And she an heiress to the lavish Hilton hotels empire was the woman spearheading this cultural phenomenon.
But the fact that Hilton is the original “it” girl of the aughts remains undisputed.
“I felt like I was this kind of fantasy, Barbie-princess, fairy-mermaid unicorn.
Even though I was playing into a character … " she toldVogue.
Read on to learn more untold truths about the iconic Paris Hilton.
A tabloid fixture during the early millennium zeitgeist, Hilton was a trendsetting brand unto herself.
“It’s the new, ‘That’s hot’.
It means slaying and living your best life in one word,” per Hilton.
“I would still go out on my own.”
Paris Hilton hates her feet
Think Barbies don’t have chinks in their armors?
“I desperately hate one thing about my body: I have size 11 feet,” she wrote.
“I can’t wear flats because my feet are too long.
At least high heels shrink how long my feet look.
It still gives me post-traumatic stress disorder to talk about it.”
In September 2006, Hilton captured headlines once again when she was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving.
“No one is above the law.
It was “continuous torture,” she told People, claiming the school staff bullied her.
“And they were physically abusive, hitting and strangling us.”
Hilton revealed she was once even placed in solitary confinement for attempting to run away from school.
“I was having panic attacks and crying every single day,” she said.
But by 2006, things went downhill.
Hilton, also present at the scene, was accused of laughing at Davis' tirade (viaTMZ).
While the two celebs apparently made up somewhere along the way, it still wasn’t all rosy.
I think it was very immature and now everything is all good.”
It may come as a surprise to most that the beauty queen actually has naturally curly hair.
Her change to brunette hair also raised eyebrows, though Hilton later revealed that it was only a wig.
A new short bob she sported in 2021 was inspired by journalist Katie Couric, Hilton said.
She revealed that she was initially nervous to cut her hair.
From weekly lessons to monthly recitals, Hilton’s musical inclinations were honed early in life.
It peaked at No.
18 on the Billboard Hot 100 list, spending 12 weeks on the chart (viaBillboard).
She knew her husband for 15 years before they fell in love
Love works in mysterious ways.
“I truly believe that we were custom-made for each other and meant to be.
This was notably the fourth engagement ring for Hilton, who has had a long line of suitors.
She and Reum tied the knot in November 2021 on the Hilton estate (viaTown & Country).
The hotel heiress and fashion mogul was influencer-in-chief before the advent of social media transferred that crown to Kardashian.
Hilton said she and Kardashian go way back.
“I love to go fishing.
Sports apparently excite her, and she invested herself deeply in them throughout her childhood.
From ice hockey to softball, she displayed her skill across games.
“I’ve actually always been a huge tomboy,” she claimed (viaHindustan Times).
“With the character, it’s mostly kind of this blonde, bubbly, kind of Barbie airhead.
“She’s a chick who likes to scrap up at home with her dogs, eat leftovers.”
