The 50 Most Expensive Celebrity Engagement Rings Ever
Remember when you thought $1,000 was a lot? Same.
By Ruby Buddemeyer
Remember when you thought $1,000 was a lot? Same.
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Mariah Carey
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Being queen of all things extra, we weren't exactly surprised to find out Mariah Carey takes the cake for the most expensive rock. James Packer popped the question in 2016 with a 35-carat diamond and platinum ring crafted by jewelry designer Wilfredo Rosado. The grand total? A whopping $10 million. Unfortunately, the couple never made it down the aisle—but it's rumored that Carey held on to the ring.
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Elizabeth Taylor
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Elizabeth Taylor didn't play games when it came to jewelry (or husbands). In 1968, Richard Burton gave Taylor a 33.19-carat Asscher-cut diamond with an estimated worth of $8.8 million. It's no wonder she wore it for the rest of her life.
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Kim Kardashian West
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Kanye knocked his engagement to Kim Kardashian out of the park in presentation alone (of course he rented out a stadium and decked it out with an orchestra and candles), but the 15-carat, $8 million ring definitely sealed the deal.
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Beyoncé
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Leave it to Queen Bey to have one of the world's most expensive rings. Estimated to cost a cool $5 million, Jay-Z popped the question with an insanely gorgeous, 18-carat emerald-cut ring.
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Paris Hilton
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Ah, Paris and Paris. Four months after Latsis proposed to Hilton with a 25-carat, $4.7 million rock, the couple went their separate ways.
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Jennifer Lopez
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Post-Ben Affleck, J.Lo received an 8.5-carat, blue-diamond ring from Marc Anthony. While the $4.1 million ring lead the two down the aisle, the couple split up in 2014.
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Grace Kelly
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Prince Rainier III of Monaco popped the question with a beautiful, 10.47-carat Cartier rock. The emerald-cut diamond cost Rainier an estimated $4.06 million, but a catch like Kelley is pretty damn priceless.
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Vanessa Bryant
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Although Vanessa and Kobe have been together since 2001, Bryant upgraded her ring two years later with an 8-carat, $4 million diamond.
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9
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis
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Aristotle Onassis proposed to Jacqueline Kennedy with what was the most expensive engagement ring of all time in 1968. The massive, 40-carat marquise-cut diamond was named the Lesotho III diamond, worth $2.6 million.
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Mariah Carey
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Although smaller than the ring Carey received from James Packer, Nick Cannon gave the singer a beautiful 10-carat, emerald-cut, pink diamond worth a solid $2.5 million.
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Blake Lively
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Honestly, Ryan Reynolds could have proposed to Blake Lively with a plastic ring and we would have been obsessed. But, Reynolds opted for a 12-carat, oval-cut diamond for $2.5 million.
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Anna Kournikova
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Enrique Iglesias and Anna Kournikova are pretty low-key about their relationship, but that's probably because Kournikova's $2.5 million, 11-carat engagement ring speaks for itself.
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Melania Trump
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Donald Trump proposed to Melania with a 12-carat ring with an estimated worth of $3 million.
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14
Ciara
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Topping Ciara's prior engagement ring from Future, Russell Wilson popped the question with a 16-carat, $2 million rock.
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Kim Kardashian
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Although their marriage lasted for a total of 72 days, Kris Humphries bought Kim a 16.2-carat diamond for $2 million, which he later auctioned off.
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Ciara
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As both a proposal and a birthday gift, Future gave Ciara a $1.5 million, 15-carat, emerald-cut ring.
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Katie Holmes
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In their hay day, Tom Cruise proposed to Katie Holmes with a beautiful, 5-carat ring that cost upwards of $1.5 million.
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Kate Upton
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Justin Verlander locked down Kate Upton with an 8-carat diamond worth $1.5 million.
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Jennifer Lopez
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Ben Affleck proposed to Jennifer Lopez with a $1.2 million, 4.5-carat pink diamond that was so damn pretty, the world was genuinely taken aback when Affleck called off the wedding.
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Jennifer Aniston
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Even though Jennifer Aniston admits a massive rock isn't necessarily her style, Justin Theroux won her over with a gorgeous, 10-carat ring worth $1 million.