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Paris Hilton is owner of Rs 2500 crores: Grandfather had evicted her from property worth Rs 5 billion, Donald Trump's modeling agency had given her a break


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Well-known Hollywood actress, singer, model, businesswoman and socialite Paris Hilton is celebrating her 43rd birthday today. He was born in New York and raised in Los Angeles. She is the great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, owner of the famous Hilton Hotels. His childhood was full of ups and downs.

Fed up with Paris's habits, his parents sent him to boarding school at the age of 16. Paris had revealed that she was sexually abused in this school due to which she was shocked and it took a long time for her to recover. After this, Paris entered modeling at the age of 19.

She was signed by Donald Trump's agency Trump Model Management. When Vanity Fair magazine published her photo in September 2000, she became popular overnight. After this she kept climbing the stairs of success. In 2004, Paris entered the world of business. She launched her lifestyle brand, jewelery line and perfume line. Paris's name is included in the list of richest celebrities. She is the owner of approximately Rs 2600 crores.

Paris's name has also been embroiled in controversies. His grandfather Baron Hilton gave away 97 percent of his property to charity at the end of his life and evicted Paris from his property worth Rs 5 billion.

Let us know some interesting facts related to the life of Paris…

Hilton was born on February 17, 1981 in New York. Her father Richard Hilton was a businessman and mother Kathy Hilton was a well-known socialite and child actress. Paris had four siblings, of whom she was the eldest. Paris's grandfather was Baron Hilton and great-grandfather was Conrad Hilton, owner of the famous Hilton Hotels. There were big names like Donald Trump, Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie in the social circle of the parents of Paris. These personalities used to visit his house regularly.

Paris with parents Richard-Kathy Hilton and siblings

Paris with parents Richard-Kathy Hilton and siblings

Paris was born in New York but raised in Los Angeles. Since childhood, her relatives considered her a tomboy. She wanted to become an animal doctor. In her childhood, Paris used to save the pocket money she got from her mother so that she could keep monkeys, snakes and goats in her house. Hilton's family was quite conservative. His parents were quite strict. He neither allowed her to go on dates nor allowed her to wear short clothes. She was not even allowed to dance in school. But, Paris did not listen to him. She used to bunk classes and go to parties.

Raped at the age of 15

Paris had revealed in an interview that when she was 15 years old, she was made to drink intoxicating drinks and raped. One day she went with her friends to the Century City Mall in Los Angeles where their group met a group of elderly people. Later, a person from the same group called her home on the pretext of a party and raped her after giving her an intoxicating drink. Paris did not tell this to her parents then.

Frustrated parents sent him to boarding school

Fed up with Paris's habits, his parents sent him at the age of 16 to a boarding school where spoiled teenagers were kept. The name of this school was Provo Canyon School, where Paris had also talked about mental and physical abuse during her stay.

Paris Hilton also spoke openly about the childhood abuse she faced in her 2020 documentary 'This is Paris'.

Apart from this, she had also mentioned on social media that when she was in school, staff members would touch her and other girls inappropriately and sexually abuse them on the pretext of medical checkup. She stayed here for about 11 months. After this she joined Dwight School by the time she was 18 years old.

Paris (left) in a photo published in the September 2000 edition of Vanity Fair magazine.

Paris (left) in a photo published in the September 2000 edition of Vanity Fair magazine.

Started modeling at the age of 19

When Paris was younger, she modeled at a charity event with her mother Kathy and sister Nikki. At the age of seven, she got a place on the cover page of Beverly Hills Weekly Magazine. Apart from this, he gave a small appearance in the 1992 fantasy film 'Wishman'.

By 1996, Hilton had shifted to New York again. She became known as a socialite by appearing in high profile events and nightclubs. Due to her cool style and bold attitude, she was the life of night parties. Every day, photos of Hilton and her sister Nikki started appearing in newspapers.

Donald Trump's agency gave a chance

During this time, Hilton decided to enter modeling when she was only 19 years old. She was signed by Donald Trump's agency 'Trump Model Management'. When Vanity Fair magazine published her photo in September 2000, she became popular overnight. People became convinced of her beauty.

Fashion experts said that she is so beautiful that it is difficult to take eyes off her. By 2001, Hilton started getting the status of the biggest stars of the modeling world. She graced the cover pages of top international magazines like Vogue, FHM. Apart from this, she also dominated in top fashion events like New York Fashion Week.

Along with modeling, Hilton also tried her hand at acting. He worked in teen thriller series like 'Sweetie Pie'. Apart from this, he worked in the comedy series 'Zoolander', Honey Bunny Music Video and reality television series 'The Simple Life' from 2003-2007.

He gained international fame from this series. After this, he got a series of supporting or guest roles in many films and TV series. In 2004, Paris launched her lifestyle brand, jewelery line and perfume line which is very successful.

Paris also came into limelight due to controversies

Paris has also been embroiled in many controversies. His grandfather Baron Hilton had given away 97% of his property to charity at the end of his life and had evicted Paris from property worth Rs 5 billion.

In fact, he was upset that some members of the family luxuriated on money that they had not even earned. Paris Hilton's name was also included in these.

In 2006, Hilton's name came into controversy when Los Angeles Police arrested her for driving under the influence of alcohol. He was sentenced to 45 days in jail, although he got bail after three days.

This decision was widely condemned, after which the court summoned him again and reduced his sentence to 23 days instead of 45 days.

After hearing that she had to stay in jail for 23 days, she started crying bitterly in the Paris court and hugged her mother and shouted that this was wrong.

He was released after serving 23 days of his sentence. The court had also canceled his driving license but despite this he was seen driving after being released from jail.

Paris after being released from prison in 2006.

Paris after being released from prison in 2006.

Paris's name came into limelight again in 2010 when Las Vegas police caught her carrying cocaine in a bag. Then she was going for a drive with her ex-boyfriend Vets. During interrogation, Paris had argued that the bag in which cocaine was found was not hers because she does not carry such cheap bags.

Paris also argued that she did not know what cocaine was, she thought it was chewing gum. In this case, the police had imposed a fine of two thousand dollars on Hilton.

Paris is the owner of Rs 2500 crores

According to Forbes, Paris's net worth is approximately $300 million i.e. Rs 2500 crore. Is. Paris has many sources of income. Her perfume and jewelery line are her major sources of income.

Apart from this, Paris has also written two books. One of these was published in 2004, whose name is 'Confession of an Heiress: A Tongue in Cheek Peek Behind the Pose'.

Whereas, the second one was published in 2005 and its name is 'Your Heiress Diary: Confess It All to Me'. Both these books were included in the list of best sellers by the New York Times, whose royalties also earn Paris crores.

When Paris's grandfather Baron died in 2019, he left only three percent of his property to his grandchildren. His wealth was approximately Rs 5 billion, out of which Paris got only Rs 66 crore, the rest he earned through his own hard work.

Paris with grandfather Baron Hilton.

Paris with grandfather Baron Hilton.

Made many investments in real estate

Talking about real estate, Paris has not just one but many properties. One house is in California which is worth $5.9 million. Apart from this, he has a house worth $6.2 million in Beverly Hills and another in Hollywood Hills. In 2014, he also bought a house in Manhattan worth $4.9 million. At the same time, in 2021, he bought a sea facing villa in Malibu.

Paris with husband Carter and son Phoenix.

Paris with husband Carter and son Phoenix.

Got married in 2021

Paris married boyfriend Carter Reum in 2021, when she was 40 years old. Carter is an entrepreneur by profession. In 2023, both of them became parents of a son through surrogacy, whom they named Phoenix.



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