Paris Hilton Names Her Two Role Models, and One of Them Is Royal — Find Out Who!

Mar. 15, 2025

Paris Hilton attends the Pre-GRAMMY Gala and GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Jon Platt at The Beverly Hilton on Feb. 3, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Leon Bennett/Getty

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Paris Hiltonhas a royal role model.In a new interview withW Magazineahead of herreboot ofThe Simple Lifewith withNicole Richie, Hilton, 43, was asked if there were any women she looked up to as role models.“Princess Dianahad such a huge heart and was always using her platform to help children and help the world be a better place,” Hilton responded, adding that actress Marilyn Monroe “is my ultimate icon.”Princess Diana visiting Hong Kong on Nov. 8, 1989.Kent Gavin/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/GettyThis isn’t the first time Hilton has spoken about her admiration for the late Princess of Wales, who died at 36 following a car accident on Aug. 31, 1997. In a March 2023 interview on the “Magic Radio Breakfast” show promoting her book,Paris: The Memoirreleased that same month, Hilton called Princess Diana one of her “idols” — and also spoke out about parallels between her life andPrince Harry’s. Harry, too, released a memoir in 2023,Spare, which came out in January. Hilton, who also said on the show she’d seen Harry andMeghan Markle’s 2022 Netflix docuseriesHarry & Meghan, said she “knew how hard” being famous could be, per theEvening Standard.OfSpare, Hilton said on the program, “I did read it, and I watched the series, as well, an I thought ‘He has been through so much.’ I can’t imagine just losing my mom.”She added of Harry’s mother that “Princess Diana was always one of my idols.”Diana, Princess of Wales riding in a traditional sleigh with Prince William and Prince Harry during a skiing holiday in Lech, Austria on March 30, 1993.Jayne Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/GettyThough from a well-known family herself, Hilton first experienced global fame afterThe Simple Lifepremiered in 2003, when Hilton was in her early 20s. She expressed empathy that Prince Harry, 40, has never known life without constant press attention.“It just breaks my heart they had to go through that, and I know how it is with the media — it can be so hard when they are just invading your lives constantly. And he has had that his entire life,” she said last year.Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie at Hilton’s birthday dinner at The Prime Grill Beverly Hills.amie McCarthy/WireImageCan’t get enough of PEOPLE’s Royals coverage?Sign up for our free Royals newsletterto get the latest updates on Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle and more!In the interview withW Magazinealongside Richie, released on Oct. 9, Hilton said of the forthcomingThe Simple Lifereality series on Peacock, “Nicole and I together is magic. We have this dynamic that’s so real, and there’s just so much history behind it.”She added, “Both of us have been approached so many times over the years with different concepts, but it was perfect timing. It was so fun to spend every day together. Every time I’m with Nicole, I feel like we’re teenagers again.”

Paris Hiltonhas a royal role model.

In a new interview withW Magazineahead of herreboot ofThe Simple Lifewith withNicole Richie, Hilton, 43, was asked if there were any women she looked up to as role models.

“Princess Dianahad such a huge heart and was always using her platform to help children and help the world be a better place,” Hilton responded, adding that actress Marilyn Monroe “is my ultimate icon.”

Princess Diana visiting Hong Kong on Nov. 8, 1989.Kent Gavin/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Getty

Kent Gavin/Daily Mirror/Mirrorpix/Getty

This isn’t the first time Hilton has spoken about her admiration for the late Princess of Wales, who died at 36 following a car accident on Aug. 31, 1997. In a March 2023 interview on the “Magic Radio Breakfast” show promoting her book,Paris: The Memoirreleased that same month, Hilton called Princess Diana one of her “idols” — and also spoke out about parallels between her life andPrince Harry’s. Harry, too, released a memoir in 2023,Spare, which came out in January. Hilton, who also said on the show she’d seen Harry andMeghan Markle’s 2022 Netflix docuseriesHarry & Meghan, said she “knew how hard” being famous could be, per theEvening Standard.

OfSpare, Hilton said on the program, “I did read it, and I watched the series, as well, an I thought ‘He has been through so much.’ I can’t imagine just losing my mom.”

She added of Harry’s mother that “Princess Diana was always one of my idols.”

Diana, Princess of Wales riding in a traditional sleigh with Prince William and Prince Harry during a skiing holiday in Lech, Austria on March 30, 1993.Jayne Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty

Jayne Fincher/Princess Diana Archive/Getty

Though from a well-known family herself, Hilton first experienced global fame afterThe Simple Lifepremiered in 2003, when Hilton was in her early 20s. She expressed empathy that Prince Harry, 40, has never known life without constant press attention.

“It just breaks my heart they had to go through that, and I know how it is with the media — it can be so hard when they are just invading your lives constantly. And he has had that his entire life,” she said last year.

Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie at Hilton’s birthday dinner at The Prime Grill Beverly Hills.amie McCarthy/WireImage

amie McCarthy/WireImage

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In the interview withW Magazinealongside Richie, released on Oct. 9, Hilton said of the forthcomingThe Simple Lifereality series on Peacock, “Nicole and I together is magic. We have this dynamic that’s so real, and there’s just so much history behind it.”

She added, “Both of us have been approached so many times over the years with different concepts, but it was perfect timing. It was so fun to spend every day together. Every time I’m with Nicole, I feel like we’re teenagers again.”

source: people.com