Posted 19 minutes agoSubscribe to BuzzFeed Daily NewsletterCaret DownParis Hilton Said She's "Self-Made," And She Explained Why"I feel like she's rage baiting."by Chelsea StewartBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestLink Paris Hilton once again called herself "self-made" - and predictably, people are losing it. Julien Hekimian / Getty Images The reality star and DJ, whose great-grandfather was Hilton Hotels founder Conrad Hilton, previously told Refinery29, "I think of myself and anyone who does business as being self-made. Everything I've done, I've done on my own, and yes, I do come from a last name, but there also are many children I know that come from families who, you know, take the choice of not doing anything with their lives." Neil Mockford / Getty Images Paris added that she's turned the Hilton name into "such a huge business that even my grandfather said to me, 'I used to be known as Barron Hilton. Now I'm known as Paris Hilton's grandfather.'" Arnold Jerocki / Getty Images And while this claim has undoubtedly earned her some pushback, Paris is sticking by it. Jamie Mccarthy / Getty Images "I'm self-made," she insisted to the Sunday Times magazine. "Like, I've done this all on my own. No one's ever given me anything in my entire life." Randy Shropshire / Getty Images But people weren't convinced that Paris did it all by herself - reality TV shows, fragrances, businesses - without a little help from the family name. Victor Lochon / Getty Images One person on Reddit said, "You had a perfume called 'Heiress' gurl be fr." Niall Carson - Pa Images / Getty Images Another shared a GIF that said, "Sure, Jan." Victor Virgile / Getty Images One reader called Paris "delusional," while another called it a classic case of "epic narcissism." Eamonn M. Mccormack / Getty Images "The delusion," one person said, as another wrote, "There's no way even she herself believes this." Ronald Martinez / Getty Images Many argued that Paris's opportunities were largely possible because of the Hilton name, regardless of her work ethic. Angela Weiss / Getty Images One comment said, "If you werent a Hilton then you wouldnt be as big as you are. Yes you made a name for yourself but its because you came from wealth and a household name." Santiago Felipe / Getty Images Another agreed: "Even if you didn't take seed money, handouts, or other direct support, there's a huge difference between the kinds of risks someone coming from a background of wealth and security can take and someone just trying to keep food on the table can take." Anadolu / Getty Images "Yeah in pretty much every city in the country there's a building with her name on it," someone else shared. "She came from money of that legacy." Manny Hernandez / Getty Images However, some tried to see both sides. Mike Coppola / Getty Images "She is and she isn't," one reader wrote. "I'm not saying it didn't take a lot of work or effort for any woman to be new York socialite level active on top of building a business, but she also wouldn't be known at all if it wasn't for the background of generational wealth. She has no idea of her privileges she has." Jennifer Graylock / Getty Images Someone else also shared, "As offensive as that is, it's still not as bad as when folks kept calling Kylie Jenner a 'self-made billionaire.'" Kevin Mazur / Getty Images For the most part, though, people weren't feeling it. "i feel like she's rage baiting," a different Reddit user said as one more added, "Were not doing this. Anyway." What do you think - is Paris Hilton self-made? Share your thoughts below.
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Paris Hilton Said She's "Self-Made," And She Explained Why
November 16, 2025
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