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The City star Whitney Port totes around her Longchamp Le Pliage “Floral Flights” bag as she strolls through LAX Airport in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

Her spin-off series pulled in 1.6 million viewers for it’s Monday premiere. The 23-year-old reality star took to her blog to talk about her new show,

She writes, “So the episode introduced you guys to a lot of new people! First came Olivia [Palermo], who I met on my first day at Diane Von Furstenberg. I was already so nervous for my first day there, and it became even worse when I met her because she seemed so experienced! Olivia taught me what a socialite really is — I mean I sort of knew the parameters of what it takes to be a “social” considering I have grown up in Hollywood, but I found it so interesting that you can be completely self-made in the cutthroat environment that is New York City!”

15+ photos of Whitney Port’s floral flight… More Here! »

The Hills star Whitney Port cozies up to boyfriend Jay Lyon at the Patron Naughty or Nice Party with NY Cares Coat Drive and MTV’s The City party.

Whitney’s spin-off series, The City, premieres this Monday, Dec. 29 @ 10PM ET/PT. Pictured below is Adam (red tie), another cast member of The City. Check out the two guys’ bios below!

Jay Lyon, 24 - An Australian musician and the new love in Whitney’s life until a face from her past threatens to end their romance just as it begins. He adores Whitney and is newly out of a long-term relationship but there are so many temptations lurking around every corner of New York City.

Adam Senn, 24 - A restaurant owner and model from Texas, Adam is Jay’s best friend and roommate. Adam is completely devoted to his model girlfriend who travels the world constantly, but when she’s away, Adam finds out the hard way that the pressures of balancing love and success in the big city can quickly build.

The Hills star Whitney Port is premiering her own reality show spin-off on MTV called The City. We’ll see the 23-year-old career girl rubbing shoulders with socialites and working her new job at Diane Von Furstenberg.

Check out this new promo pic of Whitney in New York’s Meatpacking District with her City pals Olivia Palermo (left) and Erin Lucas (right).

Everyone’s legs are like toothpicks!

The City airs on Monday, Dec. 29 @ 10 p.m. ET/PT. Check out the trailer at MTV.com.

Whitney Port is trading in Los Angeles and The Hills for her own NYC reality show, The City. But is she the next Carrie Bradshaw?

On her cast mates from The Hills: “I still talk to them every now and again—obviously, we’ve been part of such a big thing together, so we’re close in that way—but I was never too close with Audrina and Heidi. But Lauren and I talk. If anybody knows what I’m going through right now it’s her.”

On how she came to be on reality TV: “I had an interview [for an internship at Teen Vogue] and then got a phone call from MTV a couple of days later. They were like, ‘We’re shooting this documentary-style TV show about girls growing up in L.A. and the fashion industry, blah blah blah’ and I was like, ‘OK that’s interesting, whatever.’ And the next thing I knew they wanted to cast me on the show. But I was really just trying to get the job at Teen Vogue!”

On why the guys in New York City are better than in L.A.: “I was recently in L.A., and I couldn’t help but think, ‘Oh my gosh, everyone is kind of the exact same here.’ You have all these guys in the entertainment industry who are just trying to be smooth and super-cool. The guys [in New York] are [still] trying to be cool—guys do that everywhere—but they’re more confident and they know what they want.”

On handling her critics: “I’ve never really noticed anyone giving me a hard time. Maybe they are and I’m just naïve. But I figure if I just stay true to myself and I am the Whitney that I’ve always been, people will look at me not as Whitney from the show, but as a human being.”

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Source confirm to E! News that MTV is officially spinning off The Hills into Whitney Port’s own reality TV series.

Emily Brill, the 20-something daughter of Steve Brill, the founder of Court TV (now known as TruTV), blogged about the news last week.

She wrote, “Last night, MTV’s The City (The Hills spinoff starring Whitney Port) shot a dinner party scene at [socialite] Olivia Palermo’s apartment. Participants included Whitney, Whitney’s boyfriend and Olivia Palermo.”

The City, which will follow Whitney working for Diane von Furstenberg in NYC, is set to begin airing in early 2009.