Nicky Hilton reveals big life regret Nicky Hilton has shared an era in her life that she is keen to forget about. 24 March 2026 Nicky Hilton regrets using tanning beds. Fashion designer Nicky Hilton The 42-year-old fashion designer struggles to understand why she used to get her skin blasted with ultraviolet (UV) rays to achieve a bronzed look. Asked if there is a time in her life she would forget, Nicky told the new issue of Britain's HELLO! magazine: "I mean, probably the tanning-bed era. When I look back at some of the photos, I was just ... very tanned.