Cor blimey, Paris Hilton – is that really you? The ubiquitous socialite is barely recognisable in a new photo spread for V magazine’s upcoming Transformation issue. In the accompanying interview Hilton – who recently split from Cy Waits – dishes on how she became a socialite, her career, and how she’s determined to spread Paris the brand. Ooh, lucky us.
On becoming a socialite: “I moved to New York when I was 15 and got invited to all these clubs and parties, and this whole socialite scene opened up for me — that’s when it all changed. I didn’t listen to them, I did what I wanted, and the rest is history.”
On the Paris we saw in TV series The Simple Life: “They told me to play a character: Green Acres meet Clueless. It was comfortable, because I was shy and I could hide behind that persona.”
On her new show The World According to Paris: “I get to use my real voice. I love [the show] because it’s showing more of the real me, as a business woman. I wanted to show what its like to be in my world.”
Paris on Paris: “I’m very fun, and I’m very daring. I don’t copy anybody. I’m like my own Barbie doll!”
On who inspires her: “I have always admired Marilyn Monroe, because the camera loved her. Audrey Hepburn, for being so classic, and Kate Moss. I have always looked up to Martha Stewart and Oprah Winfrey.