Paris Hilton: 45 images of the star (45 images)

By UPI Staff

Hotel heiress, media personality, singer, deejay and author Paris Hilton is best known for her time on reality series "The Simple Life" and for her advocacy work in calling for better oversight of for-profit youth facilities. Here's a look back at her career through the years.

Paris Hilton arrives at the Emanuel Ungaro Party celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Ungaro Fashions in New York City on September 5, 2001. Photo by Laura Cavanaugh/UPI

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Hilton arrives at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas, on December 12, 2003. Photo by Roger Williams/UPI

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Nicole Richie (L), and Hilton, co-stars in MTV's "The Simple Life," pose for photographers at the Us Weekly Hot Young Hollywood Party in Los Angeles, on September 17, 2004. The duo will reunite for a new reality show on Peacock. Photo by Francis Specker/UPI

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From left to right, Hilton with her parents, Rick and Kathy Hilton, arrive at the launch of her first fragrance, "Paris Hilton," in Los Angeles, on December 3, 2004. The month before, Hilton was named one of the most fascinating people. Photo by Francis Specker/UPI

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