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{{Short description|Reality television show}}
{{Infobox television
| image        = Bfflogo4.jpg
| caption      =
| camera       =
| runtime      = 60 minutes
| starring     = [[Paris Hilton]]
| opentheme    = "[[My BFF (song)|My BFF]]" by [[Paris Hilton]]
| endtheme     =
| country      = [[United States]]<br>[[United Arab Emirates]]
| network      = [[MTV]] <small>(International)</small><br>[[Dubai One]]
| first_aired  = {{Start date|2011|4}}
| last_aired   = {{End date|2011|6}} <small>(Europe)</small>
| num_seasons  = 1
| num_episodes = 9 ([[List of Paris Hilton's Dubai BFF episodes|List of episodes]])
| related      =
}}
'''''Paris Hilton's Dubai BFF''''' is a reality television series focusing on [[Paris Hilton]] as she searches for her new best friend in [[Dubai]]. It is the second and last spin-off of ''[[Paris Hilton's My New BFF]]'' (2008–2009). After a number of delays, the series aired on several MTV stations  worldwide in 2011.
==Series overview==
[[Image:Dubaibff.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Partial Dubai BFF cast at press conference]]
{{main|List of Paris Hilton's Dubai BFF episodes}}
''Paris Hilton's Dubai BFF'', filmed in the [[United Arab Emirates]], follows Hilton as she puts a group of twenty-three young women from all throughout the world, but currently living in Dubai, through a series of tests to see who would best complement her lifestyle. Hilton had also never been to Dubai before, so part of the show includes her initial reactions to her first trip to the United Arab Emirates. This is the first format of the series not to include any male contestants.<ref name="Paris Hilton pursues Mideast 'BFF'">{{cite news|url = https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118004397.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&nid=2563|title = Paris Hilton pursues Mideast 'BFF'|publisher=Variety | first=Michael | last=Schneider | date=June 1, 2009}}</ref><ref name="Gurvis2011">{{cite book|last=Gurvis|first=Sandra|title=Paris Hilton: A Biography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=aVa1lQheINwC&pg=PA106|access-date=2 December 2012|date=2011-01-04|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=9780313379406|pages=106–}}</ref>
In a fashion similar to Onch during the American version's [[Paris Hilton's My New BFF (season 2)|second season]], the show features a co-host. [[Nayla Al Khaja]], a Dubai filmmaker and friend of Hilton's, filled this role. While being an integral part of the show, including during eliminations and providing updates to the contestants, Al Khaja also assisted Hilton as a guide while in the Middle East. The series is reported to feature a social event in The BED Lounge, a club in Dubai. Tickets to attend the event were sold freely.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-31967.htm|title = Paris Hilton to launch The Bed Lounge, at InterContinental Dubai Festival City|publisher = Eye of Dubai|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090616124623/http://www.eyeofdubai.com/v1/news/newsdetail-31967.htm|archive-date = June 16, 2009|df = mdy-all}}</ref> On June 12, 2011, it was revealed in the finale that Reem Al Alnezi became Paris Hilton's Dubai BFF.
==Contestants==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!Rank
!Country
!Name
!Episode eliminated
|-
!1
!{{flagicon|Kuwait}}
|bgcolor="pink"|'''Reem Al Alnezi'''
|colspan="4" style="background:gold; text-align:center;"|'''Winner'''
|-
!rowspan="2"|2–3
!{{flagicon|Iraq}}
|bgcolor="pink"|'''Dana Elemara'''
|rowspan="2"|Episode 8
|-
!{{flagicon|Qatar}}
|bgcolor="pink"|'''Dina Altaji'''
|-
!4
!{{flagicon|Canada}}
|bgcolor="pink"|'''Amy Marie Parker'''
| Episode 8
|-
!5
!{{flagicon|Iran}}
|bgcolor="pink"|'''Mandy Dabiri'''
|Episode 7
|-
!6
!{{flagicon|Italy}}
|bgcolor="pink"|'''Galareh Monajemi'''
|Episode 7
|-
!7
!{{flagicon|Croatia}}
|bgcolor="pink"|'''Branka Conda'''
|Episode 6
|-
!8
!{{flagicon|India}}
|bgcolor="pink"|'''Farhana Bodi'''
|Episode 5
|-
!9
!{{flagicon|Lebanon}}
|bgcolor="pink"|'''Christiane "Christy" Zeitouny'''
|rowspan="2"|Episode 4
|-
!10
!{{flagicon|Italy}}
|bgcolor="pink"|'''Marta Vezzaro'''
|-
!11
!{{flagicon|Egypt}}
|bgcolor="pink"|'''Bassant Shams'''
|Episode 3
|-
!12
!{{flagicon|Morocco}}
|bgcolor="pink"|'''Dalila Laaribi'''
|Episode 2
|-
!rowspan="12"|13–24
!{{flagicon|Syria}}
|bgcolor="pink"|'''Alaa''' "''Ally''" '''Alkhalil'''
|rowspan="12"|Episode 1
|-
!{{flagicon|Lebanon}}
|bgcolor="pink"|'''Angel Arbid'''
|-
!{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}}
|bgcolor="pink"|'''Nagris Khamraeva'''
|-
!{{flagicon|Canada}}
|bgcolor="pink"|'''Katra Abdinur'''
|-
!{{flagicon|Australia}}
|bgcolor="pink"|'''Monica'''
|-
!{{flagicon|UK}}
|bgcolor="pink"|'''Megan Brooks'''
|-
!{{flagicon|Russia}}
|bgcolor="pink"|[[Natalia Kapchuk]]
|-
!{{flagicon|Pakistan}}
|bgcolor="pink"|'''Liliya Afridi'''
|-
!{{flagicon|France}}
|bgcolor="pink"|'''Celina Batista'''
|-
!{{flagicon|South Africa}}
|bgcolor="pink"|'''Tarin Savage'''
|-
!{{flagicon|United States}}
|bgcolor="pink"|'''Kelly Haechler'''
|-
!{{flagicon|United Kingdom}}
|bgcolor="pink"|'''Yasmin Haring'''
|}
#{{note|1}} They were eliminated outside of panel.
==Elimination progress==
Table will be filled in as the season progresses and the announced contestants are eliminated.
<div style="font-weight:bold">
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!rowspan=2|Country!!rowspan=2|Contestants!!rowspan=2|Rank!!colspan=9|Episodes
|-
!1!!2!!3!!4!!5!!6!!7!!9
|-
!{{flagicon|Kuwait}}
|bgcolor="mistyrose"|Reem Al Alnezi
|'''''1st'''''
|SAFE
|SAFE
|SAFE
|bgcolor="blue"|<span style="color:white;">LOW</span>
|SAFE
|SAFE
|bgcolor="limegreen"|WIN
|bgcolor="hotpink"|BFF
|-
!{{flagicon|Iraq}}
|bgcolor="mistyrose"|Dana Elemara
|'''''2nd'''''
|SAFE
|SAFE
|bgcolor="violet"|<span style="color:white;">STAR</span>
|bgcolor="limegreen"|WIN
|bgcolor="limegreen"|WIN
|SAFE
|SAFE
|bgcolor="indigo"|<span style="color:white;">TTYS</span>
|-
!{{flagicon|Qatar}}
|bgcolor="mistyrose"|Dina Altaji
|'''''2nd'''''
|SAFE
|bgcolor="yellow"|LOW
|bgcolor="lightseagreen"|WIN
|bgcolor="magenta"|<span style="color:white;">STAR</span>
|bgcolor="limegreen"|WIN
|SAFE
|bgcolor="limegreen"|WIN
|bgcolor="indigo"|<span style="color:white;">TTYS</span>
|-
!{{flagicon|CAN}}
|bgcolor="mistyrose"|Amy Marie Parker
|'''''4th'''''
|SAFE
|SAFE
|SAFE
|SAFE
|bgcolor="yellow"|LOW
|bgcolor="blue"|<span style="color:white;">LOW</span>
|bgcolor="blue"|<span style="color:white;">LOW</span>
|bgcolor="red"|TTYS
|-
!{{flagicon|Iran}}
|bgcolor="mistyrose"|Mandy Dabiri
|'''''5th'''''
|SAFE
|SAFE
|SAFE
|SAFE
|SAFE
|SAFE
|bgcolor="red"|TTYS
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=8|
|-
!{{flagicon|ITA}}
|bgcolor="mistyrose"|Gelareh Monajemi
|'''''6th'''''
|SAFE
|SAFE
|SAFE
|SAFE
|bgcolor="violet"|<span style="color:white;">STAR</span>
|bgcolor="blue"|<span style="color:white;">LOW</span>
|bgcolor="red"|TTYS
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=8|
|-
!{{flagicon|Croatia}}
|bgcolor="mistyrose"|Branka Conda
|'''''7th'''''
|SAFE
|bgcolor="limegreen"|WIN
|bgcolor="blue"|<span style="color:white;">LOW</span>
|bgcolor="limegreen"|WIN
|SAFE
|bgcolor="orange"|<span style="color:black;">TTYN</span>
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=8|
|-
!{{flagicon|India}}
|bgcolor="mistyrose"|Farhana Bodi
|'''''8th'''''
|SAFE
|SAFE
|SAFE
|bgcolor="blue"|<span style="color:white;">LOW</span>
|bgcolor="red"|TTYS
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=8|
|-
!{{flagicon|Lebanon}}
|bgcolor="mistyrose"|Christiane Zeitouny
|'''''9th'''''
|SAFE
|bgcolor="limegreen"|WIN
|SAFE
|bgcolor="red"|TTYS
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=8|
|-
!{{flagicon|Italy}}
|bgcolor="mistyrose"|Marta Vezzaro
|'''''10th'''''
|SAFE
|bgcolor="limegreen"|WIN
|SAFE
|bgcolor="red"|TTYS
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=8|
|-
!{{flagicon|Egypt}}
|bgcolor="mistyrose"|Bassant Shams
|'''''11th'''''
|SAFE
|bgcolor="violet"|<span style="color:white;">STAR</span>
|bgcolor="red"|TTYN
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=8|
|-
!{{flagicon|Morocco}}
|bgcolor="mistyrose"|Dalila Laaribi
|'''''12th'''''
|SAFE
|bgcolor="red"|TTYN
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=9|
|-
!{{flagicon|Syria}}
|bgcolor="mistyrose"|Alaa Alkhalil
|'''''13th'''''
|bgcolor="indigo"|<span style="color:white;">TTYN</span>
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=10|
|-
!{{flagicon|Lebanon}}
|bgcolor="mistyrose"|Angel Arbid
|'''''13th'''''
|bgcolor="indigo"|<span style="color:white;">TTYN</span>
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=10|
|-
!{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}}
|bgcolor="mistyrose"|Nagris Khamraeva
|'''''13th'''''
|bgcolor="indigo"|<span style="color:white;">TTYN</span>
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=10|
|-
!{{flagicon|Canada}}
|bgcolor="mistyrose"|Katra Abdinur
|'''''13th'''''
|bgcolor="indigo"|<span style="color:white;">TTYN</span>
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=10|
|-
!{{flagicon|Australia}}
|bgcolor="mistyrose"|Monica
|'''''13th'''''
|bgcolor="indigo"|<span style="color:white;">TTYN</span>
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=10|
|-
!{{flagicon|UK}}
|bgcolor="mistyrose"|Megan Brooks
|'''''18th'''''
|bgcolor="indigo"|<span style="color:white;">TTYN</span>
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=10|
|-
!{{flagicon|Russia}}
|bgcolor="mistyrose"|[[Natalia Kapchuk]]
|'''''19th'''''
|bgcolor="black"|<span style="color:white;">TTYN</span>
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=4|
|bgcolor="aqua"|BACK
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=2|
|-
!{{flagicon|Pakistan}}
|bgcolor="mistyrose"|Liliya Afridi
|'''''19th'''''
|bgcolor="black"|<span style="color:white;">TTYN</span>
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=10|
|-
!{{flagicon|France}}
|bgcolor="mistyrose"|Celina Batista
|'''''19th'''''
|bgcolor="black"|<span style="color:white;">TTYN</span>
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=10|
|-
!{{flagicon|South Africa}}
|bgcolor="mistyrose"|Tarin Savage
|'''''19th'''''
|bgcolor="black"|<span style="color:white;">TTYN</span>
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=10|
|-
!{{flagicon|United States}}
|bgcolor="mistyrose"|Kelly Haechler
|'''''19th'''''
|bgcolor="black"|<span style="color:white;">TTYN</span>
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=10|
|-
!{{flagicon|United Kingdom}}
|bgcolor="mistyrose"|Yasmin Haring
|'''''24th'''''
|bgcolor="black"|<span style="color:white;">TTYN</span>
|bgcolor="#CCCCCC" colspan=10|
|-
|}</div>
;Key
:{{Color box|violet|border=darkgray}} The contestant are the Little Star and won the challenge.
:{{Color box|lightseagreen|border=darkgray}} The contestant was originally put up for discussion, but the decision was reversed, because won the challenge.
:{{Color box|blue|border=darkgray}} The contestant was up for discussion, but was safe.
:{{Color box|pink|border=darkgray}} The contestant is a female and not an Arabic citizen but currently living in Dubai.
:{{Color box|red|border=darkgray}} The contestant was eliminated.
:{{Color box|black|border=darkgray}} The contestant was eliminated by Nayla.
:{{Color box|indigo|border=darkgray}} The contestant was eliminated outside of panel.
:{{Color box|limegreen|border=darkgray}} The contestant won the episode's challenge and was safe from elimination.
:{{Color box|magenta|border=darkgray}} The contestant was named Paris Hilton's Little Star.
:{{Color box|aqua|border=darkgray}} The contestant is guest.
:{{Color box|hotpink|border=darkgray}} The contestant became Paris' new BFF.
:{{Color box|yellow|border=darkgray}} The contestant won the challenge but was put up for discussion
:{{Color box|orange|border=darkgray}} The contestant was the Little Star and was eliminated.
:'''TTYN''' – Talk To You Never, the goodbye message for eliminated contestants.
:'''TTYS''' – Talk To You Soon, the goodbye message for eliminated contestants that Paris wants to keep in touch but not be best friends, Just Friends.
;Note:
* Yasmin, Tarin, Kelly, Liliya, Natalia & Celina was eliminated outside of panel, and was eliminated by Nayla (co-host).
* In Episode 4 has a double elimination first part the bottom 2 was Farhana and Marta; the second part the bottom 2 was Reem and Christy.
* Dana is the second contestant that was in the final without any time in the bottom.
* Amy was the first contestant that was in the bottom most consecutive times (three times).
* Mandy is the first contestant with most "SAFE" status (six times).
* Marta was the first TTYS elimination on this season.
==Production==
===Filming===
Production lasted for seventeen days, beginning in June 2009, and the finale then concluded with a final shoot in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118004397.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&nid=2563|title = Paris Hilton pursues Mideast 'BFF'|publisher = Variety | first=Michael | last=Schneider | date=June 1, 2009}}</ref> In December 2009, Hilton updated her [[Twitter]] saying that she was recording voice-over and interview scenes for the series,<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.twitter.com/ParisHilton/status/6940540307|title = Paris Hilton Tweets about Dubai BFF |publisher = Twitter}}</ref> and in April 2010, it was reported that she had just her finished work on the series.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://spicezee.zeenews.com/articles/story59532.htm|title = Paris Hilton enjoying being single|publisher = Zeenews.com}}</ref>
===Cultural difficulties===
Ziad Batal, Dubai One executive, explained that this version "would have to be compatible with cultural sensitivities as Hilton is known for her wild partying."<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2009/04/03/69839.html|title = Paris Hilton to film "My New Best Friend" in Dubai!|publisher=Al Arabiya}}</ref> Ish Entertainment co-founder Michael Hirschhorn expanded on this, explaining that the Dubai production would not be as racy as the American or English editions. Alcohol, normally a reality television staple, did not play a role on this version. Swearing, sexually explicit conversation or risqué clothing were kept to a minimum. The production had to receive several layers of approval before moving forward, and even [[Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum]], the ruler of Dubai, had to give his blessing.
===Delays===
Legal issues delayed the airing of this version for over a year. While it was originally expected to air in 2010,<ref name="ParisHiltonSite">{{cite web|url = http://www.parishiltonsite.net/paris-hiltons-dubai-bff-may-air-in-late-2010/|title = Paris Hilton's Dubai BFF may air in late 2010 |publisher = ParisHiltonSite}}</ref> Lionsgate Television executives claim producers at Uniqon Emirates, LLC signed a written agreement, worth US$8 million, to co-produce and distribute ''Paris Hilton's Dubai BFF'' in the Middle East. Uniqon Emirates failed to pay more than US$4.7 million to cover the production and distribution costs and Lionsgate filed a federal suit for breach of contract in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles on February 2, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/hiltons-tv-show-caught-up-in-lawsuit_1130903|title = Hilton's Tv Show Caught Up In Lawsuit |date = 3 February 2010 |publisher = ContactMusic}}</ref> No official outcome for the suit was announced, but the series failed to air on [[Dubai One]], the announced original network for this version.
==Broadcast==
After MTV, the original stakeholders for the franchise, assumed worldwide airing rights for ''Dubai BFF'',<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.7days.ae/storydetails.php?id=104485&page=local%20news&title=Paris%20Hilton's%20Dubai%20BFF%20show%20to%20finally%20air|title = Paris Hilton's Dubai BFF show to finally air|publisher = 7days.ae}}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> the series debuted on various MTV networks globally throughout 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.tvlatina.tv/articles/display/16592|title = MTV presentó novedades de programación para 2011 |publisher = tvlatina.tv}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.leblogtvnews.com/article-paris-hilton-s-dubai-bff-diffuse-des-le-17-avril-68804066.html|title = "Paris Hilton's Dubai BFF" diffusé dès le 17 avril |publisher = leblogtvnews.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.parishiltonsite.net/confirmed-paris-hiltons-dubai-bff-to-air-on-mtv-germany/|title = Paris Hilton's Dubai BFF to air on MTV Germany |publisher = parishiltonsite.net}}</ref> It aired on [[MTV Latin America]], [[MTV Australia]], [[MTV UK and Ireland]] and mainland European MTV stations. However, it did not air in North America.
==References==
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{{Paris Hilton's My New BFF}}
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[[Category:2009 Emirati television series debuts]]
[[Category:2011 Emirati television series debuts]]
[[Category:Emirati reality television series]]
[[Category:Reality television spin-offs]]
[[Category:Paris Hilton]]
[[Category:2000s Emirati television series]]
[[Category:2010s Emirati television series]]