SAEDNEWS: With much bigger budgets to play with, some stars have very impressive rocks – we're talking giant diamonds, coloured stones and one-of-a-kind designs.
SAEDNEWS: It’s no surprise that celebrities have possessed some of the world’s most expensive engagement rings, from Kim Kardashian‘s cushion-cut stone to Jackie O‘s Harry Winston sparkler. some stars, like Paris Hilton and Mariah Carey, never made it down the aisle with their gigantic gems. Although relationships don’t always last, diamonds, as they say, are forever.
Here, WWD details 15 of the world’s most expensive engagement rings.
Kate Upton became engaged to baseball player Justin Verlander in 2016. The model’s eight-carat round-cut diamond ring, designed by Anita Ko, is worth around $1.5 million.
When footballer Russell Wilson proposed to Ciara in 2016, he gifted her a 16-carat round brilliant-cut diamond ring.
As Beyonce said, “if you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it.” And Jay Z sure did with this 18 carat sparkler. The ring, deisgned by Lorraine Schwartz, reportedly cost over $5 million!
Kim Kardashian’s $4 million engagement ring made headlines once again in October, but for an unfortunate reason. The 20 carat stunner was stolen from the reality star when thieves robbed her at gunpoint while she was in Paris for Fashion Week
Hilton’s third engagement was to actor Chris Zylka, who proposed with a 20-carat pear-cut diamond ring. After they broke off their engagement, the heiress refused to return the $2 million bauble because Zylka reportedly received it for free from a close friend, jeweler Michael Green.
Blake Lively’s pink diamond sparkler, given to her by Ryan Reynolds, features a seven-carat oval-cut stone set in a rose gold halo band. Worth approximately $2.5 million, the ring was designed by celebrity jeweler Lorraine Schwartz, who also happens to be a close friend of Lively’s.
Melanie’s heavily airbrushed skin isn’t the only flawless-looking thing in her official White House portrait. The First Lady sported a 25-carat emerald cut diamond ring her husband Donald bought her for their 10th anniversary! The hunking sparkler was an upgrade from her 12-carat diamond engagement ring she got in 2004 which reportedly cost $1.5 million.
Kelly made headlines following her engagement to Prince Rainier III of Monaco. Cartier designed the actress’ stunning 10-carat emerald-cut ring, which is worth $44.3 million when adjusted for inflation.
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