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Tulisa Contostavlos behind the scenes video for FHM cover shoot
Georgia Salpa: Sexy Behind-The-Scenes Video
Marisa Miller: FHM's Sexy Shoot In Full
The Saturdays light up this month's FHM!
FHM's Exclusive Megan Fox Video!
FHM meet America's sexiest new actress: Katrina Bowden
Paris Hilton means business for FHM
Victoria's Secret model Kylie Bisutti's FHM shoot
FHM EXCLUSIVE: Kelly Brook in South Africa!
FHM Misa Campo
Sexy Inbetweeners girls in sexy FHM photo shoot
FHM July Covergirl Lee Ann Liebenberg

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Tulisa Contostavlos behind the scenes video for FHM cover shoot
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  • Published: 02 May 2012
  • Duration: 1:25
  • Updated: 12 May 2012
Author: fhmweb
Tulisa, officially the world's hottest woman, as voted for in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women In The World 2012, gone and done an exclusive cover shoot for FHM. We take you behind the scenes on this next-level sexy shoot. Visit www.fhm.com for more about the Tulisa issue containing Tulisa and also Georgia Salpa's shoots and the amazing annual 100 Sexiest supplement. Visit www.fhm.com for more about Georgia Salpa's shoot. Video soundtrack: Miss My London by Ksounds (ft Erico). Ksounds are an urban group who grew up in South London. With their newly formed line-up they are ready to once again take the urban music scene by storm. Find out more at www.facebook.com
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Georgia Salpa: Sexy Behind-The-Scenes Video
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  • Published: 01 May 2012
  • Duration: 1:18
  • Updated: 12 May 2012
Author: fhmweb
Ireland's finest export, Georgia Salpa, celebrates her inclusion in this year's FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World 2012 poll with a mind-blowing new photo shoot. Visit www.fhm.com for more about Georgia Salpa's shoot. Visit www.fhm.com for more about the Tulisa issue containing Tulisa and Georgia's shoots and the amazing annual 100 Sexiest supplement. Video soundtrack: Lala by The Helmholtz Resonators. The band produce fantastic, industrial, robotic Tim Burton soundtracks performed with gusto and no little glee. Find out more at www.thehelmholtzresonators.com
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Marisa Miller: FHM's Sexy Shoot In Full
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  • Published: 13 Jul 2010
  • Duration: 3:35
  • Updated: 12 May 2012
Author: fhmweb
To buy the August 2010 issue of FHM and see more on marvellous Marisa, visit www.fhm.com
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The Saturdays light up this month's FHM!
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  • Published: 07 Jan 2010
  • Duration: 1:36
  • Updated: 08 May 2012
Author: fhmweb
The Saturdays in their underwear, is a sentence liable to make any man quiver. But these ladies wouldnt settle for such lily-livered behaviour as you can see from their tough swinging pillow fighting skills. Oh who are we kidding, these girls aren't dangerous and look nothing but sexy, cute and beautiful brandishing those pillows in their under-garments... even if they did smash the bed to smithereens.
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FHM's Exclusive Megan Fox Video!
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  • Published: 27 Jun 2008
  • Duration: 1:28
  • Updated: 12 May 2012
Author: fhmweb
www.fhm.com Megan Fox's exclusive lingerie shoot for FHM Magazine! She looks pretty good... we won't argue.
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FHM meet America's sexiest new actress: Katrina Bowden
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  • Published: 04 Apr 2012
  • Duration: 1:15
  • Updated: 11 May 2012
Author: fhmweb
Check out 30 Rock star and American Pie hottie Katrina Bowden strutting her stuff cheerleader style for this month's FHM. She is sensational. Subscribe here for all your brand spanking new FHM videos: bit.ly For all the latest in FHM's world head to: www.fhm.com Like us on facebook www.facebook.com Like us on twitter: twitter.com Soundtrack: 'Natural Instinct' by Pip Williams Link: soundcloud.com Contact: Pip Williams E-mail: pv@callistodesign.co.uk
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Paris Hilton means business for FHM
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  • Published: 05 Jan 2012
  • Duration: 1:26
  • Updated: 09 May 2012
Author: fhmweb
Subscribe here for all your brand spanking new FHM videos: bit.ly For all the latest in FHM's world head to: www.fhm.com Like is on facebook www.facebook.com Like us on twitter: twitter.com Paris Hilton is BACK and she's kindly draped herself on the cover of FHM February issue. As she would say "that's hot" - AND THAT'S NOT ALL. We've got an exclusive flip cover and revealing interview with Joey Barton.
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Victoria's Secret model Kylie Bisutti's FHM shoot
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  • Published: 02 Mar 2011
  • Duration: 1:24
  • Updated: 11 May 2012
Author: fhmweb
In the video above is Victoria's Secret model Kylie Bisutti, a resident of California who initially found it difficult to get into modelling because of her big chest. These days, after winning the first ever Victoria's Secret Model Search in 2009, she's part of an underwear aristocracy that tours the world in its pants. It's a strong job. www.fhm.com
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FHM EXCLUSIVE: Kelly Brook in South Africa!
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  • Published: 28 May 2010
  • Duration: 3:17
  • Updated: 11 May 2012
Author: fhmweb
Oh, hello everybody. Welcome to England's true glory, the first of a two-video celebration of Kelly Brook's first FHM shoot in five years. She's fronting our July issue (on shelves Thursday, June 3) by posing on the beach in South Africa alongside some rather large and furry England supporters. When we met Kelly in Cape Town, she greeted us warmly and asked: "So what are we going to talk about, the last time I had bondage sex?" www.fhm.com To read the full interview, you'll just have to go and buy it.
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FHM Misa Campo
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  • Published: 19 Mar 2011
  • Duration: 4:26
  • Updated: 12 May 2012
Author: TheWannadice
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Sexy Inbetweeners girls in sexy FHM photo shoot
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  • Published: 08 Sep 2010
  • Duration: 3:12
  • Updated: 08 May 2012
Author: fhmweb
The Inbetweeners is back on Monday. That's great news for two reasons: 1. It makes us laugh so much we've got a special pair of 'Inbetweeners pants' we wear to watch it, and b) It's got three really hot girls in it. We've got even more good news: those three really hot girls -- Emily Head, Emily Atack and Hannah Tointon -- have done a right raunchy little photo shoot for this month's FHM Magazine. For more info. go to www.fhm.com
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FHM July Covergirl Lee Ann Liebenberg
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  • Published: 13 Jun 2011
  • Duration: 1:48
  • Updated: 10 May 2012
Author: FHMSAfrica
Go behind the scenes on shoot with FHM and South Africa's hottest mama!
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Audrina Patridge FHM cover shoot
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  • Published: 05 Jul 2011
  • Duration: 1:31
  • Updated: 11 May 2012
Author: fhmweb
Visit www.fhm.com for all the details on the August 2011 issue, in which the former The Hills star talks dancing, the Tudors and giant billboards: "I'm about 40 storeys high and my belly button is as big as a car."
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FHM 2009 philippines | Paulene So
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  • Published: 23 Sep 2009
  • Duration: 2:14
  • Updated: 28 Apr 2012
Author: FHMphiltv
Ex-Girl Next Door Paulene So plays Eve in this photo shoot done in FHM's garden of Eden! See it here. SUBSCRIBE NOW for more videos, visit now: www.fhm.com.ph
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  • Marisa Miller: FHM's Sexy Shoot In Full...3:35
  • The Saturdays light up this month's FHM!...1:36
  • FHM's Exclusive Megan Fox Video!...1:28
  • FHM meet America's sexiest new actress: Katrina Bowden...1:15
  • Paris Hilton means business for FHM...1:26
  • Victoria's Secret model Kylie Bisutti's FHM shoot...1:24
  • FHM EXCLUSIVE: Kelly Brook in South Africa!...3:17
  • Sexy Inbetweeners girls in sexy FHM photo shoot...3:12
  • FHM July Covergirl Lee Ann Liebenberg...1:48
  • Audrina Patridge FHM cover shoot...1:31
  • FHM 2009 philippines | Paulene So...2:14
Tulisa, officially the world's hottest woman, as voted for in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women In The World 2012, gone and done an exclusive cover shoot for FHM. We take you behind the scenes on this next-level sexy shoot. Visit www.fhm.com for more about the Tulisa issue containing Tulisa and also Georgia Salpa's shoots and the amazing annual 100 Sexiest supplement. Visit www.fhm.com for more about Georgia Salpa's shoot. Video soundtrack: Miss My London by Ksounds (ft Erico). Ksounds are an urban group who grew up in South London. With their newly formed line-up they are ready to once again take the urban music scene by storm. Find out more at www.facebook.com
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Tulisa Con­tostav­los be­hind the scenes video for FHM cover shoot
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Geor­gia Salpa: Sexy Be­hind-The-Scenes Video
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Marisa Miller: FHM's Sexy Shoot In Full
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The Sat­ur­days light up this month's FHM!
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FHM's Ex­clu­sive Megan Fox Video!
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FHM meet Amer­i­ca's sex­i­est new ac­tress: Ka­t­ri­na Bow­den
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Paris Hilton means busi­ness for FHM
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Vic­to­ria's Se­cret model Kylie Bisut­ti's FHM shoot
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FHM EX­CLU­SIVE: Kelly Brook in South Africa!
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FHM Misa Campo
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Sexy In­be­tween­ers girls in sexy FHM photo shoot
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FHM July Cov­er­girl Lee Ann Lieben­berg
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Au­d­ri­na Pa­tridge FHM cover shoot
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FHM 2009 philip­pines | Pau­lene So
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Jes­si­ca Lown­des' FHM cover shoot
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Angel Loc­sin - FHM Sex­i­est Woman
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TitleFor Him Magazine (FHM)
EditorJoe Barnes
FrequencyMonthly
CategoryMen's lifestyle
CompanyBauer Media Group
firstissue1985
CountryUnited Kingdom (origin)
LanguageVarious
Websitehttp://www.fhm.com
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''FHM'', originally published as ''For Him Magazine'', is an international monthly men's lifestyle magazine.

History [link]

The magazine began publication in 1985 in the United Kingdom under the name ''For Him'' and changed its title to ''FHM'' in 1994 when Emap Consumer Media bought the magazine, although the full ''For Him Magazine'' continues to be printed on the spine of each issue.

Circulation expanded to newsagents as a quarterly by the spring of 1987. It then went monthly and changed its name to ''FHM'' in 1994. It subsequently dominated the men's market and began to expand internationally.

''FHM'' was sold as part of the publishing company sale, from EMAP to German company Bauer Media Group in February 2008.

FHM 100 Sexiest Women in the World [link]

Each of ''FHM'''s international editions publish yearly rankings for the sexiest women alive based on public voting through the magazine's website. Dates of magazine issues, winners, ages of winners at the time of selection, and pertinent comments are listed below for the UK edition.

{|class="wikitable sortable" ! width="10%" | Year ! width="25%" | Choice ! width="10%" | Age ! width="55%" | Notes |- | | Claudia Schiffer |   25 | First supermodel to have won the award. |- | 1996 | Gillian Anderson |   28 | First actress to win the award. First winner voted for by the public. |- | 1997 | Teri Hatcher |   33 | First woman over 30 to win the award. |- | 1998 | Jenny McCarthy |   26 | |- | 1999 | Sarah Michelle Gellar |   22 | |- | 2000 | Jennifer Lopez |   31 | |- | 2001 | Jennifer Lopez |   32 | First woman to win the award twice in a row. |- | 2002 | Anna Kournikova |   22 | First and only athlete to win the award. |- | 2003 | Halle Berry |   37 | Oldest woman to win the award / First black woman. |- | 2004 | Britney Spears |   22 | |- | 2005 | Kelly Brook |   25 | First British winner |- | 2006 |Keira Knightley |   21 | Youngest winner |- | 2007 | Jessica Alba |   26 | |- | 2008 | Megan Fox |   22 | |- | 2009 | Cheryl Cole |   25 | |- | 2010 | Cheryl Cole |   26  | Second woman to win the award twice in a row. |- | 2011 | Rosie Huntington-Whiteley |   24 |- | 2012 | Tulisa Contostavlos |   24 |- |}

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''FHM'' publishes in 22 territories, including Australia, Croatia, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Latvia, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Norway, the Philippines, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom.

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    nameTulisa Contostavlos
    backgroundsolo_singer
    birth nameTula Paulinea Contostavlos
    birth dateJuly 13, 1988
    birth placeCamden, London, England
    genreR&B;, Hip hop, Dance
    instrumentVocals
    occupationSinger-songwriter, model, ''The X Factor'' judge and actress
    years active2000–present
    labelIsland (2011–present) AATW (2008–present)Def Jam (2010–2011) Polydor (2007–2008)
    associated actsN-Dubz
    websiteTulisaOfficial.com }}
    Tula Paulinea "Tulisa" Contostavlos (born 13 July 1988), often known mononymously as Tulisa, is an English singer-songwriter and actress. She is best known for being a member of the now defunct Camden-based hip hop group N-Dubz, with her cousin Dappy and their friend Fazer formed in 2000 and together releasing three studio albums before announcing their hiatus in 2011. Contostavlos is currently a judge on the ''The X Factor'' and mentored the "Groups" category in her first year including Little Mix, the first ever group to win the competition to date. Contostavlos will release her debut solo album in the summer of 2012. On 16 March 2012 during a Twitter dispute with her cousin and bandmate Dappy Contostavlos announced that N-Dubz had in fact split up and were not taking a break as stated in 2011.

    Life and career[link]

    Early life and Career beginnings[link]

    Contostavlos was born in Camden Town, North London, to an Irish mother, Anne Byrne (who, with her three sisters, was a member of the 1980s band Jeep) and a Greek Cypriot father, Steve Contostavlos (part of Mungo Jerry). When Tulisa was five, her mother, who has bipolar disorder and schizoaffective disorder, was sectioned under the Mental Health Act. Contostavlos' father left the family home when Tulisa was 14 years old. She said that she was brought up in a 3 bedroom house and experienced a lot as a teenager: violence, depression, drug abuse, alcohol abuse, anorexia nervosa, mental health issues, financial difficulties and bullying.

    At thirteen she was very emotional . She revealed that she twice tried to kill herself as a teenager and also used to self-harm to try to help her cope with everything she was going through. With support from her uncle, N-Dubz's former manager, Byron Contostavlos, at age 14 she enrolled at Haverstock Secondary School, later attending Quintin Kynaston School in St John's Wood, but she didn't sit her GCSE examinations.

    2000–11: N-Dubz and group disbandment [link]

    Dappy and Fazer, who had already started rapping together, decided they wanted a female voice in the group, which was called the ''Lickle Rinsers Crew'' at the time, and so invited Contostavlos to be part of the group. They started performing together as a group around Camden from as young as twelve years old. For N-Dubz's second album, she did a solo song called "Comfortable". Performing as the Lickle Rinsers Crew, they released the singles "Bad Man Riddim" and "Life Is Getting Sicker by the Day", which became hits on English pirate radio stations. After Lickle Rinsers Crew, they then became NW1, after the area they hail from, making their first music video in 2005 for the track "Everyday Of My Life", which received airplay on Channel U, recording more demos as NW1 such as "Don't Feel Like Moving", "Girl On Road" and "Livin Broke". Their first single to be released was "You Better Not Waste My Time", which was available for download only until their 2006 self-released single, "I Swear", which gained them their first mainstream notice. It wasn't until 2007's "Feva Las Vegas" (also self-released) that the group appeared on the UK charts, peaking at No. 57. Each member appeared on the second series of Channel 4's ''Dubplate Drama'' after they began to get noticed as a group.

    In May 2008, a song entitled "Ouch" surfaced along with a music video. The video for "Ouch" attracted over 4 million viewers on networking site YouTube in just over a month after release. On 6 August 2008, it was announced that the group had left Polydor Records and had signed to All Around the World records. The label predominantly specializes in dance music; however, they have occasionally released hip hop records such as Ice Cube's ''You Can Do It''. The press release stated that the label would be releasing "Ouch" as the group's first single on the label in September 2008. The group's first album, ''Uncle B'', was released on 17 November 2008. The album includes "You Better Not Waste My Time", "I Swear", "Feva Las Vegas", "Love for My Slums", "Ouch", "Defeat You" and "Papa Can You Hear Me?". "Strong Again" was touted as the third single to be released from the ''Uncle B'' album on 16 February 2009 and a music video was made, before the physical CD released of the song was cancelled for unknown reasons. The song charted for five weeks in the UK Singles Chart, peaking highest at number 24. Group member Dappy was featured in Tinchy Stryder's 2009 No. 1 single tentatively titled "Number 1", the video also featured cameo appearances from all N-Dubz's members. Due to the success of their debut album, the group embarked on their first headlining tour, Uncle B Tour. The tour was originally planned for 16 dates but due to high demand 5 extra dates were added. The tour was supported by Stevie Hoang and Tinchy Stryder with whom N-Dubz collaborated with on his No. 1 single "Number 1". The tour sold out within days. During one performance, Tulisa fainted on stage. Multiple news sources reported that it was due to suspected swine flu. The song "Wouldn't You" was then announced to be the seventh, and last, single to be released from the ''Uncle B'' debut album. The song was released digitally on 25 May 2009 and peaked at No. 64 in the UK.

    The lead single from the group's second album titled "I Need You" was released on 9 November 2009 and charted at No. 5 in the UK Singles Chart. The album ''Against All Odds'', was released on 16 November 2009, and charted at No. 6 in the UK Album Chart. The album went platinum within approximately 2 months of release. The second single, "Playing with Fire" features R&B;/pop musician, Mr Hudson. The song reached No. 15 in the UK Charts on album downloads alone; however, when the single was released, it fell to No. 16, reaching a new peak at No. 14 the week after. The music video for the third single taken from the album, "Say It's Over", was released on 5 March 2010 on Channel AKA. It was announced that the single will be released on 25 April, it reached No. 27 on album downloads alone before the single was released. In late 2009, N-Dubz announced that they will tour their current album, ''Against All Odds'' in spring 2010, making it their third tour in two years, starting on 31 March and finishing on 20 April. It included 17 shows with supporting acts Skepta, Talay Riley and Ultra. On 1 April 2010, they released their first book, ''N-Dubz – Against All Odds: From Street Life to Chart Life'', which they described as "the answer to the critics, there is a lot of bad press about N-Dubz at the moment and this is going to put the record straight about who we really are and what we're about!", saying they want to put "everything out there", and Fazer also adding "It's going to surprise you!". The book also gives access to a secret N-Dubz website.

    The group filmed a 6 part documentary, ''Being... N-Dubz'', which premiered on 21 June 2010 on 4Music, and was later renewed for a second series in 2011. After much speculation, it was confirmed that US label Def Jam signed the group. The first release was the album ''Love.Live.Life'', N-Dubz's third studio album. It was released in the UK on 29 November 2010. The group began recording the album following the success of ''Against All Odds''. "We Dance On" was released on May 20, 2010, as the album's lead single. It peaked at #5 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was also included on the soundtrack to the film ''Streetdance 3D''. "Best Behaviour" was released on October 17, 2010 as the second single from the album. It peaked at 10 in both the UK and Scotland, and became a top 40 hit in Ireland. The song also appears on Skepta's album Doin' It Again. "Girls" was released as the album's third single on December 12, 2010. It peaked at 19 on the UK Singles Chart. A fourth track from the album, "So Alive" was released as single on February 6, 2011. Five singles were released from ''Love.Live.Life''. The first, "We Dance On", had previously been released in May 2010 from the ''StreetDance'' soundtrack. On 1 September 2010, N-Dubz announced via Facebook that their first new single from the album would be "Best Behaviour", which was eventually released on 17 October. The music video premiered on Channel AKA and Clubland TV on 8 September and was uploaded on YouTube by AATW Records later that day. The final three singles from ''Love. Life. Live'' were "Girls", "So Alive" and "Morning Star". ''Love. Life. Live'' became N-Dubz' third platinum selling album. On 16 March 2012 during a Twitter row with her cousin and bandmate Dappy Contostavlos announced that N-Dubz had, in fact, split up and were not taking a break as stated in 2011.

    2011–present: ''The X Factor'' and ''Young''[link]

    In August 2011, it emerged that N-Dubz had parted company with record label Def Jam, stating that they were "Never going to co-operate with them when they decided to change what we are". With Tulisa taking up a role as a judge on eighth series of ''The X Factor'' and Dappy releasing his solo single "No Regrets", N-Dubz' gig on 18 September 2011 was described as "their final gig for the foreseeable future".

    On 30 May 2011, Tulisa was confirmed as a judge for the eighth series of ''The X Factor'', alongside Louis Walsh, Kelly Rowland and Gary Barlow. The first public auditions began on 23 June 2011, with the new judging panel being sighted together for the first time. Contostavlos mentored the Groups category and mentored 2 Shoes, Nu Vibe, The Risk, and Rhythmix (later renamed Little Mix) during the live shows. After three out of four of her acts were eliminated in the first five weeks of the competition, Constostavlos was left with Little Mix. The group then went on to become the most successful girl band in ''The X Factor'' history, having avoided the final showdown every week and winning the show in the process, making them the first group to do so in the show's eight year history.

    In 2011, Tulisa confirmed that she had started work on a solo album that would be released on September 17, 2012. Tulisa has also recently confirmed by twitter that the first single to be released from the album is entitled 'Young', the promo video for 'Young' was filmed on 2 March in Miami, this song has been produced by Richard 'Fazer' Rawson and written by Peter Ibsen, Ali Tennant and Fazer. On 29 April 2012 Tulisa released her single "Young" as part of a remixes EP, which charted at number five on the Irish Singles Chart and number 1 in the UK.

    Contostavlos was named at number 15 in ''FHM'''s '100 Sexiest Women in the World list' in the May 2010 issue. The singer received the top ranking in FHM's May 2012 issue.

    Acting career[link]

    Contostavlos played the role of Laurissa (a cocaine addict who is in R&B; group ''The Fam'') in the TV series ''Dubplate Drama''. She will play herself in the upcoming film, ''Bulla'', and is to make her big screen debut in Arjun Rose slasher ''Demons Never Die''.

    Personal life[link]

    Relationships[link]

    Starting in 2008 and lasting for around 18 months, Contostavlos dated South London based DJ/rapper, Justin Edwards also known as MC ultra, whom she also helped in developing his music career.

    Contostavlos was in an on/off relationship with DJ Adam Bailey, to whom she was reportedly engaged in early 2009. Bailey was accused of grievous bodily harm against her and she gave evidence in his trial. In December 2009, Bailey was cleared of involvement in the attack.

    In 2010, Contostavlos was on a BBC programme called ''Tulisa: My Mum And Me'' describing her life before N-Dubz looking after her mother. She was in a relationship with N-Dubz band-mate Fazer from May 2010 but the relationship ended after an argument on holiday in early February 2012.

    Sex tape[link]

    In March 2012 a sex tape of Tulisa and her ex-lover MC Ultra emerged on the internet. . Contostavlos was granted an injunction (Contostavlos v Mendahun) that legally blocks the distribution of the tape worldwide. The injunction prohibits anyone from using, publishing, communicating or disclosing all or any part of the film to any other person. Despite the scandal, Simon Cowell said it would not affect her job as an X-Factor judge. In the aftermath she later recorded a video response in which she clarified the relationship on her YouTube account "Tulisaconto", and stated that she was both heartbroken and devastated by its release by her ex-boyfriend.

    Discography[link]

    Studio albums[link]

    Title Album Details
    ''Young'' *Released: September 17, 2012 *Label: AATW/Island *Format: CD, Digital Download

    Singles[link]

    scope="col" rowspan="2" Single Year Peak chart positions Album
    ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;" ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"
    ! scope="row" 2012 1 5 1 ''Young''

    As featured artist[link]

    Single Year Peak chart positions Album
    ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"
    ! scope="row" 2011 24

    Tours[link]

  • 2009: ''Uncle B'' tour
  • 2009: N-Dubz Christmas Party
  • 2009: Clubland Live (supporting act)
  • 2010: The Against All Odds Tour
  • 2011: Love.Live.Life.Tour
  • Filmography[link]

    Year Title Role Notes
    2007 - 2009 ''Dubplate Drama'' Laurissa
    2011 ''Big Fat Gypsy Gangster'' Herself/Shanikwa
    2011 ''Demons Never Die'' Amber

    References[link]

    External links[link]

    Category:1988 births Category:Living people Category:English female singers Category:English people of Greek descent Category:English people of Irish descent Category:People educated at Quintin Kynaston School Category:Singers from London Category:People from Camden Town Category:The X Factor judges Category:The X Factor (UK)

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    nameMarisa Miller
    altBlonde woman smiling while sitting in a public lounge.
    birth nameMarisa Lee Bertetta
    birth dateAugust 06, 1978
    birth placeSanta Cruz, California, United States
    height
    haircolorBlonde
    eyecolorHazel
    measurements34-23-35 (US) 86.5-58-89 (EU)
    weight
    dress size2 (US), 32 (EU), 6 (UK)
    shoe size7 (US), 37½ (EU), 4½ (UK)
    agencyCartel Management
    websiteMarisa Miller.com
    spouseJim Miller (2000–2002) Griffin Guess (2006–present)
    networth}}

    Marisa Lee Miller (née Bertetta; born August 6, 1978) is an American model best known for her appearances in the ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issues and her work for lingerie retailer Victoria's Secret. After a stint shooting with photographer Mario Testino for fashion magazines like ''Vogue'', Miller began working for both companies in 2002. In 2007, she became a Victoria's Secret Angel, and graced the cover of the 2008 ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue to record-setting numbers. Her accomplishments have led to her being dubbed the "return of the great American supermodel."

    She is also known for contracts with companies like Harley-Davidson, for whom she is the first spokesperson in the history of the company, and the NFL, whom she became a spokesperson for in 2010 . Miller is considered a sex symbol; she ranked #1 on ''Maxim'' magazine's 2008 "Hot 100" list and in ''FHM'''s global 2010 "Sexiest Women in the World" poll. Aside from modeling, she is an ambassador for both the American Cancer Society and the USO.

    Early life[link]

    Born Marisa Lee Bertetta in Santa Cruz, California, to Krista (née Useldinger) and Marc Bertetta, Miller attended high school at Aptos High and Monte Vista Christian School. She considered herself a tomboy growing up, with mostly male friends and little awareness of anything girly. Out of shyness, she often wore large t-shirts to hide her body and would get fully dressed just to go to the trash-can while at the beach.

    Miller was first "discovered" at age sixteen walking through a San Francisco café by two Italian modeling agents. After talking to her mother, she was on a plane to Italy with her mother a few months later, despite her "shy and conservative" personality. Miller gained attention in 1997 when she appeared in the first issue of ''Perfect 10'' magazine. Although she came in third behind Ashley Degenford and Monica Hansen in ''Perfect 10'' magazine's first annual model search, she was repeatedly showcased in following issues, including the covers of the Winter 1998 and August/September 1999 editions, as well as a reprint for the Fall 2004 edition cover.

    Career[link]

    Miller moved from a start as an amateur magazine model to high profile mainstream work after an acquaintance showed a picture of her to famed fashion photographer Mario Testino in 2001. Testino asked to meet Miller, who was running a surf school at the time, and was invited to Manhattan Beach, California, where she would be surfing.

    Noticing her, Testino snapped pictures of her and approached her with a job offer. It turned out to be editorials for both the American and Italian editions of ''Vogue''. Within six months, Miller was working for Victoria's Secret and the coveted ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue, in which she appeared in every issue from 2002 to 2008. In particular, she famously posed wearing only an iPod in the 2007 issue. She has also appeared in a diverse range of magazines, many of them international editions, such as ''GQ'', ''Maxim'', ''Glamour'', ''Cosmopolitan'', ''Marie Claire'', ''Elle'', and ''Vanity Fair''. She has featured in advertisements for Nordstrom, J.Crew, Guess?, Tommy Hilfiger, Bath & Body Works, and True Religion jeans.

    It was not until 2007 that she filmed her first television commercial for Victoria's Secret, appearing alongside Heidi Klum for the ''It'' bra.

    On December 4, 2007, Miller made her debut in the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, and opened a segment in the following year's edition. Other runway work include 2007's ''Fashion for Relief'' show, benefiting victims of Hurricane Katrina, as well as MTV's ''Fashionably Loud'', Imitation of Christ, Inca, and Amir Slama's Rosa Cha, for which she was one of the most anticipated models.

    On the February 12, 2008 episode of ''The Late Show with David Letterman'', it was revealed via a three-story billboard in New York City that Miller would grace the cover of that year's ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue. The tandem online launch of the issue drew record page views to the SI website: 228 million, a 41% increase over 2007. In September 2008, Sports Illustrated released a "Best of Marisa Miller" swimsuit calendar for the 2009 year.

    Victoria's Secret also put her to work in 2008, with a five-city tour to promote the 2008 ''Swim'' collection's release in stores; the April–May tour included stops in New York City, Miami, Chicago (where she threw the opening pitch at a Chicago Cubs baseball game), Boston, and Minneapolis. The relaunch of Victoria Secret's sports line, ''VSX'', soon followed, along with her first official campaign as an Angel: promoting the company's fragrance ''Very Sexy Dare''.

    For the 2009 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, Miller was chosen to wear the year's "Fantasy Bra," a harlequin design featuring 2,300 white, champagne, and cognac diamonds, and a 16-carat heart-shaped brown-yellow diamond pendant for a $3-million value and 150 total carats.

    In response to claims that Miller had parted with Victoria's Secret in January 2010, the Chief Marketing Officer for Limited Brands responded, saying the claims were "unfounded and untrue" while adding "we adore Marisa and we will continue to work with her in the future." In late 2010, Miller confirmed she had moved on from Angel status.

    Beyond modeling[link]

    In a July 2010 interview with ''Forbes'', Miller stated that because the fashion industry had changed, with celebrities supplanting models on magazine covers and in campaigns, supermodels have to become brands to be successful. For that reason, she shifted focus to consumer products reflective of her personality. In July 2008, Miller took her first step beyond modeling when her shoe line with skateboarder/surfer-oriented company Vans launched. Miller starred in a 2008 viral video on YouTube with All Star baseball player Ryan Braun for Remington's ShortCut hair clippers

    In 2008, Miller became the first spokesperson in motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson's one-hundred-year history. She first partnered with Harley to launch the VRSCF V-Rod Muscle motorcycle and rejoined the company in November 2009 to act as the face of their first "Military Appreciation Month" campaign, featuring Miller as a classic pin-up in military-themed advertisements and online content. 2010 found her again working for the company, this time for their "Start Something" campaign, encouraging dreamers to become new riders.

    Miller represented the rum brand Captain Morgan as the company's "Official First Mate" in advertising, social responsibility communication, and event appearances, starting in 2010.

    In October 2010, the NFL announced Miller had been hired as a spokesperson for the 2010-2011 season, with duties including hosting the NFL International Series game between the San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos in London. The announcement drew accusations toward the league of sending a "mixed message" in hiring a well-known lingerie and swimsuit model on the heels of controversies over reporter Ines Sainz's treatment at the New York Jets' facilities and the messages and photos Brett Favre allegedly sent Jenn Sterger. ''New York Times'' columnist William C. Rhoden noted that "Miller reveals a lot of flesh in the N.F.L. advertisements featuring her. This is Miller’s business, but it shouldn’t be the N.F.L.’s."

    In 2010, she designed and released a paddle board line with Surftech aimed at female riders and in 2012 she appeared in a beach-theme commercial for Buick.

    Television[link]

    Miller's first work in television was as a judge on the Bravo reality series ''Manhunt: The Search for America's Most Gorgeous Male Model'' in 2004, the same year she appeared in Puddle of Mudd's "Spin You Around" music video. 2007 brought appearances in the pilot episode and finale of VH1 reality show ''The Shot'' and cameos in HBO's ''Entourage'' and the CBS comedy ''How I Met Your Mother'', the latter with her fellow Victoria's Secret Angels. In 2009, she had a guest judge role on an episode of ''America's Next Top Model'' and a minor role in an episode of ''Gary Unmarried''; in 2010, she co-hosted an episode of ''GameTrailers TV with Geoff Keighley''.

    She has appeared in commercials for the NFL Network and the California Travel and Tourism Commission's "Visit California" campaign. Miller's 2008 commercial for Activision's ''Guitar Hero: World Tour'' was deemed too sexy to air.

    Film [link]

    Miller's first film role is in ''R.I.P.D.'', with Ryan Reynolds and Jeff Bridges.

    Media recognition[link]

    The swell in publicity resulting from her 2008 work served to land Miller in the number one spot on ''Maxim'' magazine's "Hot 100" rankings for 2008, beating out list regulars such as Scarlett Johansson, Jessica Biel, and Eva Longoria. This marked the first time anyone has debuted on the list in the number one position. In her subsequent cover story for the July issue, ''Maxim'' proclaimed her as the "return of the great American supermodel." Of such acclaim, Miller admits, "I get a kick out of it, but it would be stupid to let it go to my head. It’s modeling—I didn’t find the cure for cancer." Miller continued to be highly rated and appeared on the list in 2009 in 18th place, and in 2010 in 10th place.

    She also finished first place in ''The Best Damn Sports Show Period'' "Smokin' Sixteen" competition in 2008, repeating her 2007 win over competitors such as Gisele Bündchen and Adriana Lima. Miller ranked second in AskMen.com's "Top 99" for 2010, after ranking third in 2009, ninth in 2008, twelfth in 2007, and fourteenth in 2006. She added to her popular accolades with the "Hot N' Fresh" award at the second annual Spike Guys' Choice Awards.

    In 2010, Miller came in third in ''FHM'' magazine's UK edition of the 16th annual "Sexiest Women in the World" poll, placing behind actress Megan Fox and winner, British singer Cheryl Cole. Miller topped the poll in the US edition of ''FHM'' and was declared the global winner of the poll, receiving the most combined votes from ''FHM'''s 24 international editions.

    Personal life[link]

    She married Jim Miller, a Los Angeles surfing contest promoter and lifeguard from California, in 2000. The couple separated in 2002; they divorced soon after. After the divorce, Marisa continued using the surname Miller. She married music producer Griffin Guess on April 15, 2006.

    From an early age she loved surfing, and her aunt was on the pro tour. In 2004, she placed second in the celebrity division of the Kelly Slater Surf Invitational and says of the sport, "I feel my absolute best—physically, mentally and spiritually—when I'm surfing every day." She also won the most valuable player award at the 4th annual Celebrity Beach Bowl. She was a standout volleyball player in high school and has taken up boxing. After signing with Harley Davidson, Miller received her motorcycle license and rides a Harley Nightster. She has said that she would like to be a sportscaster. Miller comes from a family of nurses. Her mother returned to college to become a pediatrics nurse and her sisters are also nurses. She has expressed an interest in following the same career path if she stops modeling.

    As of 2009, Miller is an ambassador for the American Cancer Society. Proceeds from her online store are donated to the charity. She also supports the Young Survival Coalition, which raises awareness of breast cancer in women under 40, as well as environmental organization the Surfrider Foundation, which aims to preserve the world's oceans and beaches. In October 2009, Miller hosted the Monte Foundation music festival, an annual fundraiser for schools in the Aptos area, where she and Guess own a home. She is also an ambassador for the USO; she visits military bases and receives frequent fan mail from American troops worldwide.

    References[link]

    Magazines[link]

  • Marisa Miller in Sports Illustrated, published by Time Inc.
  • * ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'', 2003 - 2006
  • * ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'', 2007
  • * ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'', 2008
  • External links[link]

    Category:1978 births Category:American female models Category:Harley-Davidson people Category:Living people Category:Models from California Category:People from Santa Cruz, California

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    nameKatrina Bowden
    birth dateSeptember 19, 1988
    birth placeWyckoff, New Jersey, U.S.
    birth nameKatrina Bowden
    current partnerDating small time comedian Damien Taylor from Australia March 2011 - present
    occupationActress
    yearsactive2005–present
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    Katrina Bowden (born September 19, 1988) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for her roles on ''30 Rock'' and ''American Reunion''.

    Personal life [link]

    Bowden was born in Wyckoff, New Jersey. She attended the now-defunct Saint Thomas More School in Midland Park, New Jersey, for her grammar and middle school education. She later attended Immaculate Heart Academy in Township of Washington, Bergen County, New Jersey.

    On January 28th, 2012, Bowden got engaged to her boyfriend of nearly two years, musician Ben Jorgensen.

    Career [link]

    In 2006 Katrina scored her first Acting role in a two-episode arc on the ABC long-time running daytime soap opera television series ''One Life to Live'' as Britney. Katrina has since guest starred on shows such as ''Law & Order: SVU'', ''Ugly Betty'' and most recently on the FOX Comedy series ''New Girl''. In May 2006 Katrina was cast as a recurring role on the Emmy Award winning Comedy television series ''30 Rock'' which premiered on October 11, 2006 on NBC. Katrina portrays the role of a sexy and laid back assistant Cerie and also stars Tina Fey, Alec Baldwin and Tracy Morgan. Katrina signed on as a regular for the shows second season in 2007 and is considered to be Katrina's breakout role. The series most recent sixth season premiered on January 12, 2012. Katrina also appeared in "Dance, Dance" a music video from American rock band Fall Out Boy.

    In 2008 Katrina made her film debut in the Summit Entertainment raunchy comedy ''Sex Drive''. In 2009 Katrina also starred in two low-budget Straight-to-DVD projects ''The Shortcut'' and ''Ratko: The Dictator's Son'' a film part of the National Lampoon Inc. film trilogy. In 2010 Katrina made her theatrical debut in the widely acclaimed Horror Comedy film ''Tucker & Dale vs Evil'' as Allison. The film was released in a limited release and grossed over $4,749,516 and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The film holds a 'fresh' rating of 85% on Rotten Tomatoes.

    In April 2011, Bowden was voted as ''Esquire Magazine'''s Sexiest Woman Alive. She was also the face of the Jordache television campaign that made its premiere in September 2011. In April 2011, Universal Pictures announced that Bowden was cast as the role of Mia, an "L.A. party girl type", and girlfriend to Chris Klein's character, in the fourth installment of the ''American Pie'' film trilogy, ''American Reunion''. The film was released on April 5, 2012 to mixed reviews but financial success. Critics called Bowden's performance "hilarious" and one of the highlights of the film. Bowden is also set to star in upcoming films ''Piranha 3DD'' and ''Nurse 3D'' both set for 2012 release dates. She made a cameo appearance in Season 1, Episode 19 of New Girl as Holly, a young college student date of Nick's.

    Filmography [link]

    +Film
    Title Year Role Notes
    ! scope="row" Ms. Tasty
    ''Ratko: The Dictator's Son'' Holly Direct-to-DVD
    ''The Shortcut'' Christy Direct-to-DVD
    ''Tucker & Dale vs Evil'' Allison Theatrical Release
    ''A True Story. Based on Things That Never Actually Happened...And Some That Did'' Deanna Direct-to-DVD
    ''The Last Film Festival'' Young Starlet Completed
    ''Piranha 3DD'' Shelby
    ''American Reunion'' Mia
    ''Nurse 3D'' Danni Post-production

    +Television
    Title Year Role Notes
    ''Dance Dance'' Music Video for Fall Out Boy
    ! scope="row"
    ''One Life to Live'' Role from: September 26 – October 4, 2006
    ! scope="row" Dana Simpson 1 Episode
    ''30 Rock'' Cerie 84 Episodes
    ! scope="row" Music Video for We Are Scientists
    ''Ugly Betty'' Heather 1 Episode
    ''Nick Swardson's Pretend Time'' Hilary 1 Episode
    ! scope="row" Holly 1 Episode

    References [link]

    External links [link]

  • Interview at WickedInfo.com
  • Katrina Bowden is Esquire's 2011 Sexiest Woman Alive
  • Category:1988 births Category:Actors from New Jersey Category:American child actors Category:American television actors Category:Living people Category:Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Screen Actors Guild Award winners Category:People from Wyckoff, New Jersey

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    {{infobox person | nameParis Hilton | image Paris_Hilton_2009.jpg | image_size 200px | caption Paris Hilton at the Fox Reality Awards on October 13, 2009 in Los Angeles. | birth_name Paris Whitney Hilton | birth_date February 17, 1981 | birth_place New York City, New York, U.S. | occupation Businesswoman, socialite, model, producer, fashion designer | years_active 1993, 2000–present | networth US$ 100 million (2012) | height | weight | religion Roman Catholic | parents Richard Howard HiltonKathy Hilton | website Official site }}

    Paris Whitney Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American businesswoman, potential future heiress, producer and socialite. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton (founder of Hilton Hotels). Born in New York City and raised in both California and New York, Hilton began a modeling career as a teenager when she was with Donald Trump's modeling agency, T Management. Her hard-partying lifestyle and rumoured short-lived relationships with Leonardo DiCaprio and Oscar de la Hoya led her to earn a position as a daily fixture in entertainment news — gossip-section Page Six, of the ''New York Post'' often includes articles about Hilton. Being known as a socialite, Hilton was hailed by the media as "New York's leading It Girl" in 2001. She went on to make cameo appeareances in ''Zoolander'' (2001), ''Wonderland'' and ''The Cat in the Hat'' (both 2003).

    Hilton gained significant notoriety for her participation in a sex tape, which was released in November 2003, shortly before the premiere of the television reality series ''The Simple Life'' alongside fellow socialite and childhood best friend Nicole Richie. The show was a massive hit for the FOX network, premiering with 13 million viewers, and brought Hilton and co-star Richie to an international recognition. She then released her 2004 tongue-in-cheek autobiography called ''Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose'', she landed a supporting role in the 2005 horror film ''House of Wax'', and recorded the 2006 music album ''Paris''. She starred in the reality show ''Paris Hilton's My New BFF'' which was filmed in 2008 and also resulted in a second season. The show proved to be a success and was branched out to 2009's ''Paris Hilton's British Best Friend'' and ''Paris Hilton’s Dubai BFF''. Hilton was in 2008's ''Repo! The Genetic Opera'', where her work gained critical acclaim.

    She has appeared in various lists compiled by magazines such as ''Maxim'', ''FHM'' as well as ''Stuff''. She is also regularly placed on lists composed by ''Forbes'' magazine and was named one of the "100 Hottest Women of All-Time" by ''Men's Health''. Critics also suggest that Hilton epitomizes the title of famous for being famous; she is an example of the modern phenomenon of the "celebutante", the celebrity who rises to fame not because of their talent or work but because of their inherited wealth and controversial lifestyle. She has parlayed her media fame into a fashion line and various perfumes with her celebrity endorsement — her fragrances have reportedly earned $1.5 billion. Currently, there are 55 Paris Hilton Stores worldwide and her brand includes, in addition to perfumes, purses, watches, t-shirts and shoes. She earns over $10 million a year from her brand and is paid $300,000 for appeareances in clubs and events. As of 2012, her net worth is estimated to be $100 million.

    Early life and education[link]

    Hilton was born in New York City, New York, to Kathy (née Avanzino), a socialite and actress, and Richard Hilton, a businessman. She is the oldest of four children: she has one sister, Nicholai Olivia "Nicky" Hilton (b. 1983), and two brothers, Barron Nicholas Hilton II (b. 1989) and Conrad Hughes Hilton III (b. 1994). Her paternal great-grandfather was Conrad Hilton, who founded the Hilton Hotels; he was of Norwegian and German ancestry. She is a half-niece of two child stars of the 1970s, Kim and Kyle Richards.

    She was raised Roman Catholic and still attends Mass. Hilton moved between numerous exclusive homes in her youth, including a suite in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan, Beverly Hills, and the Hamptons. As a child she was good friends with other socialites, including Nicole Richie and Kim Kardashian.

    Growing up in Los Angeles, Hilton attended the Buckley School and the exclusive St. Paul the Apostle Church and School, where she graduated in 1995. She then attended her freshman year of high school at the Marywood-Palm Valley School in Rancho Mirage, California from 1995–1996. Then in 1996, when Hilton was 14, her family moved to the East Coast. In New York, she briefly attended Convent of the Sacred Heart (while Lady Gaga was a student there) in 1996 before transferring again to the Dwight School. At 16, Hilton spent one year at the Provo Canyon School, a school for emotionally troubled teens. She then attended the Canterbury Boarding School, in New Milford, Connecticut from the fall of 1998 to February 1999 for her junior year, where she was a member of the ice hockey team. In February 1999, the month she turned 18, she was expelled from Canterbury for violating school rules. After being expelled from Canterbury, she returned to the Dwight School before dropping out a few months later as a high school junior. She later earned her GED.

    Entertainment career[link]

    2000–2002: Early work[link]

    Hilton began modeling as a child, initially at charity events. When she was 19, she signed with Donald Trump's modeling agency, T Management. Hilton stated that while she "wanted to model," Trumb was wishing for have her at his agency, and after she signed she was "loving" the work. Hilton has also worked with Ford Models in New York, Models 1 Agency in London, Nous Model Management in Los Angeles, and Premier Model Management in London. She has appeared in numerous advertising campaigns, including Iceberg Vodka, GUESS, Tommy Hilfiger, Christian Dior, and Marciano. In 2001, Hilton began to develop a reputation as a socialite, being identified as "New York's leading It Girl" whose fame was beginning to "extend beyond the New York tabloids". She has appeared in several magazines, including ''Elle'', the April 2004 issue of ''Maxim'' and the October 2005 cover of ''Stuff''.

    Hilton started to act by doing cameo appearances in films such as ''Zoolander'' (2001). However the next year, 2002, she was one of the leads in the straight-to-video horror movie ''Nine Lives''. The film did well in sales. ''Beyondhollywood.com'' felt that "Hilton’s presence in the cast is the film’s main marketing point, which is plainly obvious by the fact that she’s front and center on the box art and is the only recognizable name in the cast" and also noted that her character was basically herself: "Hilton plays — what else? — a spoiled American socialite who shops on three continents in one day. The script is even clever enough to take a few jabs at Hilton’s real-life social standing, even mentioning that she’s been on the cover of a few sleaze rags in her day".

    2003–2005: Career breakthough[link]

    Hilton's breakout role came in 2003, when she co-starred with socialite counterpart Nicole Richie in the Fox reality series ''The Simple Life'', which premiered on December 2, 2003, shortly after Hilton's sex tape was released. The show started airing to surprisingly well received ratings; the premiere episode drew 13,000,000 viewers, increasing Fox's Adults 18-49 rating a phenomenal 79%. "everyone likes it because it's for all ages. People from the city will be like, 'Oh my God, I cannot believe you did that,' and people from the country think it's funny because they do it every day", Hilton said about the reason why the show was successful. Some entertainment writers felt the overnight success of Hilton was spawned by the whole tape controversy. ''Entertainment Weekly'' commented: "I dare say the Paris Hilton-Rick Salomon tape received more print and television coverage in a week than the run-up to ''The Simple Life'' received in the months since its premiere was announced. We in the media have become Paris-ites". ''People'' magazine wrote that the show "no doubt was helped by the very public saga of a pirated three-year-old video tape, which recently made the rounds on the Internet showing Hilton engaged in various sex acts with ex-boyfriend Rick Salomon". At that time, she started to be recognizable for her onscreen dumb blonde persona in reality television. According to UK's ''Now'' magazine, in a 2009 interview she said that "For five seasons I was stuck doing this character. It was kind of hard always having to play that character when it's not who I am". In a January 2011 interview with ''Movieline'', she remarked: "In ''The Simple Life'', producers told me to play a dumb blonde and that's what I did. I didn't realize at the time that I'd have to do that for five seasons and keep up this character of me. I think people assume that that is how I am in real life but I'm actually quite a businesswoman".

    Hilton launched a lifestyle brand in 2004. She helped design a collection of purses for Japanese label Samantha Thavasa. The 10-piece line collection, a jewelry line designed by Hilton, started being on sale on Amazon.com. "I grew up surrounded by the finest fashion and jewelry designs, and I really wanted to create a line that was beautiful and very high quality, yet affordable and available to everyone," Hilton stated. "This jewelry is for the heiress in everyone." The line was described as "inspired by Hilton's personal style – feminine, flirtatious and glamorous – with heart, star and cross motifs." She was involved in the creation of a perfume line by Parlux Fragrances. Originally set to be a small release, high demand led to a wider release before December 2004. The launch was followed by a 47% increase in sales of Parlux products, predominantly due to sales of the Hilton-branded perfume. After the success of Hilton's perfume, Parlux Fragrances released several more perfumes with her name, including fragrances for men.

    In the autumn of 2004, Hilton released an autobiographical book, ''Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose'', co-written by Merle Ginsberg, which includes full color photographs of her and her advice on life as an heiress. She mentioned in the book she was looking for a simpler life: "I don't always want the glamorous, jet-set life," she wrote. "Someday soon, I want to have children and a big house with a lot of animals – like my parents had". Hilton reportedly received a $100,000 advance payment for this book. Some in the media panned the writing as amateurish, and the book was parodied by Robert Mundell on ''The Late Show with David Letterman''. The book was in the ''New York Times'' bestseller list, ranking at seven. The quote "Dress cute wherever you go; life is too short to blend in", which appeared in the book was added to The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations in September 2009. Hilton followed her book up with a designer diary, also with Ginsberg, called ''Your Heiress Diary: Confess It All to Me'' in 2005 and also in that year, she released her second fragrance ''Just Me''.

    After Hilton hosted ''Saturday Night Live'' with musical guest Keane in February 2005, she got her first major role in the horror thriller film ''House of Wax'', in which Elisha Cuthbert and Chad Michael Murray also starred. The movie, after being first screened at the Tribeca Film Festival, opened in May 2005, receiving mixed reviews. She described how her character was like: "I think Paige is like a small town girl. She's sort of like me, but not really. She was more shy, more insecure, and she, like, cared so much about this guy, and she thought like she was, like, scared he wasn't going to marry her and things like that." Matthew Turner for the ''View London'' said that Hilton "does better than you might expect". Also, ''MTV'' felt that she gave a good enough performance: "Paris Hilton is actually pretty good — she seems natural, at ease. She can be sweet and appealing, she can be sexy (no stretch), and she can be a good sport, too. Her role as Paige Edwards won the Teen Choice Award for "Best Scream" and earned her a nomination for "Choice Breakout Performance  – Female". (It also won her the 2005 Razzie for "Worst Supporting Actress" at the 2005 Golden Raspberry Awards.) She also earned a nomination for "Best Frightened Performance" at the 2006 MTV Movie Awards. ''House of Wax'' grossed over $70,000,000.

    ''The Simple Life'', which ran for three seasons on FOX, was cancelled after a dispute between Hilton and Richie in 2005. Hilton commented: "It's no big secret that Nicole and I are no longer friends. Nicole knows what she did, and that's all I'm ever going to say about it." Neither Richie nor Hilton spoke publicly about the cause of the split, though it was speculated that the pair fell out due to Nicole showing one of Paris' homemade sex tapes to a group of their friends. They relinked their friendship in October 2006.

    2006–2008: Focus on music and film[link]

    After Hilton founded Heiress Records, a sub-label of Warner Bros. Records, in 2004, she released her self-titled debut album, ''Paris'', under the label on August 22, 2006. Although the album reached number six on the ''Billboard'' 200 for a week, its total sales volume has been low – but the first single "Stars Are Blind" was a top ten hit in 17 countries. "I have always had a voice and always known I could sing, but I was too shy to let it come out. I think that is the hardest thing you can do, to sing in front of people. When I finally let go and did it, I realized it is what I am most talented at and what I love to do the most," she said in an interview, expressing her passion for music. ''Allmusic'' commented that the album was "more fun than anything released by Britney Spears or Jessica Simpson, and a lot fresher, too." ''Billboard'' magazine described it as "an enjoyable pop romp". As a whole, critical reception was mixed.

    The straight-to-DVD motion picture ''Bottoms Up'' was released in late 2006. The film came out with negative reviews; Australia's ''Urban Cinefile'' remarked that Hilton, as the lead role, "spends most of her screen time flicking her hair as she delivers lines like 'books are those things you read'". In December 2006, ''Pledge This!'', film in which Hilton appeared and produced, premiered in a limited release before going directly to video. She missed the premiere of the movie at the Cannes Film Festival in protest to the addition of some nude scenes that were going to be included in the film. Hilton said, "I was so angry I snubbed my own premiere." In August 2008, Worldwide Entertainment Group Inc. sued Hilton in the Miami District Court, alleging she did not honor her contractual agreement to provide "reasonable promotion and publicity" for the film. It was reported she was paid $1,000,000 for her work.

    Ater ''The Simple Life'' was cancelled by FOX in 2005, it was subsequently aired by E! Entertainment Television for the fourth and fifth seasons. There were some complications to shoot the fifth season because of the arrests of both Hilton and co-star Richie in 2006. Despite talks of a sixth season, the series finished its run at the end of the fifth season in 2007. The show brought high ratings for the network. In that year, Hilton modeled for 2 be free and her fourth perfume came out, called ''Can Can''.

    In January 2007, Hilton released the DreamCatchers line of hair extensions in partnership with Hair Tech International. In early August 2007, Hilton signed a licensing agreement with Antebi for a signature footwear line, "Paris Hilton Footwear", featuring stilettos, platforms, flats, wedges, and a sports collection, expected to reach stores in 2008. In mid August 2007, Hilton launched a line of tops, dresses, coats, and jeans at the Kitson Boutique in Los Angeles. She felt the event was "a dream come true" and described the clothing line as " fun, bright and flashy".

    In December 2007, Hilton posed nude, covered in gold paint, to promote "Rich Prosecco", a canned version of an Italian sparkling wine. She also traveled to Germany to promote the drink, appearing in various print ads for the product. Hilton's love for dogs led her to create an apparel line for dogs called Little Lily by Paris Hilton, with some of the proceeds going to benefit animal rescue. "I have 17 dogs and I like to dress them, so I started designing this clothing line and it's really cute, like dresses and jeans — everything you can imagine for humans, but for dogs," she said in an interview during Super Bowl XLII festivities.

    In April 2008, she guest starred on the ''My Name is Earl'' episode "I Won't Die with a Little Help from My Friends". On August 6, 2008, Hilton appeared in a one minute fifty second long video online, ''Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Ad'', directed by Adam McKay and posted on the Funny or Die website. The video featured Hilton in a parody advertisement, and was made in response to a television campaign advert ''Celeb'', by the 2008 John McCain presidential campaign. In ''Celeb'', McCain briefly compared his rival Barack Obama to that of celebrities such as Hilton and Britney Spears, going on to question his readiness to lead and criticize his energy policy. In what ''The Washington Post'' opined "might just be her best acting role yet," Hilton appears in the video wearing a leopard print swimsuit. The video received seven million views in two days garnering worldwide press coverage, and drew both written and verbal media response from both campaigns. Continuing the spoof campaign, in October Hilton featured in a second parody video posted on ''Funny or Die'', the two minute twenty second long ''Paris Hilton Gets Presidential with Martin Sheen'', alongside Hollywood actor Martin Sheen, with his son, actor Charlie Sheen, appearing in a cameo role. Hilton, heavily made up and in a green evening dress, interviews Martin Sheen in a kitchen, discussing various political issues, seeking his advice from his days playing a fictional President on ''The West Wing''.

    A the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival, it was screened a documentary about Hilton called ''Paris, Not France''. "I think there's a lot of misconceptions in the media. This movie is very personal. It's kind of like a diary", she said about the motion picture. Hilton admitted that when she talked with the movie director Adria Petty, she "broke it down to her and talked about things that have never been spoken about before, and people will learn a lot from that". It is shown in the documentary how she felt about the way the media had portrayed her: "I'm basically being judged, and they're creating this false person, and I can't do anything about it". Petty, during the premiere at the festival remarked that Hilton has "created a mystery about herself that a film like this maybe wouldn't have been a great thing for her in the past. But now, she's been so saturated in the media. We're so used to her. To see a new side of her is so exciting". Later, in 2009, the film was aired in July for MTV.

    Hilton starred in an MTV reality series titled ''Paris Hilton's My New BFF'', about her search for a new best friend. The series premiered on September 30, 2008. That day, Hilton released her song "My BFF" on KIIS-FM with host Ryan Seacrest. It was the theme song for the ''BFF'' show . The series proved to be a hit, by being watched in its premiere episode by 1,200,000 viewers and averaged a 1.6 rating among spectators 12-34 in its Tuesday 10 p.m slot, topping all other cable shows in the hour.

    Hilton played the character of Amber Sweet, the surgery- and painkiller-addicted daughter of a biotech magnate in the goth/rock musical with a cult film following, ''Repo! The Genetic Opera''. ''Bloody Disgusting'' noted that Hilton "is QUITE good in her role, both acting and singing (all of the primary characters sing their own songs). I usually can’t stand her in anything, but she won me over here". ''Horror.com'' said: " Not only is this by far Hilton's best role, she's actually got a grain of gravitas in the end". She remarked that "Just getting a role like this offered to me was new to me because I always get offered a certain role just basically playing myself". The film, first screened at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con International, received a limited release in the United States and Canada on November 7, 2008. Around that time, Hilton released her fifth fragrance for women called, ''Fairy Dust''.

    2009–2011: Worldwide TV career[link]

    As a result of the American version success, on January 29, 2009, ''Paris Hilton's British Best Friend'', a spin-off, began airing on ITV2 in England. She began to film the show in October 2008. She said that she would not leave London until she could "find that amazing girl or guy who can meet the challenges of being" her "British bestie". She also felt that her friend had to be "hot", "can keep up" with her – it had to be somebody who "is real and won't be a backstabber". The show did quite well; it was watched by 428,000 viewers in its first episode and brought 605,000 viewers for its finale. The second season of ''Paris Hilton's My New BFF'' premiered on June 2, 2009. In that same month, Hilton shot ''Paris Hilton's Dubai BFF'' (which, after some complication, it was aired in 2011). Runner-up of the British series Kat McKenzie died on July 3, 2009, of a suspected overdose. Hilton guest-starred in the fifth episode of ''Supernatural'''s fifth season. "Paris Hilton is playing a demonic creature that takes the form of ... Paris Hilton," creator and executive producer Eric Kripke said in a statement. "It'll be a fun, irreverent episode and we here at ''Supernatural'' are thrilled that Paris agreed to do it." In July 2009, her sixth fragrance for women ''Siren'' was launched.

    In February 2010, Hilton participated in an advertising campaign for the launch of the Brazilian beer Devassa Bem Loura, whose slogan in English roughly translates to "very blonde bitch". As part of the campaign, Hilton joined the brewery's float in the carnival of Rio de Janeiro. Despite the buzz caused by Hilton in Rio de Janeiro, Devassa beer had captured just 0.2% of the market at the end of 2010. Hilton launched her 10th fragrance, ''Tease'' inspired by Marilyn Monroe in August 2010.

    Hilton provided her voice for the character of Bella in the ABC made-for-television film ''The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation'' (it is her first voice-over role). She said of the film: "I just think it's a really cute film" and that "I love animal movies, I love Christmas movies, and also, my grandmother, who passed away a couple of years ago from breast cancer, actually had a standard poodle and her name was Paris. So when I'm watching this, it's kind of like watching grandma's dog. It's kind of like a sign to me." The film aired on November 28, 2010 and attracted good ratings with 2.611 million viewers. In December 2010 Hilton launched her own motorcycle team. "I can't believe I have my own racing team! So cool! :)" Hilton wrote on her Twitter while at the launch. The team, whose colors are pink, white and blue, will compete in the MotoGP 125cc category from 2011-2013.

    Later that year, Oxygen Channel gave the go-ahead to a new reality show called ''The World According to Paris''. The show followed Hilton in her daily life, and premiered in June 1, 2011 to 409,000 viewers. Although being the highest Wednesday premiere for a show, it was considered a bomb and that led the media to surmise Hilton had became irrelevant and even during an interview with ABC News' Dan Harris, she walked out after being asked if she was worried about her moment having past. ''The New York Times'' wrote that Hilton "is an attractive woman with proven talent for marketing and self-promotion, though as a reality heroine she seems a little passé — a Sony Walkman in an iPod era, a Friendster in the age of Facebook or, to put it in context, a single-process blonde in a triple-process world", and also remarked that she "appears to have plenty of boyfriends, present and ex. Paparazzi still snap her picture. But it’s hard to see how she can recapture the kind of audience she enjoyed in her heyday — even by streaming her premiere live on Facebook".

    She also modeled for Brazil fashion week in 2010 and 2011 In São Paulo, Brazil. In 2011, it was launched a new collection of fragrances called the Passport collection. The perfumes are inspired by popular cities such as Paris, France; South Beach, Florida; and Tokyo, Japan, she was named "Billion Dollar Entrepreneur" by ''Variety'' magazine and was featured on the cover and opened up her third store in the Philippines. Also in that year, a Paris Hilton brand store was opened in India with plans to open 8 more stores. She also modeled during Ukraine Fashion week 2011 for designer Andre Tan.

    2012–present: Upcoming projects[link]

    In September 2011, at the Sun City music festival, Afrojack previewed ''Good Time'', an unfinished demo with Hilton's vocals. In the same month, DJ Antoine revealed that he had met with Hilton twice to discuss collaborating on her upcoming album. In October, Manufactured Superstars revealed that their next single would be "Drunk Text", which stars Hilton in the music video. The video was leaked on February 23, 2012, and there were many speculations from media outlets, stating that the single was going to be part of Hilton's upcoming album. Later, her spokesperson said that "we can confirm that the video leaked today is not part of Paris Hilton’s new album. This video was recorded over a year ago. The first single will be out in a few months, we will let everyone know when it’s due for release."

    In January 2012, at the 69th Golden Globe Awards After Party, she stated she was going to appear in Darren Lynn Bousman's horror film ''Devil's Carnival'', remarking that the film was a musical. In an interview with the director, he admitted that although considering Hilton for a role in the film, he felt that "there just wasn't anything in there that was perfect for her". He told, however, he will work with Hilton in the future. In March 2012, it was reported that she will appear as herself in Sofia Coppola's ''The Bling Ring'', a film about a group of teenagers who robbed the houses of celebrities such as Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and Orlando Bloom between 2008 and 2009, is scheduled to be released in 2013. In February 2012, she launched a new line of sunglesses in Shanghai. The launch was a "huge success", she said.

    In the January 2012 issue of ''FHM'' magazine, Hilton gave an update about her second studio album, stating: "I've been working on the album with lots of other top DJs for a while now and I think people will be really surprised. It's very modern and very catchy; perfect party music". She has since told MTV News "I was just in the studio with RedFoo the other night, so we're going to be doing my new single with LMFAO," and continued to say "I'm going with a whole new genre. I have Afrojack executive-producing the entire album. So we've just been coming up with the most incredible tracks." She also stated that she is working with Snoop Dogg and Flo Rida. It was announced in early May that the single, which is called "After Midnight", will premiere on June 5. She also made headlines after reporting she will have her debut as a DJ at the Pop Music Festival in Brazi on June 23. Afrojack praised Hilton during an interview with ''Castanet'', reported the ''New York Post''. While discussing about working with her in the upcoming album, he said: "The thing is with her… she’s like one of the most talented performers I know. She may not be a Celine Dion, but she knows how to perform on stage. She knows how to sing, believe it or not". Also, he commented that "In the studio with her for the first time, I wasn’t sure what to expect. But the girl can sing. And she loves the dance music so we made some nice music. And it was fun".

    She said she will be opening a beach club in 2012: "The first one is opening in the Philippines soon. It's going to have nightclubs, restaurants, bars, gyms. Everything really". It has been reported that her fragrances have grossed over $1.4 billion in revenue since 2005. As of March 2012, there are 55 Paris Hilton Stores worldwide, and her signature brand includes 17 different products lines such as t-shirts, shoes, fragrances, handbags and watches.

    Celebrity status[link]

    She denied proclaiming herself as the "iconic blonde of the decade" such as Diana, Princess of Wales, and Marilyn Monroe in the May 2007 issue of ''Harper's Bazaar''. She appeared in the 2007 ''Guinness World Records'' as the world's "Most Overrated Celebrity". In a poll conducted by the Associated Press and AOL, Hilton was voted the second "Worst Celebrity Role Model of 2006", behind Britney Spears. Hilton has often appeared in FHM's 100 Sexiest Women poll, ranking at number thirty four in 2006, twenty three in 2005 and fifity nine in 2004. She was named one of the "100 Hottest Women of All-Time" by ''Men's Health''.

    Critics suggest that Hilton epitomizes the title of famous for being famous; since her beginnings in the industry, she has attracted massive media attention for her controversial lifestyle, her arrests, her high profiled relationships and her party girl image. Back in the day, when her reality show ''The Simple Life'' was broadcast, she was a daily fixture in tabloids and there was a point where ''New York Daily News'' gossip columnist Lloyd Grove banned her from his page and the Associated Press conducted what they called an experiment in February 2007, trying not to report on Hilton for a whole week. According to a 2011 poll conducted by Ipsos, Hilton is the most unpopular celebrity among Americans, with 60% of the responders having an unfavorable opinion on her. In 2012, she ranked at number five in the "Most Over-exposed" list by ''Forbes''.

    Charity[link]

    She has also helped with some humanitarian organizations. In June 2008, she donated money to the construction of a medical building at Children's Hospital Los Angeles. She stated that "The children I have met through my involvement with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles have truly touched my heart. I am proud to make a donation and lend my name to the fundraising effort to help children who are facing terribly serious illnesses. The fabulous new hospital facilities at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles will provide a caring, healing environment for children and their families for many years to come." In 2010, Hilton was named as ambassador for a new initiative from the USO that aims to give a MP3 player to all US active service troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

    She received the Heart of Gold Award by the Starlight Children's Foundation for her philanthropy efforts on March 26, 2011. After the ceremony, she wrote through Twitter that "These families and their children go through so much and my heart and prayers are with them. It's such an amazing feeling to give back and make a difference in someone's life. I am so honoured to be a part of such an amazing cause." She participated, alongside Fergie and husband Josh Duhamel, in the run that raised money for the people affected by the Japan Earthquake. Recently, she got involved with My Hope for Children.

    Personal life[link]

    Hilton loves small dogs, and lives with a Yorkshire Terrier and a female Chihuahua named Tinkerbell among many other pets. Hilton is frequently seen carrying Tinkerbell (dubbed an "accessory dog") at social events and functions, and in all five seasons of television reality show ''The Simple Life''. In 2004, Tinkerbell "authored" a memoir, ''The Tinkerbell Hilton Diaries''. On August 12, 2004, Tinkerbell went missing after Hilton's apartment was burgled, and a $5,000 reward was offered for her safe return. She was found six days later. By December 1, 2004, Tinkerbell was again spotted with Hilton at various events. Hilton has also purchased a male Chihuahua on July 25, 2007, from Pets of Bel Air in Los Angeles. Hilton's love for her dogs led to the rumor that she wanted to be frozen with them at the Cryonics Institute, but Hilton denied the rumor on ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show''.

    On January 22, 2007, Hilton's private life was thrust into the media spotlight with the launch of ParisExposed.com, a website that features images of personal documents, video, and other material allegedly obtained when the contents of a storage locker rented by Hilton was auctioned off due to lack of a $208 payment. The website began charging online access to this material and received 1.2 million visitors in just over 40 hours. Among the contents were medications, diaries, photographs, contracts and love letters, as well as a video of her shot by Joe Francis of Girls Gone Wild. On February 3, 2007, Hilton obtained a temporary injunction against ParisExposed.com, closing down the website. On February 5, 2007, CNN's ''Anderson Cooper 360'' discussed footage obtained from the ParisExposed.com website which features Hilton using the ethnic slurs "niggers", "chink", "Jappy" and the derogatory term "faggot".

    Relationships[link]

    Hilton was engaged to fashion model Jason Shaw from mid-2002 to early 2003. In 2003–2004 she had a relationship with singer Nick Carter. Later she was engaged to Greek shipping heir Paris Latsis, from May 29, 2005, to November 2005. Thereafter, she began dating another Greek shipping heir, Stavros Niarchos III, before breaking up in May 2006. In early 2008, she was spotted with Good Charlotte guitarist Benji Madden and in May, Hilton announced her intention to marry Madden during an interview with television talk-show host David Letterman. The two broke up in November 2008, and "remain very good friends". She began dating ''The Hills'' star Doug Reinhardt in February 2009; Hilton has also referred to her intention to marry Reinhardt, saying "He's gonna be my husband." The couple broke up in June 2009, only to get back together again in August of the same year. On April 13, 2010, Hilton reportedly split from Reinhardt because she was worried he was just using her to further his career. Shortly after splitting from Reinhardt, Hilton started dating Cy Waits, entrepreneur and co-owner of Tryst Nightclub and XS Nightclub in Las Vegas. Hilton expressed that she would like to marry Cy, stating: "“I can see myself marrying him. We are so happy!”. In late June 2011, Hilton revealed that the couple had split up and remained close friends.

    As of March 2012, Paris Hilton is in a relationship with Dutch-Surinamese DJ Afrojack.

    Legal troubles[link]

    Hilton was arrested and charged with driving under the influence of alcohol with a blood alcohol content of 0.08%, the level at which it is illegal to drive in California. The arrest complicated the shooting of the fifth season of series. Hilton's driving license was subsequently suspended in November 2006, and in January 2007 she pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge. Her punishment was 36 months' probation and fines of about $1,500. On January 15, 2007, Hilton was pulled over for driving with a suspended license and signed a document acknowledging that she was not permitted to drive. The next month, Hilton was caught driving 70 mph in a 35 mph zone, again with a suspended license. She also did not have her headlights on even though it was after dark. Prosecutors in the office of the Los Angeles City Attorney charged that those actions, along with the failure to enroll in a court-ordered alcohol education program, constituted a violation of the terms of her probation.

    On May 4, 2007, Hilton was sentenced by Judge Michael T. Sauer to 45 days in jail for violating her probation. Initially, Hilton planned to appeal the sentence, and supported an online petition asking California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for a pardon. The petition was created and organized on May 5, 2007, by Joshua Morales. In response, various opponents started a counter-petition to maintain the sentence. Both petitions attracted tens of thousands of signatures. Hilton later switched lawyers and dropped her plans to appeal.

    Hilton was required to begin her jail term on June 5, 2007, and checked herself into the Century Regional Detention Facility, an all-female jail in Lynwood, California after attending the 2007 MTV Movie Awards on June 3, 2007. However Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca signed orders on June 7, reassigning Hilton to 40 days of home confinement with an electronic monitoring device due to an unspecified medical condition. Baca commented on the release saying, "My message to those who don't like celebrities is that punishing celebrities more than the average American is not justice," contesting that under normal circumstances, Hilton would not have served any time in jail, and he added that "The special treatment, in a sense, appears to be because of her celebrity status ... She got more time in jail". On the same day that Hilton was released from jail, Judge Michael Sauer summoned her to reappear in court the following morning (June 8) as the sentencing statement had explicitly said she would serve time in jail with "No work furlough. No work release. No electronic monitoring." At the hearing he declined to be briefed by Hilton's attorney in private chambers on the nature of her condition and sent her back to jail to serve out her original 45-day sentence. Upon hearing the sentence, Hilton shouted, "It's not right!" and started screaming, requesting to hug her mother who was present in the courtroom. Concern about Hilton's condition led to her being moved to the medical wing of the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in Los Angeles, and she was moved back to the Century Regional Detention Facility in Lynwood on June 13.

    While in jail, Hilton was influenced by the clergyman minister Marty Angelo: Hilton referred to starting a "new beginning" during her interview with talk show host Larry King on June 28, 2007, two days after being released from jail, and quoted from Angelo's autobiography, entitled ''Once Life Matters: A New Beginning''. On June 9, 2007, Marty Angelo petitioned Sauer, asking to serve out the remainder of Hilton's jail sentence if the judge would release her to an alternative treatment program, but the petition was turned down. On the same show, she revealed taking Adderall for ADHD since childhood.

    On July 2, 2010, Hilton was accused of smoking marijuana at the 2010 FIFA World Cup game between Brazil and the Netherlands. She was escorted from the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium by local police, however the case was later dismissed for unknown reasons. Hilton's publicist, Dawn Miller, stated "I can confirm that the incident was a complete misunderstanding and it was actually another person in the group who did it". Two weeks later, Hilton was detained and released after being caught in possession of cannabis at Figari airport, Corsica.

    On August 28, 2010, she was arrested on suspicion of cocaine possession in Las Vegas while her boyfriend, Cy Waits, was booked on charges of driving under the influence. Initially her defence claimed that the handbag containing 0.8g of cocaine was not hers as "This purse in question was a high street brand – and by no means up to her high fashion standards.". Later she claimed some of the personal items (like cash and credit cards) from the bag acknowledging it was hers.

    In order to avoid being convicted on felony, Hilton pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors on September 17, 2010. Under the terms of the plea bargain, she was sentenced to one year probation, 200 hours community service, $2,000 fine and ordered to complete a drug abuse program. Clark County District Attorney David Roger said that: "If she is arrested for anything besides a minor traffic violation she will spend a year in jail. There will be no discussion. The court will have no discretion."

    On September 21, 2010, while travelling to a press conference in Tokyo to promote fashion and fragrance lines, Hilton and her sister Nicky were stopped by immigration officers at Narita Airport, Japan because of Hilton's conviction for drug possession a day earlier. Under Japan's strict anti-drug laws, all people sentenced for any drug crime are in general denied entry. Narita officials questioned Hilton "for hours" and Hilton and her sister were forced to sleep over at the airport-hotel. On September 22, Japanese authorities decided not to grant Hilton entry into the country and she was put on a plane back to the U.S. the same day. Other stops on their Asian promotion tour were cancelled, as countries like Indonesia and Malaysia have even tougher anti-drug laws.

    Heiress[link]

    In December 2007, Hilton's grandfather, Barron Hilton, pledged 97 percent of his estate (the Hilton family fortune) to a charitable organization founded by his father, Conrad N. Hilton, the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation. As a result, the inheritance of his grandchildren is sharply diminished. An immediate pledge of $1.2 billion was made (the proceeds of the sale of Hilton Hotels Corporation), with a further $1.1 billion due after his death. He cited the actions of his father, Conrad N. Hilton, as the motivation for his pledge. Conrad, Barron's father, had left 97% of his estate to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation and Barron subsequently contested his father's will to win back a sizeable amount of the Hilton family fortune in a settlement. By leaving his estate to the Foundation, Barron is donating not only the fortune he has amassed on his own, but he is also returning the Hilton family fortune amassed by his father, Conrad, to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, where it would have gone over 30 years ago had Barron not contested his father's will. Barron said he is proud to follow his father's example.

    Filmography[link]

    ! Year ! Title ! Role Notes
    1993 ''Wishman'' Girl on Beach
    2000 ''Sweetie Pie''
    2001 ''Zoolander'' Herself Cameo
    2002 Jo
    2002 ''QIK2JDG'' Strung-out Supermodel
    2003 ''L.A. Knights'' Sadie
    2003 Barbie Cameo
    2003 '''' Female Club-Goer Cameo
    2003–2007 ''The Simple Life'' Herself
    2004 Madison TV series ("Things That Go Jump in the Night")
    2004 Ashley TV series ("Jason Tutors Max")
    2004 '''' Kate TV series ("The L.A.")
    2004 ''Veronica Mars'' Caitlin Ford TV series ("Credit Where Credit's Due")
    2004 ''Win a Date with Tad Hamilton!'' Heather
    2004 '''' Heather Smith
    2004 ''Raising Helen'' Amber Cameo role
    2005 ''American Dreams'' Barbara Eden TV series ("California Dreamin'")
    2005 Paige Edwards
    2006 Lisa Mancini
    2006 ''Pledge This!'' Victoria English
    2008 '''' Cristabel Abbott
    2008 ''Repo! The Genetic Opera'' Amber Sweet
    2008 '''' Herself
    2008 ''My Name Is Earl'' Herself TV series ("I Won't Die with a Little Help from My Friends")
    2008–2009 ''Paris Hilton's My New BFF'' Herself
    2009 ''Paris Hilton's British Best Friend'' Herself
    2009 ''Paris Hilton's Dubai BFF'' Herself
    2009 ''Rex'' Paris TV film
    2009 TV series ("Fallen Idols")
    2010 ''The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation'' Bella TV film
    2011 ''The World According to Paris'' Herself TV series
    2012 ''The Bling Ring''

    Bibliography[link]

  • 2004: ''Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose'', ISBN 0-7432-6664-1
  • 2005: ''Your Heiress Diary: Confess It All to Me'', ISBN 0-7432-8714-2
  • Discography[link]

  • 2006: ''Paris''
  • Awards and nominations[link]

    Year Award Category Work Result
    2004 Teen Choice Award Choice Reality Television Star – Female ''The Simple Life''
    2004 Teen Choice Award Choice Television Personality – Female
    2005 Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Scream Scene
    2005 Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Breakout Performance – Female ''House of Wax''
    2005 Teen Choice Award Choice Television Personality – Female
    2005 Teen Choice Award Choice Crossover Artist
    2006 Golden Raspberry Award ''House of Wax''
    2006 Golden Raspberry Award Most Tiresome Tabloid Targets
    2006 Teen Choice Award Choice Reality Television Star – Female ''The Simple Life''
    2006 MTV Movie Award ''House of Wax''
    2007 Teen Choice Award Choice Reality Television Star – Female ''The Simple Life''
    2007 Teen Choice Award Choice OMG! Moment
    2009 Female Celebrity Fragrance of the Year
    2009 Innovator of the Year Award
    2009 Golden Raspberry Award ''The Hottie and the Nottie''
    2009 Golden Raspberry Award ''The Hottie and the Nottie''
    2009 Golden Rospberry Award Worst Supporting Actress ''Repo! The Genetic Opera''
    2009 Teen Choice Award Choice Reality Television Star – Female ''Paris Hilton's My New BFF''
    2009 Teen Choice Award Choice Summer Television Star – Female ''Paris Hilton's My New BFF''
    2010 Golden Raspberry Award Worst Actress of the Decade ''House of Wax'', ''The Hottie and the Nottie'' and ''Repo! The Genetic Opera''

    References[link]

    External links[link]

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