1. Paris Whitney Hilton was born on February 17,1981 and is an American media personality, businesswoman, and socialite.
111 Facts About Paris Hilton
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Paris Hilton first attracted tabloid attention in the late 1990s for her presence in New York City's social scene, ventured into fashion modeling in 2000, and was proclaimed "New York's leading It Girl" in 2001.
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Paris Hilton has performed as a disc jockey since 2012.
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Paris Hilton has parlayed her media fame into numerous business endeavors.
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Paris Hilton is the oldest of four children, with a sister named Nicky, and two brothers, Barron and Conrad.
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Paris Hilton moved frequently in her youth, living in Beverly Hills, the Hamptons, and a suite in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Manhattan.
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Paris Hilton's relatives have described her as "very much a tomboy" who dreamed about becoming a veterinarian.
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Paris Hilton was raised in a very "sheltered, conservative" atmosphere; her parents were particularly strict and she was not allowed to date, wear make-up or certain types of clothes, or go to school dances.
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Paris Hilton's mother enrolled her in etiquette classes with the idea of introducing her as a debutante, which Hilton was at first reluctant to do, as she did not find it to be "real" or "natural".
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Paris Hilton described it as "very proper, very prim, almost like a Stepford wife".
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Paris Hilton skated and played ice hockey while in high school.
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In New York City, Paris Hilton had a rebellious youth, regularly skipping classes and sneaking out to parties.
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Paris Hilton attended Provo for 11 months and was released in early 1999, around the time she turned 18.
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Paris Hilton then attended the Dwight School before dropping out a few months later.
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Paris Hilton has recalled getting offers to show up in nightclubs as early as she was 16, when she obtained a counterfeited identity document in order to gain access to events.
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Paris Hilton resumed public appearances shortly afterwards, and attended the NYC premiere of Cruel Intentions in March 1999 with Nicky.
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Paris Hilton modeled for Catherine Malandrino and Marc Bouwer, and posed alongside Nicky for David LaChapelle in a shoot that was featured in the September 2000 issue of Vanity Fair.
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Paris Hilton's breakout came in 2003, when she starred with her childhood friend and socialite counterpart Nicole Richie in the Fox reality series The Simple Life, in which they lived for a month with a family in the rural community of Altus, Arkansas.
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Paris Hilton was convinced to come on board; however, Nicky, being somewhat shy to the limelight at the time, opted out.
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The high viewership was attributed to the exposure Paris Hilton received for the homemade tape, while she became known for her onscreen dumb blonde persona.
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Paris Hilton's role earned her the Teen Choice Award for Best Scream, the 2005 Razzie for Worst Supporting Actress, and a nomination for Best Frightened Performance at the 2006 MTV Movie Awards.
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That year, Hilton introduced her DreamCatchers line of hair extensions with Hair Tech International, signed a licensing agreement with Antebi for a signature footwear line, and launched a line of tops, dresses, coats and jeans at the Kitson Boutique in Los Angeles.
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Paris Hilton posed nude to promote "Rich Prosecco", a canned version of the Italian sparkling wine, traveling to Germany to appear in advertisements for the wine, and modeled for 2 B Free.
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The romantic comedy The Hottie and the Nottie, in which Paris Hilton starred, was a critical and commercial failure.
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Paris Hilton appeared in the My Name Is Earl episode "I Won't Die with a Little Help from My Friends".
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Paris Hilton guest-starred in the fifth episode of Supernaturals fifth season, which aired on October 8,2009.
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In 2009, Paris Hilton released a sunglasses line and a range of hair products that included shampoos, conditioners and vitamins.
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Paris Hilton won the Female Celebrity Fragrance of the Year Award at the 2009 Fifi Awards.
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In February 2010, Paris Hilton participated in an advertising campaign for the Brazilian beer Devassa Bem Loura, whose slogan roughly translates into English as "very blonde bitch".
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Paris Hilton had her first voice-over role in the ABC made-for-television film The Dog Who Saved Christmas Vacation.
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That year, Paris Hilton launched a footwear line in Las Vegas and her motorcycle racing team in Spain.
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On June 1,2011, Hilton returned to reality television in Oxygen's The World According to Paris.
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In 2011, Paris Hilton modeled for Triton during Brazil Fashion Week and for Andre Tan during Ukraine Fashion Week, and continued her endorsement and retail endeavors, introducing a mobile application, which became available for iPhone and iPod touch, and footwear collections in Mexico City and Istanbul.
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On June 28,2012, at Brazil's Pop Music Festival, Paris Hilton made her debut as a DJ, which attracted negative responses from DJs Deadmau5, Samantha Ronson, and Afrojack.
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In 2013, Paris Hilton appeared in four episodes of the Danish version of Paradise Hotel, for which she was paid US$300,000, and briefly played herself in Sofia Coppola's film The Bling Ring.
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In January 2014, Paris Hilton became a resident DJ at Harrah's Atlantic City's "The Pool After Dark".
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In 2016, Paris Hilton teamed up with Lidl for a hair care collection.
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In 2018, Paris Hilton was described as "the centerpiece" of two projects about social media and various personalities' online presence.
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Paris Hilton hosted Hollywood Love Story, a six-episode series that aired on Viceland.
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That year, Paris Hilton modeled Kanye West's Yeezy Season 6 collection, released "I Need You" as a digital download on Valentine's Day, which peaked at number 32 on the Dance Club Songs Billboard chart, and launched a 70-piece collection with Boohoo.
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Paris Hilton served as a producer but did not have artistic authority over the production.
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In 2020, Paris Hilton served as a guest judge in the premiere episode of James Charles's YouTube series Instant Influencer, produced and starred in Ramez Silyan's short film Sorry, modeled at Rihanna's Savage X Fenty Show Vol.
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Paris Hilton introduced ParisWorld on Roblox in 2021 and on The Sandbox in 2022.
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Paris Hilton became an investor in a number of wellness and digital-orientated companies.
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In 2022, Paris Hilton released a tracksuits line, a sunglasses collection with Quay Australia, and a housewares collection on Amazon.
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Paris Hilton voiced herself in four episodes of the YouTube animated web series Rainbow High, and modeled for Versace at Milan Fashion Week.
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On December 30,2022, Hilton released an updated version of the song, "Stars Are Blind ", exclusively to Amazon Music, which was followed by another version featuring vocals by Kim Petras on June 2,2023.
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Paris Hilton featured in Petras' single "All Paris Hilton Wants", from her sophomore studio album Problematique.
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Paris Hilton played the host of a reality dating series in the horror film Alone At Night, which was released on January 20,2023, by Vertical Entertainment.
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Paris Hilton described it as a continuation of "this whole path of self-discovery" that started with her 2020 documentary.
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Paris Hilton has been involved with the Starlight Children's Foundation and the Make-A-Wish Foundation, and is listed on the "First Families" of the Children's Hospital Los Angeles, which means she has donated US$100,000 or more to the hospital.
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In 2011, Paris Hilton supported the LGBT rights organization NOH8, and participated at the American Red Cross run to benefit relief effort in Japan, hosted by actor Josh Duhamel in Santa Monica, CA.
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In October 2018, Paris Hilton hosted Rock The Runway, an event benefitting Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and The Sasha Project LA.
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On February 8,2021, Paris Hilton appeared before the Utah State Legislature to testify on behalf of a proposed measure that would require more government oversight of youth residential treatment centers and require them to document when they use restraints.
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Paris Hilton accused staffers at Provo School of beating her, subjecting her to strip searches, force-feeding her medication, watching her shower, and sending her to solitary confinement without clothes as punishment.
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In 2023, Paris Hilton joined both Democratic and Republican members of Congress in backing the Stop Institutional Child Abuse Act, which aims to "provide greater oversight and data transparency for institutional youth treatment programs and will help identify and prevent institutional child abuse".
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Cait Munro of Refinery29 asserted: "Paris Hilton is an icon not just of the 2000s, but of a certain widely held image of what inherited wealth, undeserved fame, and American excess looks like".
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Paris Hilton mimed "high-fashion poses learned from drag queens" and created what was described as the "Paris talk".
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On September 6,2007, Paris Hilton filed an injunction lawsuit against Hallmark Cards Inc.
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The media's over-saturation on Paris Hilton had reached a peak in 2007 amid her much-publicized legal problems.
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Paris Hilton developed an online and social media presence and, as of 2021, reached over 60 million users across her social platforms, including Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Facebook, and YouTube.
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In March 2012, an experiment conducted by The Next Web concluded that Paris Hilton generated less traffic than actor Charlie Sheen on Twitter, but she has trended on the platform on several occasions.
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Paris Hilton interviewed singer Kim Petras for the Summer 2018 issue of Paper as well as rapper Saweetie for the Summer 2021 issue of Wonderland.
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Paris Hilton wrote a profile on Britney Spears for the 2021 Time 100 listicle.
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Paris Hilton made part of the early-2000s popularization of reality television into mainstream pop culture.
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The Julien Macdonald dress Paris Hilton wore for her 21st birthday has been recreated numerous times, while a 2011 report from The Kennel Club associated her with "the upsurge of popularity" in "so-called handbag dogs".
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Paris Hilton has been discussed by journalists and scholars interested in the role of celebrities and their influence through the media.
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Paris Hilton is the source for the name of the celebrity gossip blog PerezHilton.
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Paris Hilton has been dramatised in the television film Paparazzi Princess: The Paris Hilton Story, by Amber Hay, who had spoofed Hilton in a viral 2007 YouTube video titled "Paris in Jail", and in the Lifetime biographical drama Britney Ever After, by Jillian Walchuck.
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Paris Hilton's rework of the album featured remixes produced by himself and Danger Mouse.
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Paris Hilton changed the cover sleeve and booklet to display pictures of the singer topless.
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Paris Hilton has been a subject of other media depictions such as print biographies, documentaries and television specials.
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Paris Hilton is known for her love of small dogs, and has had a female Chihuahua named Tinkerbell among many other pets.
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Paris Hilton was frequently seen carrying Tinkerbell at social events and functions, and in all five seasons of television reality show The Simple Life.
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In one of her properties, Paris Hilton had a 300-square-foot house with air conditioning, heating, and designer furniture built for her pets at an estimated cost of US$325,000.
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On January 8,2025, Paris Hilton reported her home in Malibu had been destroyed by the Palisades Fire.
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In 2000, a then-19-year-old Paris Hilton drew attention from tabloids when she and Leonardo DiCaprio were seen together on the NYC late-night circuit.
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Paris Hilton was engaged to fashion model Jason Shaw from 2002 to 2003.
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Paris Hilton had a seven-month relationship with singer Nick Carter in 2004; Carter opened up about their relationship in his 2013 autobiography.
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Paris Hilton next had a relationship with another Greek heir, Stavros Niarchos, whom she dated on and off between December 2005 and March 2007.
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Paris Hilton dated Good Charlotte guitarist Benji Madden from February until November 2008.
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Paris Hilton next had a one-year relationship with Las Vegas nightclub owner Cy Waits.
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Paris Hilton dated Spanish model River Viiperi between 2012 and 2014, and businessman Thomas Gross between 2015 and 2016.
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In December 2019, Paris Hilton started a relationship with businessman Carter Reum.
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Paris Hilton later sued the company that released the tape, Kahatani Ltd.
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Under the title 1 Night in Paris Hilton, Salomon began distributing the tape himself in April 2004 through the adult film company Red Light District Video.
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Paris Hilton's sentence was 36 months' probation and fines totaling about US$1,500.
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On May 4,2007, Hilton was sentenced by Judge Michael T Sauer to 45 days in jail for the probation violation.
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Paris Hilton planned to appeal the sentence, supporting an online petition asking California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger for a pardon.
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Paris Hilton was required to begin her jail term on June 5,2007, and entered the Century Regional Detention Facility after attending the 2007 MTV Movie Awards on June 3,2007.
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Paris Hilton was released from jail on Tuesday, June 26,2007.
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Paris Hilton was influenced by minister Marty Angelo in jail, referring to a "new beginning" in an interview with talk-show host Larry King on June 28,2007 and quoting from Angelo's autobiography.
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Paris Hilton told King during the interview that she had taken Adderall for ADHD since childhood.
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On July 2,2010, Paris Hilton was accused of smoking marijuana at the 2010 FIFA World Cup game between Brazil and the Netherlands.
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Paris Hilton's publicist, Dawn Miller, said: "I can confirm that the incident was a complete misunderstanding and it was actually another person in the group who did it".
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Two weeks later, Paris Hilton was detained and released after she was caught with cannabis at Corsica's Figari Sud-Corse Airport.
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Paris Hilton and Waits were booked into the Clark County jail, where Paris Hilton was kept handcuffed on a booking room bench, fingerprinted, photographed and released on her own recognizance.
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Paris Hilton later claimed personal items from the bag, acknowledging that it was hers.
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Between 2008 and 2009, Paris Hilton's house was burgled several times by the Bling Ring, a group of fashion-motivated thieves.
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Paris Hilton was the group's first and main celebrity target, with a majority of the stolen property belonging to her.
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Paris Hilton allowed Sofia Coppola to shoot some scenes for The Bling Ring at her house.
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Paris Hilton was found guilty on one felony count of attempted first-degree residential burglary and was sentenced to two years in state prison.
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Paris Hilton was arrested and earned three years' probation, along with a restraining order from Hilton.
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Paris Hilton was charged with two felony stalking counts and three misdemeanor counts of disobeying a court order, but a judge found him to be "mentally incompetent to stand trial" and he was sent to a state mental hospital.
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On September 20,2012, an audio of what was perceived as homophobic comments made by Paris Hilton, leaked onto the Internet.
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In October 2014, Lukas Redanz, a man who was completely covered with tattoos of Paris Hilton and appeared to be "extremely drunk", was arrested after he reportedly went to her gated community "to see her".
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Between 2015 and 2017, Paris Hilton was the target of an identity theft scheme by Paytsar Bkhchadzhyan, a woman who used Paris Hilton's credit cards to book a party at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel worth around $53,000.
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Paris Hilton pretended to be Hilton in emails to her employees, convincing them to transfer $106,000 to her account, and hacked her sister Nicky and father Rick Hilton in an attempt to gain passwords to various other accounts.
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Paris Hilton stole nude photos of Hilton from her iCloud account.
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In December 2007, Hilton's grandfather Barron Hilton pledged 97 percent of his estate to a charitable organization founded by her great-grandfather Conrad Hilton: the Conrad N Hilton Foundation.
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Much of Paris Hilton's wealth comes from numerous endorsements, as well as her retail business, which includes numerous product lines and stores, and has generated sales of over US$4 billion.