Barbie girl Paris Hilton treats herself to a £135,000
pink Bentley for Christmas
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 9:02 AM on 23rd December 2008
Throughout her fame, Paris Hilton has often been compared to Barbie
thanks to her slim figure, perfect wardrobe, blonde hair and
obsession with the colour pink.
So it comes as no surprise the hotel heiress has taken her love of
all things rose to the next level with a customised pink Bentley
Continental GT.
Rather than ask her family for such a pricey gift, the 27-year-old
socialite has bought the $200,000 (£135,000) vehicle as a Christmas
present for herself.
The pink car reminded onlookers of the chaffeur-driven pink vehicle
owned by Lady Penelope in Thunderbirds.
After buying the luxury car, Hilton drove it to West Coast Customs
remodelling firm in Los Angeles, which is famous for customising
cars in MTV makeover show Pimp My Ride.
The Simple Life reality star's vehicle was sprayed a specific shade
of cherry blossom pink, which was complimented by pink sheetmetal,
grille, hubcaps and most of the interior.
After picking the car up last week, Hilton was keen to show it off
on a shopping trip in LA yesterday.
Hilton's passenger in her fuschia wheels was the winner of her
reality show My New BFF (Best Friend Forever) Brittany
Flickinger.
Due to the unusual shade of the vehicle, paparazzi could see Hilton
coming a mile away and were all ready and waiting when she pulled
up for some retail therapy.
Hilton and Flickinger visited the Intuition store, where they
bought hats, sunglasses, boots, dresses and sweaters.
Despite only having the vehicle a week, Hilton will leave her
beloved car in LA over the festive holidays.
Hilton is joining her parents Rick and Kathy and siblings Nicky,
Barron and Conrad in Aspen, Colorado for Christmas, before jetting
to Sydney with her sister for New Year's Eve.
Explaining her reason for customising her car pink, Hilton said: 'I
love pink so I met up with Ryan (Friedlinghaus) and brought him
this pink clock from the Disney store and got him to make this
exact colour and we just designed it all together.
'I love it, its so pretty. I've just always wanted a pink
car.
'I think when you're a little girl and you have the Barbie corvette
you're like, "I wish I had a car like this one." So I think just
being a fan of Barbie for so long.'
Hilton admitted the car is very conspicuous, but she had specially
requested tinted windows so paparazzi can't photograph her behind
the wheel.
She said: 'This is a car I can't drive ever single day, but I will
be driving it a lot. I live in a gated community so I can get in
and out without the paparazzi. They've put a protective tint on the
windows so no flashes can come through.
Hilton's new car is a welcome distraction from her recent
burglary.
A burglar broke into the heiress's LA mansion and stole £1.3million
of jewellery in the early hours of Friday morning, while she
was attending Christina Aguilera's birthday party.
Hilton said: 'I am devastated. I cannot believe someone broke into
my home. They took items that had such sentimental value that no
one will ever be able to replace.'
