Paris Hilton (born February 17, 1981) is an American media personality, socialite, and businesswoman, who is the great-granddaughter of Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton. She first grabbed tabloid attention in the late 1990s and was dubbed "New York's leading It Girl" in 2001, but she catapulted to global fame through the reality series The Simple Life (2003–2007) with Nicole Richie and the infamous leaked sex tape released as 1 Night in Paris (2004). Beyond reality TV, she has built a massive media empire including documentaries like This Is Paris, the memoir Paris: The Memoir, and music albums such as Infinite Icon (2024), while also working as a DJ. Often described as a polarizing "celebutante," she is credited with reviving the phenomenon of being "famous for being famous," earning the title of most "overexposed" celebrity from Forbes in 2006 and 2008. However, she has also proven to be a savvy businesswoman, with her perfume line alone generating over $2.5 billion in revenue as of 2020. Ironically, her current jet-setting lifestyle contrasts sharply with her strict and sheltered upbringing, where she was discouraged from dating and had to take etiquette classes.