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The nature and extent of her fame is often questioned by critics, as she is not considered an artist nor performer. Blair Soden of noted: “She’s made a lot of money with a hodgepodge of traditional celebrity revenue. But what she’s best at is being Paris Hilton”. Writers indeed suggest that Hilton epitomizes the : a celebrity for no particularly identifiable reason other than inherited wealth and lavish lifestyle. Cait Munro of asserted: “Paris Hilton is an icon not just of the 2000s, but of a certain widely held image of what inherited wealth, undeserved fame, and American excess looks like”.
Hilton has been discussed by journalists and scholars interested in the role of celebrities and their influence through the media. Feminist theorist described her as a “groundbreaking” figure in Hollywood, while in her book , an account on the group of thieves who robbed Hilton’s house, positioned her as a “celebrity symbol of how destructive individualism ruled the 2000s”. , a Polish sociologist and queer activist, created and organised a yearly event known as International Paris Hilton Day, which took place in since 2006, on the first Sunday of May. However, the celebration was cancelled in 2010, following a , and was permanently discontinued in 2013, due to controversial comments made by Hilton the previous year. On August 29, 2006, the mayor of proclaimed the day “Paris Hilton Day” and gave Hilton a key to the city. Her quote, “Dress cute wherever you go; life is too short to blend in”, was added to in September 2009.
Gumbel, Andrew. “Paris Hilton is granted a shorter sentence— if she behaves herself.” (London, UK). May 18, 2007, p. 1; retrieved May 13, 2008. “She is set to appear in this year’s Guinness World Records as the world’s ‘most overrated celebrity’.”
Giada De Laurentiis Joined Paris Hilton and Kevin Hart as Judge in MrBeast’s $1 Million Celebrity Challenge
Paris Hilton at Wikipedia’s
