Summary of Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton

By Willie M. Joseph

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Paris Hilton's memoir is an honest and surprising look at her life and career. She was born in New York City in 1981 and was diagnosed with ADHD when she was a toddler. She came of age during the most turbulent pop culture period ever, and wrote the book to understand her place in a watershed moment and to share who she is today. Paris Hilton is the world's most recognizable influencer, having built a multibillion-dollar global empire as an entrepreneur, tech pioneer, DJ, recording artist, and philanthropist. In 2021, she launched 11:11 Media, a next-gen company at the center of pop culture, and is an advocate and activist dedicated to empowering and elevating young women and girls. Her memoir is an unputdownable reckoning for anyone who lived through the early 2000s.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Willie M. Joseph
• Release date: Mar 14, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215343456

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Prologue

Dr. Edward Hallowell's book Driven to Distraction suggests that the ADHD brain is like a Ferrari with bicycle brakes, making it difficult to control. The narrator is having one of their best weeks ever and was invited to be one of Christina Aguilera's special guests at LA Pride. To celebrate, they took selfies in their socks and did the unicorn trot, which is more graceful than galloping and less like skipping than dancing. The narrator is at Pride with Christina and about thirty thousand other people, dancing, laughing, hugging, having the best time during their set. The set is structured around iconic music like Toxic and a BeatBreaker remix of Genie in a Bottle by Xtina, Queen of the Night, plus a lot of other dope originals and remixes.

The narrator is trying not to say fuck all the time, but it's such a good word for so many occasions. The narrator's great-grandfather, Conrad Hilton, started the Vegas residency trend by having Elvis at the Las Vegas Hilton International back in 1969, paving the way for Britney and other groundbreaking performers to flourish in that format. Skin care is sacred and should be taken seriously, as it allows us to claim a moment of tenderness in an abrasive world. Kim Kardashian and I were making frittata and French toast coated with Frosted Flakes for breakfast one morning, and she said, I don't know anyone who parties as hard as you do and looks as good as you do.

Kim and Carter are big on wellness and skin care, and they take care of themselves out of love. Carter is a venture capitalist who is known for engaging with unicorns, and Kim is a unicorn whisperer. Carter is the first and only man in their relationship who has made an effort to understand ADHD, which is the most authentically loving thing any man has ever done for them. The Disruptors is a documentary about extraordinary people with ADHD, including will.i.am, Jillian Michaels, Justin Timberlake, the founders of JetBlue and Ikea, Steve Madden, SimoneBiles, Adam Levine, Terry Bradshaw, astronaut Scott Kelly, Channing Tatum—the list goes on and on. The film highlights the structure and function of the ADHD brain, which is a throwback to a time when you had to be a badass to survive, find food, and procreate.

The benefits of ADHD include creativity, intuition, resilience, and the ability to brainstorm. The primary disadvantage of ADHD is that people around you are often judged and punished, leading to self-loathing and self-medication. Treatment of ADHD has traditionally focused on squashing undesirable behavior, but Dr. Hallowell has been trying to explain to people since 1981 that this condition is an asset composed of qualities you can't buy and can't teach. ADHD can be a wellspring of creative energy, but its evil twin is a troublemaking compulsion. Dr. Hallowell calls it the Demon, a snake that slithers into everything telling you that if it's bad you deserve it and if it's good it won't last.

This is common among people who live with ADHD, and it has a lot to do with how this book is going to play out. Nicky has avoided talking about some of these issues for decades, learning from her parents that if you don't talk about a thing, it's not a problem. If you hide how deeply something hurt you, it didn't happen. If you pretend not to notice how deeply you hurt someone else, you don't have to feel bad about it. I'm writing a book to take ownership of some personal things I've never been able to talk about.

It's hard for my mom to read it, as she is protective of her family and brand. I want young women to learn from my mistakes and see that they do have a voice and their own brand of intelligence.

Part 1

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The most important details in this text are that the author has no regrets about going skydiving the morning after their twenty-first-birthday party in Las Vegas, and that partying is an area of expertise for them. Additionally, they have a brief history of partying at Brooklawn, the home of their dad's parents, Barron and Marilyn Hilton, and the Georgian-style mansion where they got married in 2021. The author also mentions that their great-grandfather, Conrad Hilton, left them (according to family mythology) because he didn't like the hardworking hotel life. Zsa Zsa had a sparkling personality and developed an early version of the business model we now call influencing. Conrad Hilton raised the boys with old-school Christian values, making them work as bellhops and teaching them that work and family are jealous gods who will always be at war.

The Barron Hilton family is huge and they flock together, loving each other and minding each other's business. Nicky and I adventured around Brooklawn with our million cousins, climbing fences and playing kickball on the lush green lawn. In 2022, Nicky signed a massive deal to be the face of Hilton Hotels in ad campaigns and cross-promotions on his social media. My parents, Rick and Kathy Hilton, spent the 1970s partying with Andy Warhol and the hippest possible crowds from Studio City to Studio 54. My dad is in real estate and finance, and when Mom has a party, she plans it down to the last rose petal.

She is smart, kind, and beautiful, and has a broad understanding of and respect for all kinds of people. When Nicky and I were little, Mom schooled us on party manners and how to place our feet when we stood for red carpet photos. Our family name carried weight and drew attention, and we attended social functions, fundraising events, holiday galas, and fancy receptions at the Waldorf or the Met. My earliest memories are of sitting on Andy Warhol's lap at an after-party at the Waldorf-Astoria. My parents included me in fancy business and social events, and I learned to appreciate the architecture of a good ball gown.

The first time I experienced going to a club environment was when Nicky and Kady went with Pia Zadora's daughter Kady to a New Kids on the Block concert in LA. The atmosphere inside Bar One blew my tiny mind, and I had an immediate visceral response to the flashy sensory input my ADHD brain craved. Unfortunately, just as I was soaking all this in, we bumped into my mom's sister. I was one of those Desperately Seeking Susan club kids who ruled the nighttime world in the early nineties. I learned the key elements of partying like a rock star: stay hydrated, stay pretty, wear boots, and comfortable clothes.

I didn't drink or do drugs until later, when I was locked up in a series of culty wilderness boot camps and emotional-growth boarding schools. When I escaped, I played it safe with small beach parties and living room gatherings until I made everyone get drunk. Paris is an OG influencer who is known for her parties and networking skills. She believes that girls need to understand the value they bring to the party, such as being a facilitator, negotiator, and diplomat. Her twenty-first-birthday celebration in 2002 was a dancing, drinking, hobnobbing multiverse, and she coordinated an amazing wardrobe. Julien Macdonald made me a chain-mail birthday dress for my twenty-first birthday in 2017.

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