Natalie Reid

Natalie Reid (born 1985) is a Canadian actress, singer, model, and celebrity look-alike impersonator who is best known to her fans as the look-alike for Paris Hilton, with whom she is friends.

Biography

Born and raised in the Transcona neighborhood of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Reid is a graduate of the Collège Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau. Several photographers began telling her during photo shoots that she looked like none other than Paris Hilton after moving to New York City in 2005. It was from there that Reid decided to cash in on her new found fame as the "Faux" Paris. Although some celebrities would not be flattered at having someone else posing as them, Reid has received the seal of approval from the real Ms. Hilton, who seems to be impressed with her convincing performances.

In a July 2006 installment of the reality-based series, "The Simple Life", Hilton hired Reid to pose for her on an assignment to play a "Wife" for a couple — on the wrong day. It turned out that Nicole Richie was supposed to have that assignment. When Richie confronted Reid, she told her that if she did not follow Richie's rules, she would be exposed as a fraud to their guest hosts. Richie also used this advantage to get back at Hilton by having an Australian journalist conduct an interview with her and the faux Paris Hilton. That was until the real Paris Hilton got wind of it and went to the couple's home to confront Richie and Reid.

Besides her modeling and impersonation work, Reid has also started taking acting lessons in both New York and Los Angeles, and is pursuing a career as a professional actress.

In September 2006, Reid became the latest Canadian to grace "Playboy" magazine, where she is featured in a six-page photo spread. However, she was neither on the magazine cover or the featured playmate of the month in that issue. Hilton, on the other hand, has turned down offers to pose for "Playboy" several times, even though she was on the cover in 2005.

Reid also made it to the finals on the ABC series "The Next Best Thing" as Paris Hilton.

External links

* [http://www.natalie-reid.com Official Website]
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* [http://www.myspace.com/natalieparislookalike Natalie Reid] at MySpace
* [http://www.myspace.com/natalienirvana Natalie Reid] at MySpace
* [http://www.americansuperstarmag.com/hollywood_gossip/Nov07/Natalie_Reid_Says_Forget_Paris.php Natalie Reid Says 'Forget Paris' ("American Superstar" Magazine feature)]