
* Companion: Doug Reinhardt. Split in June 2009 after six months of dating publicly
* Companion: Edward Furlong. Rumored to have briefly dated
* Companion: Jason Shaw. Dated for three years; briefly engaged; no longer together
* Companion: Leonardo DiCaprio. Rumored to have briefly dated
* Companion: Nick Carter. Member of boy band Backstreet Boys ; began dating January 2004; split in July 2004
* Companion: Oscar De La Hoya. Rumored to have briefly dated
* Companion: Paris Latsis. Greek shipping heir; began dating January 2005; engaged May 25, 2005; called off engagement October 2005
* Companion: Rick Soloman. Dated in 2000; ex-husband of Shannon Doherty; appeared with Hilton in the infamous sex video
* Companion: Simon Rex. Briefly dated in 2004, while filming National Lampoon s Pledge This! (2006)
* Companion: Stavros Niarchos. Billionaire shipping heir; began dating October 2005; seen kissing one day after announcing split with Latsis; publicist announced split May 2006; relationship was on-again, off-again throughout 2006; no longer together
Education
* Canterbury Boarding School, New Milford, CT
* Dwight School, New York, NY
* Marywood-Palm Valley School, Rancho Mirage, CA
Milestones
* 2001 Had a cameo appearance in Ben Stiller s fashion spoof, Zoolander
* 2002 Appeared as a strung-out supermodel in the film short QIK2JDG
* 2003 Appeared in a leaked video tape that showed her graphically having sex with Shannen Doherty s ex-husband Rick Soloman; sued Solomon for marketing the homemade sex video as a 45-minute tape called One Night in Paris ; settlement included $400,000, plus a percentage of the profits, which Hilton donated to charity
* 2003 Featured as a club-goer in The Cat in the Hat
* 2003 Had a small role in Wonderland, a drama starring Val Kilmer as the legendary porn star, John Holmes
* 2003 Made a cameo appearance on SNL s weekend update with Jimmy Fallon
* 2003 With childhood pal Nicole Richie starred in the reality series The Simple Life (Fox)
* 2004 Guest starred on the NBC drama Las Vegas, playing the pampered fiancee of a high roller
* 2004 Had a small role in the Gary Marshall comedy Raising Helen starring Kate Hudson
* 2004 Reunited with pal Nicole Richie for a second season of the hit reality show The Simple Life (Fox) where the duo embarked on a cross-country trip in a Winnebago, traveling from town to town and family to family