Paris Hilton.

[sensaes]

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Is it just the money, or am I missing something about this peculiar, gangly heiress here?

Bandwaggon rationale: http://www.theonion.com/content/node/84023 (With apologies to some members of academics_anon. Possibly.)

Comments

[tx_cronopio]

I don't get it, either. But then, I'm not really in her demographic :)

[sensaes]

And she keeps going on about it being hot.

Well it is summer...

[sphinxvictorian]

I have to say, having seen this, she rose in my estimation to rather a startling degree! The ability to laugh at oneself is an admirable one.

[sensaes]

Well, it's very postmodern, and will probably play better in the States. Although we have a cut-price version of the "famous for being famous" phenomenon here, too, Ms. Hilton is at something of a global disadvantage. A part in the last - unnecessary - remake of House of Wax, a brief prison term, and re-runs of yet another formulaic "reality" TV show - broadcast at an inconvenient time on a channel with a very low audience - doesn't really amount to a guaranteed (or sustainable) level of interest/recognition in the world media melting pot.

Good point about being able to laugh at oneself, though. I'm very much looking forward to Hillary Clinton's inevitable TV advertisement for a loans company. That can't be far off now...