Hotel heiress Paris Hilton has reportedly onfessed that she believed in Santa Claus until she was 17 years ld.

The Simple Life star, who recently broke off her engagement with reek shipping heir Paris Latsis claiming she was too young to et married, has revealed that she always treasured the Christmas olidays, until somebody shattered her childhood illusions, by elling her there is no such thing as 'Santa Clause'.

"A mean person told me it wasn't true," Femalefirst quoted her, s saying.

However, seven years down the line, since her 17th birthday, the 4-year-old still celebrates 'Christmas', and this year she hopes to receive a Bentley convertible and a pair of 150,000 dollars diamond earrings from Father Christmas. (ANI)