2004 — Tinkerbell, the chihuahua who started a trend, goes missing

AUG 18 2004 · 12:00

Her teacup chihuahua Tinkerbell — tucked into a handbag on The Simple Life — kicked off the Y2K dog-as-accessory craze. When Tinkerbell briefly vanished in August 2004, Hilton posted a $5,000 reward; the dog was found within the week, and the saga ran on every front page.