Paris Hilton's My New BFF (season 1)
The first season of Paris Hilton's My New BFF, also known simply as My New BFF and Paris Hilton's American Best Friend Forever internationally, premiered in the United States on September 30, 2008 and is the first incarnation of the "My New BFF" franchise. 16 women and 2 men competed in challenges in an attempt to become her new best friend. Though Hilton was forbidden from revealing the winner before the show had fully aired, she had on two occasions accidentally referred to the winner as a "she," first on  the September 25, 2008 airing of the "Late Show with David Letterman", and again on the October 7, 2008 airing of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show", thus inadvertently narrowing down the contestants. On December 2, 2008, it was revealed in the finale that Brittany Flickinger became Paris' BFF. Contestant Selections. Prior to production, a website was set up for potential contestants to submit their videos on why they should be Paris' BFF, and casting sessions were also set up. Initially, the 18 people with the highest votes from other users would go on the show. However, the ten contestants with the  most votes went on while the other eight were selected by the producers. DVD Releases. Thus far, the only DVD release confirmed for the franchise is this season, in Australia, on September 29, 2010.