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LOS ANGELES: Celebrity socialite Paris Hilton went from a red-carpeted Hollywood soiree to a spartan Los Angeles prison cell on Tuesday, surrendering herself early to serve a 45-day jail sentence.

Hilton, 26, heir to her family's hotel fortune, turned herself in to police at the Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles late last night, in an attempt to foil the crush of media attention, a spokeswoman with the county sheriff's office, Maribel Rizo said.

Hilton was accompanied by her mother, her younger sister Nicky, and her attorney Richard Hutton.

Police then drove her to the Century Regional Detention Facility, the county women's jail in the Los Angeles suburb of Lynwood, some 25 kilometers from her mansion in the Hollywood foothills.

A judge sentenced Paris Hilton to 45 days for violating the terms of her probation, after being arrested for driving with a suspended license, but she could be released after 23 for good behaviour, court officials said.

Police had pulled the heiress over in February while she was on probation for a previous drunk driving violation.

Just ahead of checking into jail, Paris Hilton made a glittering red-carpet appearance wearing a black strapless dress at the MTV Music Awards. She was the center of attention, with event hosts cracking jokes about her difficulties.

The roundabout route to prison one day earlier than expected was designed to throw off the army of paparazzi camped out in front of the women's jail, creating a potential safety hazard, police said.

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