For years, Kim Kardashian has been a master of reinvention. But recently, people have started noticing an uncanny resemblance to someone from her past. Before Kim became a household name, she was known as Paris Hilton’s stylist and assistant. Back then, she was mostly seen as Paris’s sidekick. But looking back, it seems Kim had a plan all along. She got a taste of fame and was hooked, realizing she could make millions in a single day.
What does it look like?
What caused their falling out? Did you ever ask her, “What’s going on?” Be honest. While Kim was chasing her dreams of stardom, Paris was dealing with a much deeper struggle.
Something happened in my childhood that made me lose trust in everyone, even my own family. It’s something very personal and hard to talk about. I still have nightmares about it. In my dreams, I’m in bed, and two people come into my room and ask, “Do you want this to happen the easy way or the hard way?” It’s terrifying, and I relive it every night.
On the outside, it seemed like Paris was living a perfect life, but that was far from the truth. “I feel like the whole world thinks they know me because I’ve been playing this character for so long,” she said.
People often associate her with the catchphrase, “That’s hot,” but there’s much more to her than meets the eye. Paris is incredibly intelligent, and the persona she often projects—the so-called “stupid” act or the affected voice—is just a mask.
“I just want to know where it stems from,” she reflected.
When Paris and her sister were teenagers, they lived in New York under strict parental rules: no going out, no dating, no makeup. “No, no, no, no, no,” she recounted. Eventually, Paris rebelled. “My mom just wanted me to be a Hilton, and I just wanted to be Paris.”
Everything her mother forbade, Paris sought out. By 18, she was hitting clubs, attending parties, and getting photographed.
“Hello, Paris, how are you?”
Why are people so fascinated with her?
After her reality show, “The Simple Life,” the paparazzi frenzy escalated. A single photograph could fetch between fifty thousand to a million dollars. “If you know that you can make a million dollars in one day, what does it look like?” she wondered.
Despite the chaos and constant attention, Paris admitted, “I also loved the attention. I felt like that was love.” Her global fan base, the Little Hiltons, made her feel less alone. “I feel less alone when my Little Hiltons are there,” she said.
Paris had become the biggest star in the world, but little did she know that someone close to her was about to take that crown. Often, there was a beautiful dark-haired girl in the background, trying to get into the shot.
Was that Kim Kardashian?
Yes, she was Paris’s friend, stylist, and assistant, and they were frequently seen together. Whenever cameras were needed, Paris would tell Kim to text her. In reality, it seemed Kim was on a mission.
Kim Kardashian’s sex tape was leaked by her ex-boyfriend Ray J, and now Kim is starring in her own reality show. On the surface, it looked like Kim had taken a page from Paris’s life.
A sex video showing Paris and her ex was released to media outlets and circulated on the internet. But that was far from the truth. It felt like being electronically violated.
They made me out to be the bad person. I did something wrong, and after that, all of these leaked tapes started coming out. It almost became like a blueprint to become famous.
As Kim was living her dream with the support of her family, Paris felt abandoned. One of her biggest struggles was trust. Paris took her partying lifestyle to an extreme and was spiraling out of control.
Trauma—the mind may forget, but the body never forgets.
Paris Hilton was sent to jail for 45 days for reckless driving. She was taken from the court screaming and crying. But it wasn’t Kim who broke Paris; it was something that happened long before all of this.
When I was a child, something happened that I’ve never told anyone about. It broke my trust in everyone, even my own family. I remember Paris acting out as a teenager and her parents having her taken away to a reform school in the middle of the night. I heard her screaming like she was being murdered. I thought I was being kidnapped when two people came into my room and said, “Do you want this to happen the easy way or the hard way?” I was terrified and pleaded, “Please help me. What’s happening?” But no one explained anything.
The last school I attended was Provo Canyon School, where it felt like the staff enjoyed torturing children. Many kids were on suicide watch or placed in solitary confinement. They’d make us strip down and stay in isolation for 20 hours. I was freezing, starving, alone, and scared. The only thing that kept me sane was thinking about my future and who I wanted to be once I got out of there. I vowed to become so successful that my parents could never control me again.
Is that how Paris Hilton came to be?
Yes, she created a persona to escape her family’s control. But even after gaining her independence, the trauma lingered. “I don’t even know who I am sometimes,” she admitted. “I’m always putting on this facade of a happy, perfect life. I’m scared. I haven’t experienced real life, like having a family and being in love.”
Paris realized she needed to confront her trauma. “There was so much to take in. I thought, ‘Oh my God, I’m not alone. It’s not me, and it’s not my fault.’ I started remembering who I was before. It makes me sad they took that away.”
After sharing her experience with her mom, Paris began to heal. “I see her differently now, and it breaks my heart. Talking about it brought us even closer.”
Through her healing, Paris also reconciled with her longtime friend Kim. Now, she is dedicated to fighting against abusive reform schools. “If I don’t speak up, who will? I want to be a voice for the voiceless. I won’t stop until I see change. I know the little girl in me would be so proud of the woman I am today.”
