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PARIS IS PRETTY IN GRAY
(Thursday, 10:30pm)
The newly renovated Mondrian hotel in Hollywood, CA was packed with celebrities who came out to check out the revamped chic hotel and support "charity: water," an organization which provides clean water to underprivileged countries all over the world. Paris Hilton, wearing a sleek gray dress (see above), primped in the ladies room, making sure her lipstick was picture perfect, before walking out to the lobby to pose for the cameras in front of the newly renovated, exclusive lounge area of the hotel. Paris was accompanied by four friends but there was no sign of boyfriend Benji Madden. But Benji's absence didn't seem to bother Miss Hilton, who texted on her cell phone and laughed with her pals in between posing for photos. Guests sipped on bottled water from charity: water. [Photo: WireImage]