Hilton visits Pretoria orphanage

Paris Hilton

US socialite Paris Hilton visited a children's home in Pretoria today - hours after arriving in the country.

She is in South Africa to support her boyfriend Benji Madden, whose rock band Good Charlotte performs at a rock festival in Johannesburg tomorrow.

This is Hilton's first visit to South Africa and most of the more than 200 children at the Jacaranda Children's Home instantly recognised the star.

Hilton spent two hours touring the orphanage which is home to children between the ages of three and 18 years. She spent most of her time with the younger children - out of sight of the dozens of photographers present.

Hilton received proudly South African ostrich feathered "shawls" from the children's home.