Every now and then someone will ask “Who is Paris Hilton?”

We at RumorFix — as pop culture gurus –  feel it’s our obligation to answer it.

We just got in some video from Friday night of the blonde beauty — watch the video carefully, because it actually holds the answer to that multi-million dollar
question.

PICTURES: Paris Hilton Shops In Mumbai

You’ll see Paris is being treated like a movie star — flashbulbs going off, people asking for her autograph, she’s posing for pictures.  Is she a movie star?

Kinda, if you count One Night in Paris.

And, that’s where our story of “Who is Paris Hilton” begins. Paris was this 20-something girl with a stage mom and a famous last name from a hotel dynasty who created a new brand of celebrity —a celebutanteParis spawned a whole host of celebutantes including Kim Kardashian, Brittny Gastineau and of course, Nicole Richie.

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Possessing the all-important skill of knowing how to pose for the perfect picture, Paris was given a reality show called The Simple Life. No one really cared — until — oops her sex tape was leaked right before the launch of the show. (That’s the movie we were talking about)

Then there was her catch phrase “That’s Hot,” her chihuahua, her clothing line, her perfume, her jail sentence, her cocaine possession charge, her boyfriends and stalkers, and through it all her pictures..ME HERO DYD