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Paris Hilton: Socialite and heiress

Many people blessed with money and social status use their good fortune to help others. Celebrities often use their fame to raise awareness and money for pet causes. But others leverage their notoriety into extending their time in the public spotlight. Enter Paris Hilton.

Paris Hilton, an heir to the Hilton Hotel fortune, has cultivated a persona that revolves solely around her jet-setter lifestyle. In her TV series The Simple Life, she, along with gal-pal Nicole Richie, did their best to perpetuate the stereotype of a rich, dumb blond girl who mercilessly mocks others. Hilton further cultivates this portrait of herself through comments like, “Wal-Mart—like, do they make walls there?"

Unfortunately, all the attention Hilton gets attracts tweens and teens like a bee to honey, giving parents pause about the influence she has as a role model to young girls.


Lindsay Lohan: Actress

How does a girl go from playing sweet, impish twins in The Parent Trap to a wan 20-year-old in need of rehab? After developing a devoted teen fan base with movies like Freaky Friday and Herbie Fully Loaded, Lindsay Lohan appears to have fallen victim to that Hollywood lifestyle: She’s more infamous for her ability to par-tay than for her acting and singing chops.

Case in point: In recent years, Lohan has found herself in the spotlight for car accidents, run-ins with the paparazzi and purported drug and alcohol problems, not her latest movie role. This likely gives parents of her fans reason to wonder whether Lohan's good role model material.


Britney Spears: Pop star

Britney Spears is another good girl turned bad. She started out as a girl other young girls wanted to emulate: She had a fresh-scrubbed, squeaky clean appearance and she was a Mouseketeer! But somewhere along the way, Spears has made some questionable choices—in husbands, about child-rearing and with her wardrobe (or lack thereof).

Now, with rumors swirling about rehab, Spears has turned up in the tabloids, tattooed and head shaven à la Jesse Ventura.

Millions of tweens and teens who follow Spears’ every move must be wondering what in the world happened to Britney? Or at least parents can hope.

ohnotheydidnt: Paris, Lindsay and Britney on MSN's List of "10 Women Who Make Us Cringe"
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