Paris Hilton Got Her Hair Braided, So She Must Be at Burning Man: The Best Instagrams to Emerge So Far
The annual Burning Man festival, which sees the construction of a small tent-opolis in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert each year, got underway Sunday, bringing out devotees of the bacchanal—self-described “Burners”—clad in the usual Barbie-meets-Mad Max fantasy looks. (After all, the festival even offers a custom tailoring table for any inevitable wardrobe malfunctions.) For the uninitiated, the festival, which was founded in 1986, has garnered a reputation as a hedonistic spectacle for prominent Hollywood and Silicon Valley figures, a weeklong spirit quest of sorts during which participants make “theme camps” in the temporary Black Rock City. (This year’s themes include such heady titles as “)(Aloha = H’Aloha,” “404: Village Not Found,” and “”#Octothorpe.”) It has earned so much cult appeal that its attendees regularly post throwbacks to previous years’ festivals in the lead-up to the latest installment, often with lengthy postscripts about the experience. Last year, supermodel and actress Cara Delevingne was in the crowd, as was Vikings* star Gaia Weiss; this year, Paris Hilton has made the pilgrimage yet again. Cell phones might be verboten at Burning Man, but what’s the point in having a geotag if you’re not going to Instagram the experience? Here, see a few of the best moments from Burning Man 2017 thus far.
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French actress Gaia Weiss after last year’s Burning Man festival. Photo by @gaiaweiss.
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Paris Hilton with model Brandi Howe at Burning Man. Photo by @parishilton.
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Model Shanina Shaik at Burning Man festival in Black Rock City, Nevada, August 2017. Photo by @shaninamshaik.
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Paris Hilton, foremost “#burnerbae,” at the Burning Man festival in Black Rock, Nevada, August 2017. Photo by @parishilton.
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Model Shanina Shaik was extremely ready for Burning Man this year. Photo by @shaninamshaik.
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Stock car racer Jimmie Johnson at the Burning Man festival in Black Rock, Nevada, August 2017. Photo by @jimmiejohnson.
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Victoria’s Secret model Sara Sampaio made her way to Burning Man for the third time this year. Photo by @sarasampaio.
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Model Nikki Marinus at the Burning Man festival in Black Rock, Nevada, August 2017. Photo by @nikkimarinus.
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DJ and musician Jamie Jones at Burning Man in Black Rock, Nevada, August 2017. Photo by @jamiejonesmusic.
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Turkish It girl and designer Seyma Subasi at Burning Man festival in Black Rock, Nevada, August 2017. Photo by @seymasubasi.
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Model Patience Silva posted a throwback to an earlier Burning Man festival in honor of the annual gathering in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert. Photo by @patiencesilva.
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Ahead of this year’s Burning Man festival, Paris Hilton posted a throwback to her braids, which she had done yet again for the 2017 festival by stylist Chris Dylan. Photo by @parishilton.
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Sara Sampaio on a segway during Burning Man in Black Rock, Nevada, August 2017. Photo by @sarasampaio.
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Not only did model Natalia Kapchuk Instagram her own Burning Man experience—she also posted stills from the Daily Mail’s coverage of the event. Photo by @kapchuk.
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Paris Hilton offered daily updates from Burning Man 2017. Photo by @parishilton.
