Paris Hilton Net Worth, Age, Family & Biography

heAbout Paris Hilton

An American media celebrity, entrepreneur, socialite, model, actor, and singer by the name of Paris Whitney Hilton. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, who established Hilton Hotels, and was born in New York City and raised there as well as in Los Angeles. Hilton originally came to the attention of tabloids in the late 1990s when she established herself in New York City’s social scene and began modeling at the age of 19, joining Donald Trump’s firm Trump Model Management.

Paris Hilton Family

Hilton was born in New York City on February 17, 1981, to socialite and former child actress Kathy Hilton and businessman Richard Hilton. Hilton moved around a lot as a young woman, living in Beverly Hills, the Hamptons, and a Manhattan room at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. Her family members characterized her as being “very much a tomboy” and having aspirations of becoming a veterinarian.

Paris Hilton Education

Hilton attended the Buckley School and St. Paul the Apostle School while growing up in Los Angeles, completing elementary school in 1995. She attended the Marywood-Palm Valley School in Rancho Mirage, California, during her first year of high school. Hilton moved to the East Coast from California with her family in 1996.She enrolled in Professional Children’s School at age 15. In high school, she skated and played ice hockey.

Paris Hilton Career

Hilton began modeling as a young child for charitable causes with her mother Kathy and sister Nicky. She also made an uncredited appearance in the fantasy movie Wishman in 1992.Hilton had a reputation as a socialite after moving to New York in 1996, as her attendance at premium functions and nightclubs increased. She has recounted receiving invitations to appear at nightclubs as early as the age of 16, when she used a forged identity card to get entry to events.

She has recounted receiving invitations to appear at nightclubs as early as the age of 16, when she used a forged identity card to get entry to events. Hilton opted to pursue modeling after being inspired by Betsey Johnson and Patricia Field, joining T Management, Donald Trump’s agency, at the age of 19. She posed with her sister while modeling for Marc Bouwer and Catherine Malandrino.