Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose [Paperback]

Paris Hilton (Author), Jeff Vespa (Photographer), Merle Ginsberg (Contributor)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 23, 2006

Her name is on everyone's lips, but can she help it if she was born rich and famous? Here's a bird's eye view of the fast, fun world of Paris Hilton, packed with enough photos, advice and inside scoop to help anyone become an heiress and live a privileged life. Socialite, fashion icon, television and movie star, recording artist and just plain celebrity: Twenty-two year old Paris Hilton is the great granddaughter of hotel magnate Conrad Hilton and is estimated to be worth USD30 million. The world first became aware of Paris Hilton through a Vanity Fair profile in 2000. Since then, she has graced the pages of countless magazines, newspapers, and tabloids; modeled on the runways of top designers; appeared on television shows as herself ('Saturday Night Live', MTV Music Awards) and as fictional characters (the new Sky One show 'Las Vegas'); had small parts in movies like 'The Cat in the Hat', 'Win a Date with Tad Hamilton' and the upcoming 'The Hillz'; has begun work on an album; and starred in a hit reality series, 'The Simple Life' (shown here on Channel 4). She has been romantically linked with current boyfriend Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys, Rick Solomon (of the notorious sex tape), and Deryck Whibley of Sum 41.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Heiress, socialite, model, actress, singer and media darling Hilton loves her life, knows how to get what she wants and matter-of-factly explains how anyone can be a glamorous, fun-loving, tiara-wearing heiress just like her. Bursting with photos of Hilton in trademark poses or with friends and family, her "confessions" are hardly scandalous, other than divulging that her hair is (gasp) naturally curly, she reveals few intimate details about herself, coyly referring to a famous scandal that once plagued her as "something I wasn't too proud of", but they display an energetic and earnest young woman fiercely loyal to her family and closest friends and determined to enjoy herself no matter what the consequences. Lightheartedly describing the "Paris Diet" (eat as much chocolate as you can, eat popcorn at night, never take diet pills) and admitting "I'm really bad about washing my face and using skin products," Hilton's indulgent and sometimes reckless lifestyle might not be sensible for everyone, but her advice to "channel your own inner heiress, create your own image, and project an extreme sense of confidence" is an empowering message for young women. Though much of the book consists of laundry lists of her favorite designers, body products, hair stylists, cities, etc., Hilton endears herself to readers by being the first to critique herself, even dedicating a chapter to photos of her fashion mistakes, and by encouraging aspiring heiresses, or girls who want to feel like one, to "always act like you're wearing an invisible crown. I do. And it's always worked for me."
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Review

"Paris is young and beautiful with her own sense of style. That's what everyone loves about her. Paris and I are similar in that all that matters is that we are happy with who we are."

-- Naomi Campbell

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Touchstone (May 23, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 074326665X
• ISBN-13: 978-0743266659
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.7 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (252 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #965,830 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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50 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Garbage, October 13, 2004

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Nicole Murphy "Nic Murph" (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose (Hardcover)

I'm not a certified book critic, but I would never encourage anyone to waste $22.00 of their hard-earned money on this pile. Paris probably hired some underling ghost-writer to jot down her "ideas" and "thoughts" and paste them together in a hardcover. She was trying to get the readers to see her as someone that she's obviously not (respectful, humble, intelligent, real), and contradicts each statement with her "tips" and "how-to's" (behave like an utter snob, act ridiculously arrogant and you'll gain the admiration you've so longed for from society). She also uses an entire chapter to name-drop her celebrity friends' list.
She's glamorous, stylish and has the cash to get her by, but otherwise, there is nothing to the book but and endless abyss of shallow thinking.

38 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Waste Your Money!, September 16, 2004

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J. Wilder (Louisiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose (Hardcover)

This book was a complete disappointment. I was expecting "confessions" and there was not a single mention of the sex-tape scandal. This book was written on a 2nd grade level and took about 30 minutes to read. In the book, Paris constantly talks about "being yourself", "don't listen to anyone's advice" but the entire book is a step by step on how to be Paris Hilton. She tells you what you should do and exactly how you should do it, only because she does it that way. The most insulting line of the book is when she says "Only have billionaire friends" How shallow can a person be!? I guess if you were 9 years old and had millions of dollars at your disposal and wanted to be a Paris Hilton clone, then you might find this book useful. If not, don't waste your time.

29 of 33 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars How the rich get richer., September 9, 2004

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Tony Montana (AZ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose (Hardcover)

Don't buy this book.
If you do, you are just feeding into her wallet and her ego. Save your money for something usefull, like toilet paper.