Paris Hilton's My New BFF (season 1)


The first season of Paris Hilton's My New BFF, also known simply as My New BFF and Paris Hilton's American Best Friend Forever internationally, premiered in the United States on September 30, 2008 and is the first incarnation of the My New BFF franchise. 16 women and 2 men competed in challenges in an attempt to become her new best friend.
Though Hilton was forbidden from revealing the winner before the show had fully aired, she had on two separate occasions accidentally referred to the winner as a "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, thus inadvertently narrowing down the contestants.
On December 2, 2008, it was revealed in the finale that Brittany Flickinger became Paris' BFF.

Contestant Selections

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.

Elimination Table



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Contestants

  1. They were eliminated outside of panel.
  2. She was eliminated by Corrie, who was instructed by Paris to choose a contestant to leave.
  3. She was initially not up for discussion. Shelley and Corrie were, but Paris felt that Shelley – who was picked for elimination by Vanessa – did not deserve to be up for elimination. She was then asked to switch spots with Kayley.

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DVD Releases

Thus far, the only DVD release confirmed for the franchise is this season, in Australia, on September 29, 2010.