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Paris Hilton posted a photo of her as an 18-year-old after her return from Provo Canyon School (Instagram/Provo Canyon website)
Paris Hilton famously declared in her YouTube Original documentary 'This Is Paris' that she suffered emotional and physical abuse as a teenager when she attended Provo Canyon School in Utah. And on Thursday, January 21, the 39-year-old shared pictures from when she was 18, which were taken shortly after returning home to New York from the boarding school.
Hilton posted the portraits and wrote that she could "see the pain in [her] eyes," adding that her younger self was just "trying to block out the painful memories." She wrote: "These photos were taken when I was 18 and had recently came home from the horrible experiences I went through at #ProvoCanyonSchool. I can see the pain in my eyes. I was so traumatized that I pretended everything was okay, trying to block out the painful memories. �� Looking at this now, I know that the teen me would be so incredibly proud of the woman I am today. Being brave and using my voice to make a difference and save children from having to endure the abuse myself and so many others have had to go through. #iSeeYouSurvivor #BreakingCodeSilence �� "