Lindsay Lohan received a present she won't forget - she was paid a staggering $70,000 to host her own birthday bash.

The star turns 23 on Thursday and she made sure the day would be a profitable one by agreeing to be paid to party at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

The venue handed over $70,000 just for the actress to enjoy herself at the pool-side event last Saturday, according to New York gossip column PageSix.

As part of the deal, Lohan was expected to pose for snappers, and she did it in style - swapping her bathing costume five times.

But it seems the star couldn't persuade her celebrity pals to join in the money-spinning mission - her on/off girlfriend Samantha Ronson was absent from the festivities.

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