A socialite is a person who participates in social activities and spends a significant amount of time entertaining and being entertained at fashionable upper-class events. According to Merriam-Webster the word was first used in 1928.

American socialites were originally listed in the ''Social Register'', a list of the names and addresses of the "preferred social contacts" of the prominent families in the 19th century. In 1886, Louis Keller started to consolidate these lists and packaging them for sale.

See also [link]

Debutante

Famous for being famous

Jet set

Yuppie

Upper class

It girl

Social environment

Conspicuous leisure

Ingroups and outgroups

Social identity theory

References[link]

Further reading [link]

Spens, Christiana. ''The Socialite Manifesto''. London: Burning House, 2009. ISBN 9781905636402. The cover subtitle: "One Day in the Life of Ivana Denisovich". A short novel.

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name	Gucci Mane
background	solo_singer
birth name	Radric Davis
birth date	February 02, 1980
Birth place	Birmingham, Alabama
origin	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
genre	Southern hip hop, gangsta rap
occupation	Rapper
years active	2005 – present
label	1017 Brick Squad Records, Asylum, Warner Bros.
associated acts	1017 Brick Squad, Young Money, V-Nasty, Yo Gotti, Soulja Boy, Plies, Usher, Young Jeezy, E-40, French Montana, Maino, Jadakiss, CTE, Lil' Kim, Birdman
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Radric Davis (born February 2, 1980), better known by his stage name Gucci Mane, is an American rapper. He debuted in 2005 with ''Trap House'' and followed with albums such as ''Hard to Kill'' in 2006, ''Trap-A-Thon'' and ''Back to the Trap House'' in 2007. In 2009, his second studio album ''The State vs. Radric Davis'' was released, and ''The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted'' was released in 2010, and is his highest charting album so far. Gucci Mane has released many other mixtapes and independent albums as well.

While serving a six-month jail term for assault in late 2005, Davis was charged with murder, though the charges were later dropped due to a lack of evidence. In 2009, he served a year-long county jail sentence for violating probation for his 2005 aggravated assault conviction.

Biography[link]

Early life[link]

Davis was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and later moved with his single mother to Atlanta. He enjoyed writing poetry as a child, and began rapping at age 14.

2005–2006: ''Trap House'' and ''Hard to Kill''[link]

In 2005, Davis released his independent debut album entitled ''Trap House'', which featured the successful single "Icy" with Young Jeezy. Disputes over the rights to this single caused a rift between the two artists. ''Hard to Kill'' followed in 2006. ''Hard To Kill'' included the hit single "Freaky Gurl". The song peaked at number 12 on the Hot Rap Tracks, number 19 on the Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs, and at number 62 on the Hot 100.

2007: ''Back to the Trap House''[link]

The official remix of Freaky Gurl featuring Ludacris and Lil Kim was included on his 2007 commercial debut album ''Back to the Trap House''. Gucci Mane appeared on OJ da Juiceman's "Make Tha Trap Say Aye" and began working on various mixtapes. Gucci Mane signed to Warner Bros. Records in May 2009.

2009–2010: ''The State vs. Radric Davis''[link]

He appeared on remixes of the songs "Boom Boom Pow" by The Black Eyed Peas, "Obsessed" by Mariah Carey and "5 Star Chick" by Yo Gotti and made a guest appearance on Mario's "Break Up" (he has made 17 guest appearances total in 2009). Gucci Mane's second studio album ''The State vs. Radric Davis'' was released under the label Warner Bros. Records on December 8, 2009. Its first single, "Wasted" featuring Plies, was originally from Mane's 2009 mixtape ''Writing on the Wall''. It peaked at number 36 on the Hot 100, number 3 on the Hot R&B;/Hip-Hop Songs, and number 3 on the Rap Songs making it Gucci Mane's most successful single to date. The second single is "Spotlight" featuring Usher. The third single is "Lemonade". The fourth single is "Bingo", featuring Waka Flocka Flame and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em. On October 2, 2009, Gucci Mane was listed at number 6 on MTV's annual Hottest MC in the Game list.

2010–present: ''The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted'' and other projects[link]

After being released from jail, Gucci Mane stated that he would start or change the label name from So Icey Entertainment to 1017 Brick Squad Records. ''The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted'', was released on September 28, 2010. The first single from this release was titled "Gucci Time", produced by Swizz Beatz. It premiered on Gucci Mane's official MySpace page on August 6. The single also features Swizz Beatz and was released to US urban radio stations on August 24, 2010.

On March 18, 2011, Gucci Mane released his 10th EP, ''The Return of Mr. Zone 6'', mostly produced by Drumma Boy. It debuted at #18 on the Billboard 200, and is his highest charting EP. The album also debuted at #2 on the Rap albums chart and #8 on the R&B;/Hip-Hop Albums chart. He also released a collaboration album with Waka Flocka Flame named ''Ferrari Boyz'' on August 5, Gucci's first collaboration album. It's first single is "She Be Puttin On" featuring late-fellow Brick Squad labelmate Slim Dunkin. ''Ferrari Boyz'' debuted at #21 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Gucci Mane released another collaboration album, this time with rapper V-Nasty, called ''BAYTL'', on December 13. The album's first single is "Whip Appeal" featuring P2theLA. Three days after the album's release, while traveling to the video shoot of "Push Ups", a song from ''BAYTL'' featuring Slim Dunkin, the latter got into an argument with another person who shot Dunkin dead at an Atlanta recording studio. On February 5, 2012, Gucci Mane released his ''Trap Back'' mixtape. It features guest appearances from Yo Gotti, Rocko, Waka Flocka Flame, Jadakiss, 2 Chainz, and Future, the latter three recently appearing on Young Jeezy's third studio album ''Thug Motivation 103: Hustlerz Ambition''. The first single is the mixtape's title track. Music videos have been filmed for the songs "Quiet", "Face Card", "In Love With a White Girl" featuring Yo Gotti, "Chicken Room" featuring Rocko, and the title track, and "Sometimes" featuring Future. ''Trap Back'' has been met with positive reviews so far, scoring a 7.8 from Pitchfork Media, a 7.5 from AllHipHop, and an "L" from ''XXL''.

Legal issues[link]

2001[link]

In April 2001, Davis was arrested on cocaine charges and sentenced to 90 days in county jail.

2005[link]

On May 10, 2005, Davis was attacked by a group of men at a house in Decatur, Georgia. Davis and his companions shot at the group, killing one. The corpse of one of the attackers, Pookie Loc, was found later behind a nearby middle school. Davis turned himself in to police investigators on May 19, 2005, and was subsequently charged with murder. Davis claimed that the shots fired by him and his party were in self-defense. The DeKalb County district attorney's office dropped the murder charge in January 2006 due to insufficient evidence. The previous October, in an unrelated matter, Davis had pleaded no contest to a charge of aggravated assault for assaulting a nightclub promoter the previous June; at the time the murder charge was dropped, he was serving a six-month county jail sentence for this. Davis was released from jail in late January 2006.

2008[link]

In September 2008, Gucci Mane was arrested for a probation violation for completing only 25 out of 600 community service hours following his 2005 arrest for aggravated assault. He was sentenced to a year in the county jail but was released after six months. He was incarcerated in the Fulton County jail for probation violation and released on May 12, 2010.

2010[link]

On November 2, 2010, Gucci Mane was arrested for driving on the wrong side of the road, running a red light or stop sign, damage to government property, obstruction, no license, no proof of insurance and other traffic charges. He was taken to Grady Memorial Hospital.

2011[link]

On January 4, 2011, A judge in the Superior Court of Georgia’s Fulton County ordered rapper Gucci Mane to a psychiatric hospital, according to court documents. The documents reveal that his lawyers filed a Special Plea of Mental Incompetency on Dec. 27 arguing that he is unable “to go forward and/or intelligently participate in the probation revocation hearing.”

On September 13, 2011, Davis was given a six month county jail sentence after pleading guilty to two counts of battery, two counts of reckless conduct and one count of disorderly conduct.

Discography[link]

Studio albums[link]

2007: ''Back to the Trap House''

2009: ''The State vs. Radric Davis''

2010: ''The Appeal: Georgia's Most Wanted''

Collaboration albums[link]

2011: ''Ferrari Boyz'' (with Waka Flocka Flame)

2011: ''BAYTL'' (with V-Nasty)

References[link]

External links[link]

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:''"Nicky" Hilton can also refer to Conrad Hilton, Jr.''

name	Nicky Hilton
birth date	October 05, 1983
birth place	New York City, New York, U.S.
birth name	Nicholai Olivia Hilton
parents	Richard Howard HiltonKathy Hilton
spouse	Todd Andrew Meister (m. 2004) (Annulled)
website	Official site
occupation	Businesswoman, fashion model, and fashion designer
years active	1992–present }}

Nicholai Olivia "Nicky" Hilton (born October 5, 1983) is an American businesswoman, fashion model, socialite, celebutante, heiress and fashion designer. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton (founder of Hilton Hotels) and younger sister of Paris Hilton.

Early life[link]

Hilton was born in New York City, and grew up in Los Angeles. Her father is Richard Hilton, a businessman, and her mother is Kathy Hilton ( Avanzino) She grew up with three siblings: Paris Hilton, Barron Nicholas Hilton II, and Conrad Hughes Hilton III. She was raised Catholic; she attended Convent of the Sacred Heart and graduated in 2001.

Career[link]

Fashion designer[link]

In 2004, Hilton launched her own clothing line. She also designed a line of handbags for Japanese company Samantha Thavasa.

In 2007, she started her second line aimed at a more mature audience and higher pricepoint, called ''Nicholai'', which had its debut fashion show for the spring/summer 2008 season on September 9, 2007 in New York City during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week.

Model[link]

In 2005, Hilton, along with Kimberly Stewart, was the face of Australian underwear line Antz Pantz. Stewart remains contracted, however Hilton has been replaced by Australian model Megan Maitland. Around this time, Hilton modeled for the cover of ''Lucire'' magazine for its New Zealand and Romanian editions.

Other ventures[link]

In 2006, she entered a partnership to open two Nicky O Hotels, the first in Miami and the second in Chicago. On February 12, 2007, Hilton was sued for breach of contract by her partners.

On September 21, 2010 Nicky and her sister Paris Hilton were stopped by immigration officers at Narita Airport, Japan because of Paris' conviction for drug possession a day earlier; under Japan's strict anti-drug laws, all people sentenced for any drug crime are, in general, rejected entry to the country. The Hiltons were due to appear at a news conference in Tokyo on September 22 to promote Paris Hilton's fashion and fragrance lines along with her sister Nicky. According to the Hiltons' publicists, Narita Airport's immigration office questioned Hilton "for hours". Paris and Nicky were forced to stay close to the airport at a hotel as officials would determine what to do on September 22. It is unlikely that the Hiltons will be able to continue their Asian promotion tour, as they are about to enter countries like Indonesia and Malaysia, with even tougher anti-drug laws than Japan.

Personal life[link]

In 2004, Hilton married childhood friend and businessman Todd Andrew Meister at the Las Vegas Wedding Chapel. The marriage was annulled shortly after.

References[link]

External links[link]

Official site

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name	Roxy Olin
birth date	November 05, 1985
birth name	Roxanne Elizabeth Olin
residence	Los Angeles, New York
employer	MTV, ABC
occupation	actor
years active	2007 - present
parents	Ken OlinPatricia Wettig }}

Roxanne Elizabeth "Roxy" Olin (born November 5, 1985) is an American actress and socialite who appeared on the MTV reality show ''The City''. She also has a recurring role in the ABC drama ''Brothers and Sisters''. She is the daughter of actors Ken Olin and Patricia Wettig. She suffers from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and takes Adderall.

References[link]

External links[link]

Meet Roxy Olin, The New Vixen From ‘The City’

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Name	Casey Johnson
Birth name	Sale Trotter Case Johnson
Birth date	September 24, 1979
Birth place	Florida, United States
Death date	January 04, 2010
Death place	Los Angeles, California, United States
Citizenship	United States
Parents	Robert Wood Johnson IV Nancy Sale Frey Rashad
Children	Ava-Monroe Johnson (born 2006)
Occupation	Socialite, occasional actress
Years active	}}

Sale Trotter Case "Casey" Johnson (September 24, 1979 – January 4, 2010) was an American heiress, socialite, and celebutante as well as an occasional actress, model, and author. She was the great-great-granddaughter of Robert Wood Johnson I, co-founder of Johnson & Johnson.

Early life[link]

Johnson was born in Florida to mother, Nancy Sale Frey, a socialite and former model, and father, Robert Wood Johnson IV ("Woody" Johnson), owner of the New York Jets. She was raised in the New York City borough of Manhattan along with her two sisters, Jaime and Daisy Johnson. She attended the exclusive Chapin, Marymount, and Dwight Schools and later enrolled in Brown University for one semester. She was also related to documentary filmmaker, Jamie Johnson, who co-produced and directed the 2003 documentary, ''Born Rich''.

As a child, Johnson was diagnosed with diabetes. She and her father were both involved with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, working to find a cure for the disease. During her teens in the mid-to-late 1990s, Johnson received heavy attention from the paparazzi media as a New York "party girl" and socialite.

Career[link]

At the age of 14, Johnson co-wrote a book with her father entitled ''Managing Your Child's Diabetes''. She appeared as herself on the television shows, ''The Fabulous Life of...'' and ''E! True Hollywood Story''. In 1999, Johnson had a minor role in the film, ''Gloria'', starring Sharon Stone. In 2002, she was featured in the documentary, ''It Girls'', which was filmed in 2000 during Manhattan's Fashion Week.

When Nicky Hilton declined to co-star with her sister, Paris, in ''The Simple Life'', she asked Johnson who also declined the offer; the role was subsequently given to Nicole Richie. Johnson called it the "stupidest mistake of my life" because her dream was to be an actress.

Johnson also had a part in the never-aired, ''The Tinsley Bumble Show'', where she played a catty, vindictive socialite named Mimi von Lustig.

Personal life[link]

In 2006, Johnson had a public falling out with her aunt, Elizabeth Ross "Libet" Johnson, after Johnson accused her aunt of stealing her boyfriend, John Dee.

In 2007, Johnson adopted Ava Monroe, an infant girl from the Eurasian country of Kazakhstan born in 2006. Nicky Hilton is the child's godmother.

Johnson was openly bisexual and dated both men and women. In October 2009, Courtenay Semel, who Johnson had dated off and on from 2008 to 2009, reportedly set Johnson's hair on fire after a fight. In November 2009, Johnson was arrested for allegedly stealing jewelry, shoes, six hundred pages of a legal document, clothing, and underwear from the apartment of English fashion model, Jasmine Lennard (who was tipped off by Semel). Johnson pled not guilty to burglary and receiving stolen property and had a preliminary hearing scheduled for February 2, 2010.

After refusing to seek treatment for drug abuse, Johnson was cut off financially by her family which led to the impounding of her Porsche which court records showed Johnson owed Porsche Financial Services a total of $105,740.93. Johnson was also sued by a nanny service who won a $20,000 judgement against her.

On December 9, 2009, Johnson announced via Ustream video that she and reality television star, Tila Tequila, were engaged. Four days later, Johnson stated that she would be changing her and her daughter's last name to "Nguyen", Tila Tequila's legal surname.

Death[link]

On December 29, 2009, at 1:13 a.m., Johnson left a message on Twitter saying, "Sweet dreams everyone... I'm getting a new car..." Six days later on January 4, 2010, the ''Daily News'' reported that a maid found Johnson's dead body in the bedroom of her West Hollywood home. An unidentified 911 caller reported that Johnson was ice cold and her hands had turned blue. The caller also stated that Johnson was on medications and that they often got "all screwed up".

On February 4, 2010, the Los Angeles Coroner's Office announced that she had died of diabetic ketoacidosis. She was reported to have neglected to take insulin and therefore died due to lack of proper medical treatment. Johnson's fiancée, Tila Tequila, had arranged plans to seek legal custody of Casey Johnson's adopted daughter, Ava, who is currently under the legal custody of Johnson's mother, Sale.

References[link]

External links[link]

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