Paris in Hot Seat

Much has been said about Paris Hilton. Her life, love, and fame have been the subject of media scrutiny for the past years. Voted as the second "Worst Celebrity Role Model of 2006" (behind Britney Spears), she also appeared in the 2007 Guinness Book of World Records as the world's "Most Overrated Celebrity". Indeed, people can't seem to get enough of the hot and sexy controversial star.

It seems like controversies are inevitable part of this celebrity's life. First, a four-year-old homemade sex video of her and then-boyfriend Rick Salomon was leaked on the Internet in 2003. And despite attempted legal action, it was later released as the DVD One Night in Paris. Then there were several driving violations, which resulted in Paris serving a widely publicized sentence in an L.A. County jail facility in 2007. Even her latest film, The Hottie and the Nottie, was critically panned by critics and was ranked as the number one worst film in IMDb.

Born in New York City from a wealthy family that owns Hilton Hotels Corporation, Paris is best known through the Fox reality series The Simple Life. Besides being a television and film actress, she is also a model, a writer, a singer, and a businesswoman. According to Forbes Magazine, she earned approximately $2 million in 2003–2004, $6.5 million in 2004–2005, and $7 million in 2005–2006.

Hot and sexy Paris began modeling as a child and signed with Donald Trump's modeling agency when she was 19. In late 2003, she starred in The Simple Life, with best friend Nicole Richie. It was then followed with guest appearances in various tv shows, music videos, and films. She even landed minor and supporting roles in the feature films Nine Lives (2002), Raising Helen (2004), The Hillz (2004), and the horror remake of House of Wax (2005), in which she won the Teen Choice Award for "Best Scream". Her first lead roles were in 2006 with the straight-to-DVD releases of National Lampoon's Pledge This! and Bottom's Up.

In 2004, the hot and sexy celebrity released an autobiographical book, Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose, which includes full color photographs of her and her advice on life as an heiress. The book became a New York Times bestseller and was followed with a designer diary, called Your Heiress Diary: Confess It All to Me. In 2006, Paris released her self-titled debut album, Paris, under Heiress Records, a sub-label of Warner Bros. Records which she founded. Currently, she announced her support of vegetarianism and her opposition to wearing fur, after watching a graphic video about animals raised for their fur.

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