• How Paris Hilton created a ‘Barbie airhead’ persona to hide her true self

    How Paris Hilton created a ‘Barbie airhead’ persona to hide her true self

    Paris Hilton has added victimhood to her nearly $1 billion brand. While some cynics in her past think she’s maybe cashing in on a trend to keep her empire relevant, others hope she will shed light on the “troubled teen” industry that Paris says scarred her for life. Twenty years after the great-granddaughter of hotel …