Paris Hilton's mother Kathy is to host a "humourous" Apprentice-style reality series.

I Want To Be A Hilton, airing on NBC this summer, follows fourteen contestants as they compete for "the opportunity to live the glamorous caviar-and-champagne lifestyle."

A press release explained the format: "Immersing them in the New York society scene, Hilton educates the contestants in the do's-and-don'ts of haute couture, etiquette and even how to handle an unforgiving press. At the conclusion of each episode, Hilton eliminates the candidates based on the results of weekly challenges. The finalist wins an extravagant prize package and the opportunity to live the high life, a la a Hilton, for a year."

The series premieres Tuesday, June 21.