Hilton had no less than 85,000 wannabes try out to be her new lap dog/sidekick/best friend. What do you have to do to win a place on the reality show? Have a hair color that flatters Paris?

About 85,000 people are seeking a chance to become Paris Hilton’s new sidekick on the hotel heiress’s new reality television show, I Wanna Be Paris’ New Best Friend, People magazine reported today.

Only 20 people out of the 85,000 will make it as finalists on the MTV show after being chosen by web surfers on the site ParisBFF.com.

The contestants will have to overcome a series of tests before Hilton decides who deserves to be the 27-year-old starlet’s new BFF, or “best friend forever.”

Sydney Morning Herald

I kind of doubt that Paris will stay friends with the unfortunate girl (or boy) for long, because she doesn’t seem to understand why they want to be her friend. It’s for the fame and glory! Paris has this to say about how hard it is for her to meet genuine people.

“It is hard meeting new people. Most of my friends I’ve had my entire life, like obviously my sister and Nicole Richie have been with me forever. So when I meet new people, I’m always a little wary of the reason they may want to become my friend. I can usually just tell by when we’re out in public and there’s paparazzi around, I see, you know, who gets a little bit too excited or whatever. I can tell how those people are.”

Associated Press

Paris, who apparently puts on her dumb blond persona for entertainment, says that she doesn’t want a friend who is only with her for the publicity, but is auditioning friends to be on a television show with her. How long do you think it will take for her to boot her new sidekick to the curb? I give it about 45 minutes after filming.

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