9 Most Expensive Celebrity Engagement Rings
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Mariah Carey
The number-one most expensive ring on this list belongs to Mariah Carey, who received a 35-carat rock from ex-fiancé James Packer that was rumored to cost $10 million. Carey and Packer split in 2016, and Carey later sold the ring for a rumored $2.1 million to a Los Angeles jeweler, Page Six reports.
Elizabeth Taylor
Taylor was known for her stunning array of jewels, though one of her most famous may have been her 33-carat engagement ring from Richard Burton, which was valued at $8.8 million. Taylor and Burton's relationship was iconic and notoriously turbulent, with the pair marrying twice and getting divorced the same number of times. The actress auctioned off her ring after her second split with Burton and used the $5 million earnings to fund the construction of a hospital in Botswana.
Beyoncé
Beyoncé comes in third on the list, with her 18-carat sparkler from husband Jay-Z valued at $5 million. The two music industry titans have been together since the early '00s, marrying in 2008. They now have three children — 6-year-old daughter Blue Ivy and 1-year-old twins Rumi and Sir.
Paris Hilton
While Hilton's current ring from fiancé Chris Zylka is valued at $2 million, it's her previous engagement ring from ex-fiancé Paris Latsis that nabbed a spot on this list with a reported value of $4.7 million. After Hilton and Latsis split in 2005, the heiress auctioned off the 24-carat ring, with proceeds benefitting the victims of Hurricane Katrina.
Kim Kardashian
Kardashian's 15-carat emerald-cut Lorraine Schwartz ring from husband Kanye West is reported to be worth $4.5 million and made headlines after Kardashian was robbed at gunpoint in Paris in October 2016, with the robbers making off with her upgraded 20-carat ring.
Jennifer Lopez
Lopez's ex-husband Marc Anthony presented her with an 8.5-carat blue diamond ring from Neil Lane that was estimated to be worth $4.1 million. While Lopez and Anthony split in 2012, the pair share two children, 10-year-old twins Max and Emme.
Grace Kelly
The late Princess of Monaco received a 10.47 emerald-cut ring by Cartier valued at $4.06 million from husband Prince Rainier III of Monaco that featured a large center stone flanked by two baguette diamonds on a platinum mount. Kelly was so enamored with her ring that she even wore it in her film High Society, which was her last on-screen appearance before becoming a royal.
Blake Lively
Lively's $2.5 million, 12-carat pink oval Lorraine Schwartz diamond from husband Ryan Reynolds is so popular, it's inspired rings the world over, including, apparently the one recently given to Hailey Baldwin by Justin Bieber. Lively and Reynolds married in 2012 and are now parents to two daughters, James and Ines.
Anna Kournikova
Kournikova also scored a pink diamond, hers an 11-carat pear-shaped stone reportedly presented to her by longtime love Enrique Iglesias that is reportedly worth $2.5 million.
It seems the pink stunner may actually have been Kournikova's first engagement ring, as she has also been seen wearing a large canary yellow diamond on her ring finger along with another diamond band, leading many to speculate on the notoriously private pair's relationship status.
Photo Credit: Getty / Neilson Barnard
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