 Paris Hilton is ready to have a Ball | |
Paris is taking Vienna by storm. Hotel heiress and celebutante Paris Hilton is on the guest list for next week's elegant Opera Ball, the society event of the season, and her impending visit is the talk of the town — for all the wrong reasons.
Hilton's swing through town for the lavish Feb. 15 ball — the hottest ticket in Vienna — comes just a few weeks after she pleaded no contest to alcohol-related reckless driving, then sued to stop a Web site from peddling personal photos, videos, diaries and other items.
"This makes a farce of the Opera Ball," sniffed Barbara Kroth, a retired real estate agent who said she always looks forward to the annual affair at the 137-year-old State Opera House "because of the quality it represents." | 
