She was born on February 17th 1981 in New York to Rick and Kathy Hilton, great grand daughter of Conrad Hilton founder of Hilton Hotels and source of the families estimated fortune of $550 Million dollars. Her grand father Conrad 'Nicky' Hilton JR' also brought some noterety to the family, as he was the first of Elizabeth Taylors many ex husbands. Paris' younger sister, Nicky (born in 1983), shares the throne as co-heiress of the Hilton empire.

In her short 25 years, Paris has lead quite a colourful life. Growing up in Manhattan's ritzy Waldorf-Astoria, the family's New York home, as well as other Hilton digs in Beverly Hills and the Hamptons, Paris didn't seem to yearn for much. Even after graduating from high school, college didn't appeal to her. So, around the year 2000, Paris decided to branch out and become famous.

Paris first made it into the media spotlight at the age of 19, Modeling for such high profile designers as Marc Bouwer and Catherine Malandrino, and she later completed an ad campaign for Iceberg, an Italian label. In addition, Paris has posed for spreads in national magazines such as GQ, Vanity Fair and FHM and loads more.

with her privileged upbringing as heiress to the Hilton Millions, whirlwind romances with high profile stars, a keen sense of fashion and none stop partying made her an icon to many and a much photographed project within paparazzi circles due to her obnoxious conduct at many high profile venues such as studio 54, Not to mention that highly embarrassing sex tape that was leaked on to the internet by her ex Rick Solomon.

Regardless of the scandal, Paris has proved herself to be quite the business women and has made the effort to step out of the Hilton imposing shadow. She has not only established herself as a Model/Actress/Authour, but she is now working on putting together a music album which is due out this year. Whether its a success or not remains to be seen, but if its like her other projects its bound to be a success. Paris has also sucessfully branched into the business side of fashion, releasing her own brand of perfume and Jewelry range.