Paris Hilton is looking back to 20 years ago when she was a star on the rise.

The 44-year-old blonde beauty was often seen partying with friends such as Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan, whom the New York Post famously called ‘bimbos.’

Now the mother-of-two has told the fall/winter issue 375 of I-D magazine that the press was often ‘abusive’ to her and her circle of celebrity pals.

‘During the 2000s, the media was so misogynistic—they would target certain girls, and there was a small group of us that they would constantly berate and abuse,’ said the Simple Life star.

‘It was extremely difficult to grow up in that way, having those few people who controlled the media control our storylines.’

Paris Hilton is looking back to 20 years ago when she was a star on the rise. The blonde beauty was often seen partying with friends such as Britney Spears and Lindsay Lohan , whom the New York Post famously called ‘bimbos’

Now the mother-of-two has told the fall/winter issue 375 of I-D magazine that the press was often ‘abusive’ to her and her circle of celebrity pals

The post use the headline Bimbo Summit over a photo of Lohan, Hilton and Spears in a Mercedes-Benz in 2006 after a night of partying at The Beverly Hills Hotel.

The image became an emblem of a misogynistic era of tabloid culture.

Overall, Hilton says she was misrepresented.

‘For so long, no matter what I did in my life, or how much I had accomplished, people only saw me as The Simple Life character, […] I wanted to show that there’s much more to me,’ said the pal of Nicole Richie and Kim Kardashian.

Hilton, photographed by Valentin Herfray and styled by Clare Byrne, talked to writer Emilia Petrarca in New York City. Paris modeled Karl Lagerfeld.

The Beta Issue is available to pre-order at i-D.co from September 8 and on sale at newsstands and specialty stores from September 22.

Hilton also spoke about being placed in a boarding school.

‘Rebellious types slept on mattresses in the hall with the lights on and doors open, […] Staff came along once in a while to poke us to make sure we were breathing—or just because—so I never really slept.

Hilton during Jo Malone luncheon to celebrate the opening of her new boutique in Beverly Hills at Beverly Hills Hotel in 2001

‘During the 2000s, the media was so misogynistic—they would target certain girls, and there was a small group of us that they would constantly berate and abuse,’ said the Simple Life star

‘It was extremely difficult to grow up in that way, having those few people who controlled the media control our storylines,’ she added

Overall, Hilton says she was misrepresented. ‘For so long, no matter what I did in my life, or how much I had accomplished, people only saw me as The Simple Life character, […] I wanted to show that there’s much more to me,’ said the pal of Nicole Richie

‘I just drifted in and out of this weird, twitchy state of semi-consciousness,’ added the perfume mogul.

‘My body was constantly on the alert, wired to wake up the instant someone touched me. If I dozed off, I went to a shallow nightmare place, haunted by an icky awareness of being watched.’

Speaking out about that school has brought her calm.

‘It feels like a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders… I feel like I can just be me and sparkle. It’s been life-changing.

‘I’m so proud of the strong woman I am and what I’ve been through, and it’s been extremely therapeutic and healing.’