Paris Hilton calls herself an inspiration to girls

Paris Hilton serves as an example that despite a lack of education, talent, personality or any discernible skill, you too can become filthy rich by showing up to stuff and slapping your name on the right cheap merchandise.

Paris gave some statements while in Istanbul to judge the Miss Turkey beauty pageant that she's a self made woman and doesn't pay attention to her detractors. She sees herself as an inspiration to girls and says she's "built this empire on my own."

In Istanbul, Turkey, to judge the annual Miss Turkey beauty pageant, the celebutante defended herself against claims that she is the superficial simpleton the media would have you believe she is.

"I don't pay attention to lies because I am a good person," says the hotel heiress. "I work very hard and I've built this empire on my own. I think this is an inspiration for a lot of girls out there."

Speaking of her rich grandpa, the older Hilton sister shrugged off the bad news that she and her siblings have been all but completely written out of their portion of Conrad Hilton's $2.3 billion fortune, saying, "It won't affect me anyway."

[From OK! Magazine]

Maybe she's right and that's what's sad. There are plenty of girls who want to be starved and stupid just like Paris. She inspires them to go shopping, act clueless, and back stab their friends.

OK! Magazine points out the obvious facts that Paris went to jail for violating probation on a DUI and that she rose to fame following the release of a sex tape, but even if you assume she's moved past that and is a different person now, what has she done that's so inspirational? She's made money from appearances, she released a perfume and some ugly handbags, she endorses champagne in a can, and she showed up at an orphanage once when it was convenient for her.

Disney characters that have their lives saved by whatever man comes along are much more inspirational than Paris. I'd rather have my future daughter aspiring to marry well than trying to become infamous like Paris, not that either is preferable to a good education.

Paris is shown in Turkey yesterday, thanks to WENN.