"Nicky" Hilton can also refer to Conrad Hilton, Jr.
Nicholai "Nicky" Olivia Hilton (born October 5, 1983) is an American
fashion model,
socialite,
celebutante,
entrepreneur,
heiress, and
fashion designer. She shares her nickname with her grandfather's brother,
Conrad "Nicky" Hilton, who died fourteen years before she was born. She is the younger sister of
Paris Hilton.
Career
Fashion designer
She launched her own clothing line,
Chick by Nicky Hilton in 2004 and has also designed a line of handbags for Japanese company Samantha Thavasa from 2002–2005.
In 2007, she started her second line aimed at a more mature audience and higher pricepoint, called
Nicholai, which had its debut fashion show for the spring/summer 2008 season on September 9, 2007 in New York City during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week. The video and photos from the collection can be viewed at the MBFW website.
[http://mbfashionweek.com/newyork/spring2008/designers/nicholai/index.html Mbfashionweek.com ]
Model
Hilton began her career as a fashion model. She has done several runway shows for major designers and is a regular model for
Heatherette, along with her sister Paris; they usually open and close the runway shows.
In 2005, Hilton, along with
Kimberly Stewart, was the face of Australian underwear line Antz Pantz.
[http://www.antzpantz.com.au/Our-Products/Holeproof-Antz-Pantz.asp Antz Pantz ] Stewart remains contracted, however Hilton has since been replaced by Australian up-and-coming model Megan Maitland. Around this time, Hilton modeled for the cover of
Lucire magazine for its New Zealand and
Romanian editions.
Other business ventures
In 2006, she entered a partnership to open two Nicky O Hotels, the first in Miami and the second in Chicago. On February 12, 2007, Hilton was sued for breach of contract by her partners.
[Hotel Online. Hotel Developer Robert Falor Suing Nicky Hilton; Alleges Breach of Contract and Deceptive Business Practices]
Personal life
Hilton was born in
New York City, New York. She has dated MTV
VJ Brian McFayden,
Ian Somerhalder in 2003. Later, she married Todd Andrew Meister on August 15, 2004 at
Las Vegas Wedding Chapel; the marriage was annulled in November 2004.
[Hilton and Tod split]
Hilton dated
Kevin Connolly from January 2005 to July 2006.
[ Hilton and Connolly split up] She is currently dating David Katzenberg, son of DreamWorks Animation CEO
Jeffrey Katzenberg.
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