Our modern culture sees diamonds as precious symbols of commitment, love, and status. Celebrities, heiresses, and millionaires have the good fortune to be able to afford the best, biggest, and most brilliant diamonds in existence. Wearing their treasures to red carpet events, out on the town, and for special photos shoots, these lucky women give us a glimpse into the fabulous life with the best diamonds in the world:
Madonna: As a style icon for the last three decades, Madonna has the ability to inspire her audience with black laced gloves, spiked bras, or even a red string bracelet, creating fashion trends along the way. And when it comes to diamonds, the Material Girl has a unique taste that includes a tasteful Edwardian style engagement ring, a worn-only-by-her diamond and amethyst necklace, and the epitome of pop star and fashion icon luxury, $10,000 mink and diamond eyelashes.
Priscilla Presley: Elvis had a passion for fine jewelry and made sure to spoil his wife, Priscilla Presley, with some of the best diamonds that the industry had to offer. Her 3.5 carat diamond wedding ring, made of 16 diamonds, is a thing of legend, having captivated fans at the time of their wedding on May 1, 1967.
Jennifer Lopez: J Lo, Perhaps this singer’s most popular diamond, Ben Affleck gifted her a 6.1 carat pink diamond engagement ring, reportedly worth over $1.2 million. However, engagement rings aside, the singer and actress has a long history with spectacular jewelry, such as the draping platinum and diamond chains she wore on American Idol and the exquisite diamond link bracelet she wore to the premiere of her movie, El Cantante.
Marilyn Monroe: Despite her famous number, Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend, Marilyn Monroe owned only one diamond, her platinum and diamond wedding ring, which featured 35 baguette cut stones. Instead of purchasing her own diamonds, she promoted various jewelers by wearing their pieces publicly. Among these pieces was The Moon, the famous and quite stunning 24 carat, pear-shaped, yellow diamond.
Paris Hilton: Paris Hilton may be going through a difficult time in the tabloids right now, but her jewelry collection is certainly one that none of us would mind having. During her engagement to Greek shipping heir Paris Latsis, Hilton sported an incredible 24-carat diamond and platinum ring that she reportedly had to retire because its weight weighed her down and hurt her finger. The singer, actress, and reality TV star has strutted down the catwalk, modeling over $3.5 million in diamonds, been a diamond spokesmodel, and augmented her personal collection with necklaces, earrings, and bracelets that she wears to special events.
Jennifer Aniston: The darling of the big screen, Jennifer Aniston’s life can sometimes seem like something right out of a movie, and this includes her providence with jewelry. Prior to her nuptials with Brad Pitt, her then-fiancé designed a white gold band engagement ring that showcased 20 beautiful diamonds. She has also been known to wear several other diamond pieces, including an elegant diamond crescent moon necklace.
Elizabeth Taylor: The most famous diamond lover of all, Elizabeth Taylor’s striking violet eyes, raven hair, and unique beauty were always best complemented by one of the diamonds from her personal collection. Among her most prized possessions are an antique diamond tiara, a 29 carat diamond ring, a 69 carat pear-shaped diamond (that has since been sold to fund a hospital), and a 33 carat Krupp Diamond ring. In order to share her passion with the world, Taylor has written a book entitled Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair with Jewelry, in which she shares photographs and the stories behind her incredible jewelry collection.
Diamonds are beautiful additions to our jewelry box, adorning fingers, wrists, necks, ears, and even eyelashes in the most beautiful and stylish of ways. Though we can’t all have collections as grand as these famous women, we can all begin to build our collection, proud of the beautiful and individual pieces that we do own.
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