Paris Hilton Biography - From Shocking Sex Tapes to Jail Time - What Next?

Who gets more press coverage than Paris Hilton? No one! From her rich heiress background to her sex tape and now her 'jail time', she continues to shock all whilst providing a humorous contrast to our own, every-day, lives.

Paris Whitney Hilton was born February 17, 1981, to Richard Hilton and Kathy Richards. The oldest of four children, she is an heiress to a share of the Hilton Hotel fortune as well as to her father's real estate fortune.

Born in New York City, Hilton moved between several homes during her childhood, including Manhattan, Beverly Hills and the Hamptons. She attended high school in both California and New York, but dropped out and eventually earned her GED.

Hilton began modeling as a child, appearing in numerous ad campaigns, including Iceberg Vodka, GUESS, Tommy Hilfiger, Christian Dior and Marciano. By the age of 19, she had developed a reputation as a socialite, and was often referred to as "New York's leading It Girl."

In 2003, just a week before her reality show The Simple Life premiered, a three-year-old homemade sex video of Hilton with then-boyfriend Rick Salomon surfaced. Hilton sued Salomon over the release of the tape, but eventually settled out of court. Meanwhile, The Simple Life premiered on December 2, 2003, and became a mid-season hit for Fox, fueled by the publicity of the sex tape. The show featured Hilton and Nicole Richie (Lionel Richie's adopted daughter) working at a variety of blue collar jobs and performing chores associated with farm life. Two more seasons followed, but the network decided to cancel prior to the 4th season due to a falling out between Hilton and Richie. E! Entertainment Television picked up the fourth season, with a fifth season beginning in May 2007.

Born: February 17, 1981 Died: --

Famous For: Socialite; heiress; model; actress; writer; popularized the phrase, "That's Hot."

Key Accomplishments: Debut album, Paris, reached number 6 on Billboard 200; autobiography, Confessions of an Heiress, was a New York Times bestseller.

Significant Quote: "Because I'm Paris Hilton." (on why she would not pose for Playboy in 2006)

Fun Quote: "I'm not like that smart. I like forget stuff all the time."

Hilton has had minor roles in such films as Nine Lives (2002), Raising Helen (2004), The Hillz (2004) and House of Wax (2005). She also has a leading role in an upcoming move, The Hottie and the Nottie (2008) plus an untitled superhero movie. There are also plans to lend her name and voice to a cartoon series which follows the animated life of Paris, her sister Nicky and her dog Tinkerbell. Hilton has guest starred in episodes of The O.C., The George Lopez Show, Las Vegas, American Dreams and Veronica Mars, and has appeared in music videos including It Girl by John Oates and Just Lose It by Eminem.

Hilton founded Heiress Records, with parent label Warner Bros. Records, in 2004. She released a self-titled album in 2006, which debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200. It has been Heiress Records' only release to date. In 2004, Hilton released an autobiographical book, Confessions of an Heiress: A Tongue-in-Chic Peek Behind the Pose. Despite media criticism, it became a New York Times bestseller. Her other business endeavors include designing purses, jewelry and perfume.

In September, 2006, Hilton was arrested and charged with driving under the influence in California. She pled no contest to the charges and was placed on probation for 36 months. On May 4, 2007, she was sentenced to 45 days in jail for violating her probation. She is required to begin serving her jail term by June 5, 2007.

!!! BIOGRAPHY OF MAHATMA GANDHI !!!! (2nd Oct )

BIOGRAPHY OF MAHATMA GANDHI : Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was born on October 2, 1869 in Porbandar, India. He became one of the most respected spiritual and political leaders of the 1900's. GandhiJI helped free the Indian people from British rule through nonviolent resistance, and is honored by Indians as the father of the Indian Nation.

The Indian people called Gandhiji 'Mahatma', meaning Great Soul. At the age of 13 Gandhi married Kasturba, a girl the same age. Their parents arranged the marriage. The Gandhis had four children. Gandhi studied law in London and returned to India in 1891 to practice. In 1893 he took on a one-year contract to do legal work in South Africa.

At the time the British controlled South Africa. When he attempted to claim his rights as a British subject he was abused, and soon saw that all Indians suffered similar treatment. Gandhi stayed in South Africa for 21 years working to secure rights for Indian people.

He developed a method of action based upon the principles of courage, nonviolence and truth called Satyagraha. He believed that the way people behave is more important than what they achieve. Satyagraha promoted nonviolence and civil disobedience as the most appropriate methods for obtaining political and social goals. In 1915 Gandhi returned to India. Within 15 years he became the leader of the Indian nationalist movement.

Using the principles of Satyagraha he led the campaign for Indian independence from Britain. Gandhi was arrested many times by the British for his activities in South Africa and India. He believed it was honorable to go to jail for a just cause. Altogether he spent seven years in prison for his political activities.

More than once Gandhi used fasting to impress upon others the need to be nonviolent. India was granted independence in 1947, and partitioned into India and Pakistan. Rioting between Hindus and Muslims followed. Gandhi had been an advocate for a united India where Hindus and Muslims lived together in peace.

On January 13, 1948, at the age of 78, he began a fast with the purpose of stopping the bloodshed. After 5 days the opposing leaders pledged to stop the fighting and Gandhi broke his fast. Twelve days later a Hindu fanatic, Nathuram Godse who opposed his program of tolerance for all creeds and religion assassinated him.