| Starring: | Paris Hilton |
| Num Episodes: | 10 |
| Network: | MTV |
The first season of Paris Hilton's My New BFF aired from September 30 to December 2, 2008, on MTV in the United States,[1] [2] and consists of 10 episodes and 4 specials.
Prior to production, a website was set up for potential contestants to submit their videos on why they should be Paris' BFF, and casting sessions were also set up. Initially, the 18 people with the highest votes from other users would go on the show. However, the ten contestants with the most votes went on while the other eight were selected by the producers.
Sixteen women and three men competed in challenges in an attempt to become Hilton's new best friend. Four of the female contestants were eliminated in the first episode and hence did not feature in promotional material (photo shoots, TV spots or even the opening credits) for the season. Guest stars included Benji Madden, Kyle Richards, Richie Rich, Traver Rains, Kathy Hilton, Fergie, Simple Plan, Chris Applebaum, Perez Hilton, Dirt Nasty, Allison Melnick, Ryan Seacrest, Nicky Hilton, Keyshia Cole, Hanna Beth Merjos and Nick Swardson.
Though Hilton was forbidden from revealing the winner before the season finale aired, she had on two separate occasions accidentally referred to the winner as "she" —first on the September 25, 2008 airing of the Late Show with David Letterman, and again on the October 7, 2008 airing of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[3] On December 2, 2008, it was revealed in the finale that Brittany Flickinger had won the contest.
| Rank | Name | Episode eliminated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brittany Flickinger | |||
| 2 | Vanessa Fontana | Episode 10 | ||
| 3 | Corrie Loftin | Episode 9 | ||
| 4 | Shelley Burkett | |||
| 5 | Lauren Stone | Episode 8 | ||
| 6 | Kayley Gable | Episode 7 | ||
| 7 | Kiki | Episode 6 | ||
| 8 | Natasha Komis | Episode 5 (Part two) | ||
| 9 | Zui Watts | Episode 5 (Part one) | ||
| 10 | Onch | Episode 4 | ||
| 11–12 | Bryan Gallagher | Episode 3 | ||
| Sinsu Co | ||||
| 13 | Baje Fletcher | Episode 2 | ||
| 14 | Michelle Kopasz | Episode 1 (Part two) | ||
| 15–18 | Athena Georgiadias | Episode 1 (Part one) | ||
| Erin Newberg | ||||
| Francisca Ovalle | ||||
| Trisha Hershberger | ||||
| Contestants | Episodes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| Pet | Vanessa | Kayley | Brittany | Corrie | N/A | Vanessa | Brittany | N/A | ||
| Brittany | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | WIN | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | WIN |
| Vanessa | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | WIN | ELIM |
| Shelley | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | ELIM | |
| Corrie | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | LOW | ELIM | |
| Lauren | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | ELIM | ||
| Kayley | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | WIN | ELIM | |||
| Kiki | LOW | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | ELIM | ||||
| Natasha | SAFE | SAFE | LOW | SAFE | ELIM | |||||
| Zui | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||
| Onch | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||
| Bryan | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||
| Sinsu | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||
| Baje | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||
| Michelle | ELIM | |||||||||
During the first elimination in episode 5, everyone was up for discussion. The contestants shaded in blue and red were up for discussion in the second elimination.
Beginning in episode 8, every contestant would be up for elimination.
In episode 10, during elimination Paris left the rooftop where panel was held. Brittany and Vanessa were drove to two different places. Vanessa arrived at a hotel room. There was a note that said she was eliminated.