Hundreds of shrieking, frenzied fans welcomed
Paris Hilton as she made an appearance at a Vienna mall Thursday to sign autographs. "Hello everybody, it's so good to see you," the 25-year-old hotel heiress/reality TV star cooed as the crowd went crazy. "Happy late Valentine's Day!" Richard Lugner, who is Hilton's Vienna host, invites a celebrity to the city's prestigious Opera Ball each year. His previous guests include Geri Halliwell,
Pamela Anderson and
Carmen Electra. Taking questions from some 100 reporters earlier, Hilton said she "loved" classical music and that she grew up listening to it. "As a little girl, it really helped me fall asleep at night," she said, adding later that she "really loved" old Michael Jackson songs, Madonna and hip-hop. Hilton said there were "a lot of people who need help" in the world and that she planned to go to Africa sometime this year. "As a celebrity, you can really make people aware of what's going on in the world," she said.
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