
Miz Hilton recently participated in Esquire’s “What I’ve Learned” feature. You can read the full thing here, but I’ve included all the best parts below:
There are definitely a lot of misconceptions about me out there. “Oh, she doesn’t work. She doesn’t do anything. She just gets money from her family.” That’s not true at all. I was up making phone calls at seven in the morning, and I’ll be working until 1:00 A.M.
I was the oldest granddaughter. Everyone was so excited that I was born, they would always take pictures of me. My grandma would call me Marilyn Monroe or Grace Kelly. Ever since I was little, it’s what I knew I wanted to do–be a blond icon.
I put pheromones in a lot of my fragrances, and that attracts people to you. My new fragrance is called Fairy Dust. I’m dressed kind of like Tinkerbell.
I don’t know why everyone wants to be famous. To make a living, I guess. Maybe they think it’s an easy job.
Once I’ve worn a dress, I can never wear it again. I give them to charities and they auction them off to help people with breast cancer, multiple sclerosis, and AIDS. Some that are really, really special, I keep in storage for my daughters. They’ll be vintage by then. I think my daughters will love them.
I don’t think it’s fair for a child to come into the world and have to be photographed. They didn’t really choose that life.
Having a nightclub in your house really helps for having a party, because then you don’t need to go out.
Will Ferrell movies make me laugh. My sister makes me laugh. Nicole Richie is hilarious.
I always send thank-you notes. If somebody has done something really special for me, I’ll make them a collage of pictures or a little piece of art.
I’m not jealous. I don’t understand why people are jealous. You have so much better karma in life when you wish other people the best.
Because of my last name and the way I look, some people think I’m a spoiled brat. But I’m not like that at all. I’m one of the most down-to-earth people I know out of anyone in Hollywood.
Things may seem to naturally come my way. But I work hard for them, too. I have good karma.
You may not be able to be hot when you’re seventy-five in a conventional sense. Like, young people won’t think you’re hot. But your husband will, and so will people your own age.
Oh, Paris. You’re truly a spiritual guide for us all.