Paris Hilton may be Hollywood royalty, but it turns out that one of her biggest role models is actual royalty: in an interview with W magazine on October 9, she and her best friend Nicole Richie chatted about her return to television and revealed two of her inspirations She revealed two people who inspired her.

Asked about her female role models, Hilton replied, “Princess Diana had a very big heart and always used her platform to help children and make the world a better place.”

She also cited Marilyn Monroe as the “ultimate icon” and said, “The camera loved her and she loved the camera and knew how to handle it. She plays the character and I can relate.”

The pop star, who co-stars with Richie in “Paris & Nicole: Encore,” said of Monroe, “She wasn't a dumb blonde. Like me.”

As for Princess Diana, this is not the first time the hotel heiress has spoken of her love for the late Princess Diana: in 2017, she told “Marie Claire” that her 2004 sex tape with then-boyfriend Rick Salomon was particularly “hurtful” because of her admiration for the royal family '

She told 'Marie Claire'.

Hilton said, “In my life, I really looked up to Princess Diana and all these elegant, wonderful women, and I feel like [Salomon] took all of that away from me,” adding that she “could have been like that” without the tape

And in an interview on the Magic Breakfast Radio Show in 2023, she noted that she could also relate to Prince Harry. Princess Diana has always been one of my idols,” she said, adding that it was heartbreaking to see Prince Harry's family under media scrutiny.”

“I understand your relationship with the media,” Hilton continued of Harry. 'The media is always coming into your life, and he's lived that way his whole life.'

Regarding her return to reality television with Ritchie, Paris said that “The Simple Life” was celebrating its 20th anniversary and “it was perfect timing” for the new show.

“We had so much fun together every day. Whenever I'm with Nicole, I feel like a teenager again.”