Paris Wants to Be Taken Seriously

Party girl/jailbird/heiress Paris Hilton is tired of being portrayed as a dumb blonde and wants to be taken seriously. Don't laugh. She's serious.

Paris sat down with Newsweek to discuss her upcoming 5 day charity trip to Rwanda...naturally the cameras will be following her every move.

"Before, my life was about having fun, going to parties-it was a fantasy. But when I had time to reflect, I felt empty inside. I want to leave a mark on the world," she tells Newsweek.

On her upcoming trip to Africa she said, "I'm scared, yeah. I've heard it's really dangerous. I've never been on a trip like this before. I love having everything documented. It shows people what everyday life is like for me, how hard I work. There are a lot of misconceptions about me."

Paris is currently filming a movie called "Repo! The Genetic Opera!" Hilton plays an heiress with an addiction to plastic surgery. That shouldn't be a stretch.

So do you guys think Paris has changed since her stint in jail or is this just another PR stunt?