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    Paris Hilton was the center of it all. Now she's shedding the 'character' she created

    by Juana Summers Mar 18, 2023 4 minutes
    Hilton says she has been misunderstood and underestimated.

    Before the word "influencer" was a household term, before Instagram and TikTok allowed users to document every moment of their life in real time, Paris Hilton was the woman at the center of it all.

    A platinum blonde heiress with a mega successful reality show. A mainstay of tabloid gossip, thanks to an ever-present throng of paparazzi and a leaked sex tape. A consummate party girl who leveraged her starpower to launch a career in modeling and music. An early-aughts emblem of femininity and excess, whose breathy baby voice still conjures memories of the catchphrase, "That's hot."

    Now, Hilton, 42, is ready to harness her voice in a new way after spending years living as

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