Paris Hilton's Strategy to Make Us Like Her

By Jo Piazza Posted May 5th 2011 06:00PM

Paris Hilton is a month out from debuting her new reality show, 'The World According to Paris' on Oxygen, which many celebrity watchers are calling her last best chance to evolve her public image from party princess into something more palatable and sustainable for a lasting career.

In the lead up to the show, Paris has already been giving her public persona a makeover. Here's the five ways Ms. Hilton is working to win the crowd.

1. She's been charitable. Last Friday, Hilton attended the Race to Erase MS gala in Los Angeles, auctioning off the chance to spend the day shopping with her and her sister Nicki to benefit the charity. During the event, Paris seemed genuinely pleased to be there, spoke eloquently to reporters on the red carpet and left all small pets at home.

2. She's savvy on current events. Hilton was one of the first celebrities to express her gratitude over Osama Bin Laden's capture and death on Twitter. Equally important, she refrained from saying the OBL assassination was either "hot" or that she "likes it."

3. She's letting Brooke Mueller be the crazy one. It's easy to come across as normal and likable when you play the straight man to someone more screwed up then you are. Enter Hilton's latest BFF, Brooke Mueller, none other than the much-rehabbed ex-wife of Charlie Sheen. Paris's issues pale in comparison to Brooke's.

4. She's hip. Over the weekend, Hilton attended the Nocturnal Texas music festival, a two-day concert so cool even our music editor friends didn't even know about it.

5. She's a victim. On Monday, a jury convicted Hilton's stalker of attempted residential burglary.

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Thursday 05 May

By Zero

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She reminds me of a cable box, always something on it.

By Kat Wuman

NOTHING this woman does is for others. It is all strategic and only to self serving! One charity event does not make her a "giver" she is only about what it will get her, the angle. She is a disgusting human being- I am still waiting for her to do all that charity work she was going to do after she got out of prison- oh and her relationship with GOD as well, where is that? I guess He could not get her the air time she wanted. The only thing that would make me like her is if she stopped using oxygen. She is a succubus on the butt of humanity!

By Ted

Hopefully her new strategy involves her getting hit by a truck. Go away you worthless bimbo, you're nothing but a sad joke and a carrier of every STD known to the CDC.

By Mr. G

It's too late Paris! You are a joke, not to mention a skank that sleeps with anyone who asks!

By Woo-hoo

She's getting expert coaching from a publicist for sure. It's the fame-game.

By khx2010

Ugh. I hate/loathe/despise this "woman" with the burning intensity of ten million fiery suns. She is a skidmark on the sheet of life - and just needs to slither off somewhere - never to be heard from again.

By dee

Walks like a duck talks like a duck, must be a duck! Once a skank always a skank. She's nasty and the proof is everywhere, I pity her kids. Her parents must be so proud of their nasty nasty daughter.

By Donna

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She laughs all the way to the bank..more than I can say for you fools!!!!

By Mr Furley

So then you really shouldn't mind if the rest of the world
Laughs all the way at the SKANK!!! (can I also fit "stank" in there somewhere??)

Friday 06 May

By Barbara

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I have yet to see anyone laugh on their way to the bank...

I love your verbage, FUNNY LOL

By TYRON

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She's rich, why does she care if we like her or not? Why can't she stay out of the limelight, the more she tries, the worse it gets. Like another rich person we know, Donald Trump

By Joe

If she posed nude in Playboy, I would definitely like her!

By ctkat1

Never going to happen. She's racist, vacuous, barely literate, nasty and generally a horrible human being.

I can't believe she has a reality show, but considering it's on Oxygen (what channel is that again?) I predict that this is the only season.

She sucks.

By ajschrod

I always considered Paris a harmless, cute, no-talent, fun-loving American heiress that could turn heads--including mine!

By themeeker

I always considered Paris a harmful, wonky-eyed, no-talent, sex-and-drugs-addicted American idiot that could turn stomachs--including mine!

By goatcars2

The only way Paris can get people's attention is to get naked and promise she won't speak!!!!

By Dan

Paris,stay off our tv sets you worthless dirtbag!!!

By joanjmak05

It's too late to like someone like Paris, she is a Nasty, ugly person. She's always trying to get over on people and gets away with so much Sh-t it's disgusting. She sleeps around like total SKANK, and all this charity crap she's doing, is just that Crap, the only personParis cares about is her Pathetic self.

By john

I refuse to reverse myself on the evolutionary ladder.

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