@parishilton helped invent a certain kind of vacuous fame in the early aughts, when she was mostly famous for her last name, going to parties, being hot, and saying “That’s hot,” but at 42, the endlessly iterative star has traded playing Paris qua Paris for a more authentic, transparent version of herself. “I had this whole Barbie-doll, airhead character. And there was some deep trauma that led to all of that,” Hilton tells writer @emmacargo in our March 2023 cover story. Dropping the act would mean reckoning with who she truly was—something she wasn't prepared to do until now. More on how Hilton is leaving behind her old legacy to focus on the one she wants to build for herself at the link in bio. — March 2023 Issue (on sale February 28) Photographer: @maxfarago Stylist: @yashuasimmons Story by: @emmacargo Creative Director: @lauragenninger Hair: @laurenpalmersmith Makeup: @sandyganzer Manicure: @nailzbyvee Production: Helena Martel Seward at @lolly_would Set Design: Jeremy Reimnit...