Liz turns 75 in style

Updated 14.41 Thu Mar 01 2007

Elizabeth Taylor has celebrated her 75th birthday in true showbiz style.

The film legend dazzled at a New Orleans-themed party in Las Vegas.

" I love Las Vegas and I've done my big seven-five here because its a fun place" - Elizabeth Taylor

She was flanked by her four children and famous friends spanning the generations - from model Kathy Ireland to former rival Debbie Reynolds.

Taylor suffers from chronic back pain and appeared in a wheelchair, but her spirits were undampened.

She made a cheerful entrance to the Ritz-Carlton Lake Las Vegas Hotel escorted by her sons, Michael and Christopher Wilding, and daughters, Maria Burton and Liza Todd, en route to her party at a restaurant in the property.

She said: " I love Las Vegas and I've done my big seven-five here because its a fun place."

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