Hilary Duff was from Houston. She was also the nation's hottest teen star—a sweetheart princess meticulously crafted by Disney.
The American entertainment industry loved to create "sweetheart princesses," and Hilary Duff was the preeminent example of her generation. At just seventeen, she had already achieved immense fame. She was the most popular teen star among adolescents, a triple threat in film, television, and music. Her representative work on television was *Lizzie McGuire*, and she also had box office hits like *Agent Cody Banks*. Her accomplishments as a singer were equally impressive. Her debut album, *Santa Claus Lane*, sold 500,000 copies, and her second solo album released last year, *Metamorphosis*, sold a staggering five million.
