Paris Hilton, Confessions of an Heiress

“The only rule is don't be boring and dress cute wherever you go. Life is too short to blend in,” advises Paris Hilton in her 2004 autobiography, Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose. Written in the midst of her Simple Life reality television success, the book is, if anything, a fascinating relic from pre-Recession America. The revelations are vapid but sweet (her hair is naturally curly!) and a plethora of photographs chronicle Paris’ life and runway eleganza.  By charting her own rise to fame, Paris offers a worthy how-to-guide for young women striving for the glamorous life: “Channel your own inner heiress, create your own image, and project an extreme sense of confidence."

Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose, by Paris Hilton, Merle Ginsberg, and Jeff Vespa. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2004.

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