paris whitney hilton (born february 17, 1981) is an american socialite, media personality, model, singer, author, fashion designer, actress, businesswoman and dj. her great-grandfather founded the hilton hotels. she is an heiress (meaning she will receive part of the hilton hotel fortune which her family runs). right now she lives in the city of los angeles, which is in the state of california. she used to have a little dog named tinkerbell, who was a small type of chihuahuha.