Nicky Hilton has quashed rumours that she is suffering from an eating disorder after pictures of her emerged looking rather gaunt.

The designer and hotel owner puts the speculation of her dramatic weight loss down to “unflattering” photos.

Speaking at the launch of her fashion range at L.A. Fashion Week, the sister of Paris Hilton said: "There's no truth to any starvation, eating disorders, rumours.

“I think the press has been printing a lot of pictures of me from unflattering angles.

"My friends see the pictures and they're like, 'Oh my god, are you OK?' And then they see me, and they're like 'Oh ... ' It's really not that interesting or true."

Click here to see pictures of Paris Hilton and her new boyfriend Benji Madden at the launch of Nicky’s fashion range.