Celebrities are known for flaunting their copious amounts of cash. Luxury cars, expansive mansions and estates, handbags that cost as much as the average person spends on their vehicle. With most of these being gifts for themselves, there are no holds barred when it comes to engagement rings. With the rich and famous choosing the mantra for buying a ring to show your love is often "bigger is better".
One of the most infamous celebrities with the most expansive collection of rings was Liz Taylor. She was note for saying once, "My mother said I did not open my eyes for eight days after I was born, but when I did, the first thing I saw was an engagement ring. I was hooked". With seven marriages to her name, she could not have made a truer statement of her love for fine jewelry.
It all started when Miss Taylor was only eighteen years old. Conrad Hilton, Jr. presented her with a four carat diamond engagement ring set in platinum worth ten thousand dollars. They were married in 1950, and the inflation of the dollar from then to now would mean a ring of equivalent value today would be worth roughly one hundred thousand dollars!
While Mr. Conrad shelled out a pretty penny for that ring, a short two years later Liz moved on to her second ring. For her wedding to Mr. Michael Wilding in 1952 she sported a domed, polished sapphire cabochon. This infamous ring kicked off the sapphire engagement trend, because every woman wanted to feel as luxurious as Miss Taylor.
The third time is the charm, as they say. With her marriage to Mike Todd in 1957, he gifted her a ring that was seven times larger than her first. The 29.4 carat emerald cut dazzler is known as one of the most incredible diamond rings known. What else do you expect for a woman as well-known for her indelible love of the glittering gems that last longer than her marriages?
Coming in close second to the size and immaculate condition of Miss Taylor's third ring is Beyonce's ring that was given to her by Jay-Z. Making its debut on her hand at the Fashion Rocks concert, this stunner was created by Lorraine Schwartz. At a whopping eighteen carats, the stone itself is colorless (class E), signature cut and has internal flawless clarity, making the stone virtually perfect in diamond standards.
No matter how you cut it, celebrities have been known for some of the most infamous and dazzling engagement rings. Whether making their debut on their first marriage or their third, these dazzling diamonds will forever live in jewelry history. As far as the rest of us go, an affordable engagement ring that symbolizes our eternal love for one another will probably do.
Jash Adams is a freelance writer specializing in a variety of consumer education topics, including the informed selection of buying jewelry, diamond engagement rings and jewelry insurance in Greensboro NC.
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