The woman whom South Park once condemned as a 'stupid spoiled whore,' and whose 2003 breakout reality show, The Simple Life, documenting Hilton and her then–best friend, Nicole Richie, taking on (and often failing spectacularly at) various manual and service jobs, relied on the assumption that she and Richie had nothing useful to contribute to the labor force, is a diligent and productive businesswoman. If you still think about Paris Hilton, you probably don't imagine a dogged work ethic, or any generosity at all, including to strangers. I make everyone feel good, and then I end up feeling good.' It has a million dollars’ worth of the Palms’ gambling chips on it, and I will pay you to come.'So I just said to myself, Paris, go into the character. He said, ‘Paris, I’m opening the new Palms Hotel in Las Vegas, and I would love to fly you down in a jet, and I want you to wear this million-dollar dress. “Then, all of a sudden it was like, ‘We’re going to pay you a million dollars to come to Japan’… and my sister and I started going around to different events and parties.And then from there, George Maloof called me. “It started when I was 16 and first moved to New York City, and I just started getting offers to go to different events,” she told Ocean Drive. I’ve worked hard.”īut even before she DJ'd, Paris was paid to party. My mother always told me it’s not polite to discuss money, but it’s true. YouTube Icon YouTube Icon She Was the Highest-Paid DJ of 2014īack in her DJ heyday, Paris was paid massive amounts to play, and confirmed to the New York Post that she sometimes earned as much as $1 million per appearance: “I don’t want to be bragging, but it’s great to be paid well for what you love doing. However, his son Barron (Paris's grandfather!) contested Conrad's will and ended up getting four million shares of the Hilton hotel enterprise. Conrad had a net worth of $1 billion when he passed away, and left most of the money to his foundation. In case the last name wasn't a tip off: Paris is the great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton, founder of the Hilton hotel chain. First, Let's Brush Up on the Hilton Family Fortune

But also a ton of other stuff, so let's dive in. How did she do it, you ask? Perfume, TBH. And thanks to her extreme hustle, Paris is sitting on almost as much wealth as her crazy-rich parents. While this legend is, duh, an heiress to the Hilton hotel fortune, she's also a straight-up entrepreneur who has earned her own income instead of coasting on her family's money. Which brings us to Paris's truly astounding (and entirely self-made, FYI!) net worth. Things I've learned from Paris Hilton: Always cook your bacon on a scalding hot iron, watch out for your closet organizer because she WILL get more famous than you, and it's probably a good idea to launch a casual DJ career because it might help you become a multi-millionaire.

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