Harvard Comedy Mag Names Paris Hilton ‘Woman Of The Year’

January 11, 2008

It’s not a degree from the Ivy League School, but Paris Hilton managed to get top honors from Harvard anyway. Harvard Lampoon, the school’s comedy magazine, honored the Hollywood socialite and star of the forthcoming The Hottie and the Nottie with their Woman of the Year award.

Founded in 1876, the Harvard Lampoon is the world’s oldest continually published humor magazine. The Lampoon has many accomplished alumni including Conan O’Brien, John Updike and William Randolph Hearst.

Hilton will be on campus Feb. 6 to accept the award and speak publicly to the university’s student body. The entire Harvard undergraduate community will be invited to attend the ceremony at which Hilton is expected to give an acceptance speech.

Hilton is doing a multi-city tour to promote the release of The Hottie and the Nottie, which opens in theaters nationwide on Feb. 8 to coincide with Valentine’s Day. Tour stops include the Sundance Film Festival, Dallas, Philadelphia, New York and Los Angeles.