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Paris: 'Who's Tony Blair?'
By This is London Last updated at 00:00am on 02.08.06
Finger on the pulse: Paris Hilton
Celebrity rich girl Paris Hilton has demonstrated her grasp of world affairs by asking: "Who's Tony Blair?"
The hotel heiress said she would not recognise the British Prime Minister. Asked by GQ magazine if she fancied Tony Blair, a confused Hilton replied: "Who?"
After giving it some thought she said: "Oh yeah... he's like your president?" Then she admitted: "I don't know what he looks like."
Hilton also compared herself to Diana, Princess of Wales. "I loved her. She was amazing. Her death affected me so much, such a strong and beautiful woman. I just cried for two hours non-stop when I heard she had been killed.
"I've been in cars trying to get away from speeding paparazzi before and it's horrible, so I can relate to Diana and the problems she had," she explained.
Asked who she would most like to be compared to, she replied: "Marilyn Monroe mixed with Diana."
Elsewhere in the interview, the 25-year-old socialite revealed how much money she rakes in.
Her empire includes perfume and cosmetics lines, shoes and hotels, and she is paid millions to make personal appearances.
"I've made, like, 200 million dollars (£107 million) in the last year, while J-Lo's only made 150 million dollars," she explained.
"I get paid 500,000 dollars (£266,500) to go to Las Vegas or Japan and wave at crowds or go to a party. All the time. Only this week I met a family at the airport who wanted me to drop in to their daughter's 16th birthday party for 100,000 dollars (£53, 310). Because I'm her idol. So I will. I'll take her a present, though.
"I went to Austria recently and got paid 1 million (£53 million) just to wave at a crowd of people there. I had to say 'hi' and tell them why I loved Austria so much," she said.
Asked why she loved Austria so much, she said: "Because they pay me £1 million to wave at crowds!"
Hilton became infamous when a videotape of her having sex with her then boyfriend was posted on the internet.
But she declared: "I've only done it with, like, a couple of boyfriends. People think I sleep with everyone, but I'm not like that. I like kissing, but that's all I do. I'm not having sex for a year, I've decided. I'll kiss but nothing else."
Hilton has launched a pop career and her debut single, Stars Are Blind, is out this week.
:: The full interview is in the new issue of GQ, on sale tomorrow.
Reader views (2)
To quote line from a Movie and made by one of my favorite Actors, Gene Hackman. "It's amazing that brain can generate enough power to keep those legs moving".
- Will Willams, Newport News, VA U.S.A.
My goodness. When is this girl going to go away? She's like a roach-shows up and you cannot get rid of it.
This girl is proof that money does not buy class! I cannot stand her!
- Narf, Los Angeles, Ca
