Paris Hilton knows how to create and trade reputation. That explains why a scandal-ridden star like her is still seen as the face of the mighty Hilton hotel empire, a new kind of “heroine”.
Conrad Hilton is the founder of the famous hotel group. He died in 1979 and transferred most of his fortune to the charity that bears his name. His second son, Barron, took over at the hotel, but sold the group in 2007 to an unnamed company. The most famous person in the Hilton family now is Paris, 33 years old.
Paris’s Four Pets Philosophy
Referring to Paris, it is impossible not to mention the reveal of her One Night In Paris sex tape in 2004, the incident until now no one thinks it is a coincidence because thanks to it, Paris is famous. She was also noticed by “stupid blond” statements such as “Walmart (a US retail group) is a wall company?” Paris confused the word “Wal” in the group’s name with “Wall”.
Another famous and infamous statement of hers is: “Every woman should have 4 pets in her life, a ferret in her closet, a leopard in her garage, a tiger in her bed, and a donkey in her bed. money for everything”. In this saying, the mink represents luxurious fur clothing, the leopard is the car, the tiger is the man, and the donkey is the rich man who pays for something.
It is unknown if there are any “donkeys” next to Paris at the moment, but if not, Paris has nothing to worry about. She is very good at making money. The perfume and fashion business brings her a fortune of $1.5 billion. Like Grandpa Barron once remarked, Paris has all the Hilton qualities: “She has a product and always knows how to sell hers”.
Paris is mentioned in Vietnam as a debauchery, incompetent and greedy entertainer, ranked in the same rank as reality TV star Kim Kardashian. In fact, she is much more multifaceted.
Paris is widely socialized, can be considered as a female “capitalist” when owning 17 best-selling perfume brands. She is an early reality TV star (with The Simple Life from 2003 to 2007), leading the pet dog movement in Hollywood.
Culture or counterculture?
This girl is also the subject of serious research in an academic thesis called “The Paris Hilton phenomenon in American culture”. This thesis wrote: “February 17, 1981 (Paris birth date – TT&VH) was a turning point for American literature and culture, because a different kind of heroine was born”.
Are those words too loud? Praising a character like Paris, with its full of scandals, countless love affairs and sex tapes, nude photos are criticized? It’s hard to imagine Paris becoming a cultural icon, as many of her actions are seen as countercultural and often featured in the tabloids.
But in real life, not only in the United States but around the world, self-promotion has become such an important life skill that without it, people are more likely to fail and fall into poverty. The Parisian life in particular, the Hilton family in general, is a new form of the American dream, or more broadly, the global dream. That kind of life is already a social trend. “Being praised” is no longer the ultimate goal, but instead “being talked about”.
Today, the Hilton group rivals top billionaires like Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, not in economic terms but in social influence.
The Conrad N.Hilton Foundation has a $2.2 billion fund dedicated to helping the homeless, abused youth, and helping young people develop their careers. The Conrad N.Hilton humanitarian award, established in 1996, has a prize money of $1.5 billion, the highest in the world’s humanitarian awards.
