San Diego, CA -- Don't accuse Paris Hilton and Nicole Ritchie of being plastic. They're actually cardboard.

"The Simple Life" stars are the latest celebrities who have been immortalized as lifesize cardboard cutouts by Advanced Graphics in Benicia, California, which specializes in the novelty gift.

The company has been cornering the cardboard cutout market for 20 years and VP Chuck Highlund says pop culture icons tend to shift over time but John Wayne, Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley are always big sellers.

Currently, Spider-Man is a hot hero and lifesize George W. Bush cutouts are selling very well, but "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" isn't slaying fans like it used to.

John Kerry models are just beginning to move on the market, but Highlund says Hilton and Ritchie are the ones that will do a stand-up job as cardboard cutouts.

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