Top Ten Hollywood Heir Heads
10. Ally Hilfiger — Before “Laguna Beach,” in 2003 “Rich Girls” ruled the MTV privileged kid reality slot. Ally and her then friend, Jaime Gleicher, had every aspect of their Manhattan lives featured. During its only season, the daughter of famed designer Tommy claimed her father invented Cargo pants. Since the show wrapped, she’s visited rehab, but also recently had an art exhibit at the Chelsea Art Museum.
9. Stavros Niarchos III — The grandson of shipping tycoon Stavros Niarchos, who was a rival of Aristotle Onassis, is best known for dating Paris Hilton, Mary-Kate Olsen (also both further down this list) and Lindsay Lohan. But he’s made the news on his own merit too — he once paid a homeless man to pour a drink over his head (just for fun).
8. Fabian Basabe — Son of an Ecuadorian businessman, in 2005 he married Martina Borgomanero, heir to La Perla lingerie. During his time in the limelight, being famous for doing nothing (he appeared in E!’s 2005 “Filthy Rich: Cattle Ranch”), he’s had a knack for making the gossip sites for negative news. He sued trendy NYC nightspot Bungalow 8 for not letting him in, called the doorman of a Hamptons hot spot the N-word and once received a DUI. Never shy, he recently accused Tyra Banks of having an unfortunate accident in her pants in a post on his blog.
7. Barron Hilton — The younger brother of Paris and Nicky recently initiated himself as the newest member of the celebuspawn lot by getting arrested for DUI. Is it cynical to ask if this was his “first” DUI? Unlike role model sis, Paris, parents Rick and Kathy didn’t pay his bail. Click here to read about his arrest.
6. The Olsen Twins — The super rich sisters are heirs to their own fortune. They make our list because even though they’ve made their money by actually working, they had to wait until their 18th birthday to collect it. Fixtures on the club scene, these fashionistas now rub elbows with society’s elite. Mary-Kate might be considered the breakout star partly because of her role on the critically acclaimed Showtime series, “Weeds.” But, more likely, it’s because she’s allegedly been hospitalized for anorexia and reportedly was having a relationship with Heath Ledger during the time of his death. Click here for the young Hollywood photo gallery.
5. Cisco Adler — Son of music producer and director Lou Adler, Cisco is the front man for his own band, Whitestar. Famous for dating Hollywood starlets like Lauren Conrad and Mischa Barton, he’s even more famous for a nude photo that circled the Internet in 2006 in which his nether regions appeared to be stretched (Note: not the region that would be flattering). His band starred in 2007’s VH1 Reality show, “The Rock Life.”
4. Kim Kardashian — This curvy daughter of the late O.J. Simpson lawyer Robert Kardashian and current wife of Bruce Jenner, Kris Jenner, currently stars in E!’s “Keeping Up With The Kardashians.” Following in the footsteps of heiresses before her, Kim gained notoriety for a sex tape scandal with R&B singer Ray J (Brandy’s brother). She has recently been accused of stealing her Brandy’s mother’s credit cards to purchase clothes, when she was working as a stylist for the star. Click here to read more about the accusation.
3. Brandon Davis –– Born Brandon Zarif, Brandon is a grandson of oil magnate Marvin Davis. He’s been to rehab twice, but if there is truth to famous photos, he should be there more often. He famously went on a caught-on-tape rant with fellow socialite friend, Paris Hilton, where he continuously called Lindsay Lohan “Fire C#$%*” in 2006.
2. Nicole Richie — Lionel’s daughter’s first arrest was in 2003 for heroin possession. Later that year, “The Simple Life” debuted on Fox and the reality show co-star and her “frenemy,” Paris Hilton, gained instant notoriety. In 2006, the nickname “Wrong Way Richie” emerged after the celebutante was pulled over driving the wrong direction on the 134 freeway in Los Angeles. She served about 82 minutes of jail time for the crime. However, recently she’s cleaned up her act — she has since had a baby and started a charity with her boyfriend, Good Charlotte rocker Joel Madden. Click here to view photos of Nicole.
1. Paris Hilton — If you look up the word “celebutante” in the dictionary, her name is likely listed. This uber-famous “singer,” “actress,” “model” and “writer” is an heiress to the Hilton Hotels franchise. Already famous in society pages, Hilton skyrocketed to super stardom when a sex tape with Rick Salomon went public. This former LA County Jail resident (she spent 22 days there in June 2007 for charges stemming from violating probation over a DUI) makes an impressive income for doing nothing. Forbes estimates she made $7 million in 2007 through all of her ventures. for photos of Paris.