The young heiress of the Hilton empire Paris Hilton has said she believes her imprisonment was a sign from God and she plans to stop acting dumb and put her influence to good use.

She also believes God has given her a new chance. Hilton called television journalist Barbara Walters on Sunday from the medical wing of a Los Angeles jail, where she is being held for violating probation for drunk driving. Later, Walters recounted the conversation on her ABC television show "The View" on Monday.

"I'm not the same person I was," Hilton told Walters. "I used to act dumb. It was an act. I am 26 years old, and that act is no longer cute. It is not who I am, nor do I want to be that person for the young girls who looked up to me."

"I feel that the purpose of my life is to be where I am," Hilton told Walters. "My spirit or soul did not like the way I was being seen and that is why I was sent to jail. God has released me."

The 26-year-old US socialite was sentenced in Los Angeles for violating a 36-month probation, after being caught driving with a suspended license.

Hilton was originally sentenced to 45 days in prison that was later reduced to 23 days.

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