Through the international hotel empire, the Hilton name has become synonymous with class and sophistication.

There is a public perception that Paris Hilton is the black sheep of the family.

Like many children of the rich and famous, Paris Hilton didn't always get to spend quality time with her parents, especially her mother. A socially ambitious young woman, Kathleen Elizabeth Avanzino Richards Hilton, who had married into the celebrated Hilton Hotel family, was often out and about.

Some of the dialogue online reaches levels of sophistication you'd never hear in class.

I think the name is synonymous with the site and I think that's what's important, not so much that it is a racquet club business,

I can still smell the tear gas in the Hilton Hotel.