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The World's Most Ridiculous Christmas Presents

The World's Most Ridiculous Christmas Presents
Vintage car with red gift bow attached parked on street outside Victorian style houses
Vintage car with red gift bow attached parked on street outside Victorian style houses

If money were no object, what would you buy the people in your life?

These superstars received some of the most lavish Christmas gifts imaginable from their labels, lovers, family - or they simply spoiled themselves.

Justin Bieber set himself up with a private G4 jet, snapping his Christmas charter on Instagram.

A G4 reportedly retails for around US$60 million, but since the Biebs was estimated to earn at least US$80 million last year alone, he can probably afford to splash out.

Kanye surprised Kim last Christmas with a custom Hermes handbag, hand-painted by George Condo.

The Hermes handbag alone goes for at least US$16,000, but the addition of George Condo - whose work features in the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and collections across the US and Europe - likely boosts the price quite a bit.

In 2012, one of Condo's artworks sold for more than US$1.3 million.

Designer and custom baby fashion from Stella McCartney, Giuseppe Zanotti, Charlotte Olympia and Hermes Paris. Zanotti shoes can sell for more than US$3,000, while McCartney onesies sell for a little over US$100.

Kanye and Kim might have decided they didn't go far enough in 2013 - because last Christmas the price tag for North's santa stocking went even higher, with the celeb couple buying her a diamond-encrusted tiara (US$62,000) and a miniature replica of Kanye's very own black SUV (US$12,000).

The undefeated champion boxer bought himself this 2014 Rolls Royce Wraith as an early Christmas gift.

The Wraith typically costs around $300,000 in the US - but that isn't much when you consider Mayweather took home north of two hundred million dollars in just one fight - after he beat out Manny Pacquiao in a battle billed The Fight of The Century and watched by millions worldwide.

Mayweather might struggle to find room in his garage for the Wraith - after all, he's already the proud owner of a Ferrari Enzo (which though released in 2003, still trades at more than a million dollars) and McClaren 650S (starting at US$441,500).

Iggy scored a massive diamond-covered, heart-shaped pendant necklace from fiance Nick Young.

It wasn't the last piece of ice he would gift rapper Azalea - in June of this year he proposed with a ring reportedly worth more than half a million dollars.

The LA Lakers star's Christmas gift to Iggy didn't go unrewarded after she dropped him a 1962 Chevy Impala.

Highly sought after by classic car enthusiasts, Impalas can go for up to US$100,000.

So it wasn't quite for Christmas - but in December 2012 Beyonce splashed out on a US$5 million dollar Hublot 'Big Bang' watch, encrusted with more than one thousand diamonds.

Jay-Z is a massive watch fan - once rapping he had so many watches "I need eight arms," but this piece is sure to take the cake.

Maybe they'll count that one as a combination Christmas/Birthday gift. Then again, with a combined net worth of around US$1 billion - maybe not.

The rapper posted his Bentley Continental GT snap and said "Work hard and buy your own presents for yourself."

The base model of a GT goes for more than US$200,000 - and that's without any of the bells and whistles Soulja Boy may have helped himself to. Still, we wouldn't blame him - he's rumoured to be worth around $23 million.

Rihanna found an original Jeff Koons sculpture at home, a Christmas gift from creative director Ciarra Pardo.

Koons - one of America's most critically acclaimed artists - holds the record for creating the most expensive artwork sold by a living artist. In 2013, his Balloon Dog (Orange)sold for US$58.4 million.

It's still a ridiculous Christmas present - but in the best kind of way. In 2009, one hundred of Oprah's employees and their families were treated to an all-expenses paid cruise around the Mediterranean at a cost of US$750,000.

Oprah has a history of surprising people and giving out extravagant gifts. In 2004, she gave a brand-new car to every member of her studio audience. In 2006, she gifted 50 young Americans with college scholarships.

Avoid the Christmas awkies this year. Add some Instant Scratch-Its to your gift!

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