June, 07
According to mum Kathy, when Paris came out of the Century Regional Correctional Facility in LA she was "covered in scratches and bruises from the thin sheets", and the 27-year-old socialite vowed to be "more grateful for everything I have" and promised to turn her life around.

July, 07
In her first post-prison interview, Paris revealed to Larry King that she was already involved with charity work, not just at home - she hosted a fundraiser for kids with spinal injuries - but around the world, "I've met with philanthropists... we'll be doing stuff all over the world".

August, 07
Paris didn't have time this month to help the needy as she was busy giving away her own money after settling a Dhs40 million defamation lawsuit with actress Zeta Graff who accused the socialite of spreading "vicious lies" about her.

September, 07
No time to help others this month either, as she partied in LA and Vegas (along with with Brit's ex K-Fed) after a grilling on the David Letterman Show.

October, 07
Firmly back in party mode just four months after her release, Paris postponed a charity trip to "help save some people's lives" in Rwanda because she was "restructuring and figuring things out". Nine months later and she must still be "figuring things out" because Paris still hasn't been...

November, 07
The launch of her perfume, Can Can, pictured her in a sexy burlesque outfit... hardly the wardrobe of someone who promised to "show a different side of me".

December, 07
La Hilton painted herself gold in the name of charity, as the spokesperson for the RICH Water Foundation's drought campaign, saying, "It is important to give back if you have been as blessed as we have". A good deed or an excuse to show off her Goldfinger impression?

February, 08
Paris rushed to her 18-year-old brother Barron's side when he was arrested for DUI and helped him through the whole case.

March, 08
Officially in love with Benji Madden, Paris heads to Istanbul to judge the Miss Turkey competition and then on to South Africa as part of the Good Charlotte tour and hung out some young fans at the Jakaranda Kinderhuis School in Pretoria.

April, 08
Perfecting her role as the perfect housewife, Paris is behaving herself at home "cooking lasagne for Benji... he loves it!"

May, 08
Paris denies trying to buy a puppy to use "as an accessory in a photoshoot", and took her reality TV camera crew to a pet adoption shelter instead, so she could "spread the word about how these animals need loving owners".

June, 08
A year after her release, Paris makes an "extremely generous" donation to the Children's Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases and reveals she's "Proud to make a donation and lend my name to the fundraising effort to help children who are facing terribly serious illnesses." The sign of more good deeds to come? Watch this space!