Long before her infamous downfall, Ghislaine Maxwell had a fixation that had nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein — and everything to do with Paris Hilton .

Multiple insiders from Manhattan’s early-2000s nightlife scene spill that Maxwell, a convicted felon, was "creepily fixated" on the teenage heiress, convinced they were destined to be glamorous socialite besties — despite Paris not even knowing she existed.

“Ghislaine believed she and Paris were equals,” one insider says. “But Paris wasn’t thinking about Ghislaine at all. Ghislaine was stalking her glow.”

From Fashion Week to Velvet Ropes

Sources say Maxwell would plan her nights around Paris’s rumored whereabouts — from Fashion Week rooftops to after-hours lofts.

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