Many celebrities are larger than life, and some are understated. This explains why there are so many small celebrity diamond engagement rings amid the big ones. When the richest, most famous people in the world decide to marry, they mark this occasion with rings that befit their status in society. This is evident in this list of the ten most expensive engagement rings shared below. Note that we are only mentioning the estimated purchase price of these rings at the time of buying, so today, these would be worth more.
Paris Hilton
The reality TV star Paris Hilton got a pear-cut diamond engagement ring from her actor fiancé Chris Zylka. She may have called off the engagement with Zylka, but Hilton later revealed that she would retain her engagement ring. She loved it so much that she had many copies created to keep her original piece safe. The diamond is 20 carats and the ring is worth $2.0 million.
Blake Lively
When A-list actors Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds decided to marry, the latter gave the former a stunning engagement ring. The couple met on the sets of their film ‘Green Lantern’. The movie was a flop, but their relationship since then has been a hit. So is Lively’s engagement ring, which features a big oval cut diamond held securely in place with metal prongs. This jewelry piece is priced at around $2.0 million.
Jennifer Lopez
Singer cum actor Jennifer Lopez told she experienced ‘weird electricity’ when she met basketball player Alex Rodriguez for the first time. Many years later, the duo met unexpectedly in a restaurant, and the rest, as they say, is history.
A-Rod proposed her with a pretty expensive emerald-shaped diamond ring. As per reports, it is worth a whopping $1.80 million. So it deserves a spot in this expensive engagement rings list.
Angelina Jolie
Actor Brad Pitt worked with a designer for a whole year on this engagement ring design work. Jolie’s piece reportedly cost him a whopping $500,000. Pitt was actively part of the design work to confirm that the ring was unique and customized to fit the finger of Angelina Jolie perfectly. Jolie is also known for her activism, so it is no wonder that her ring has conflict-free diamonds.
Hailey Baldwin
Model and TV personality Hailey Rhode Baldwin got a jaw-dropping diamond engagement ring from the world-famous Canadian singer Justin Bieber. They dated from late 2015 to early 2016, split then, and reconciled and got engaged two years later in 2018.
Baldwin’s ring has an oval-shaped diamond set on a gold band with metal prongs or metal claws. The oval diamond weighs between 6 and 10 carats, and the piece of jewelry is estimated to be worth $500,000.
Kate Middleton
Both Kate Middleton and Prince William were in the same college, and they knew each other from the college days. Years after college, he took her on a trip to Kenya, where he carried the ring for many weeks and then proposed her at the most opportune time.
This piece has had its moments in the limelight before, though – it once belonged to Prince William’s mother, Diana. Although William proposed Kate with it, he was not the one who first got it from Diana’s collection. In fact, it was first given to Prince Harry after Princess Diana’s demise, and many years later, he passed it onto his brother William. It is estimated that the piece costs around $400,000.
Scarlett Johansson
Comedian Colin Jost proposed Hollywood diva Scarlett Johansson with a one-of-a-kind 11-carat diamond ring valued at above $400,000. The duo met on Saturday Night Live, for which Jost was a head writer and Johansson was working as the host.
Scarlett Johansson’s is not your usual engagement ring, but it has an artsy setting. She showed it in public for the first time at the Comic Book conference held in San Diego.
Meghan Markle
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, gave actor Meghan Markle an engagement ring with three gemstones. It has a three-stone ring setting. Two of the three diamonds are from Prince Harry’s mother Diana’s collection, and the other rock is sourced from Botswana.
Do you know what is significant about diamonds from Botswana? These are conflict-free diamonds, meaning they are not traded illegally to fund violent activities.
Meghan is known for her social activism, so it is unsurprising that her ring diamonds are peculiar for being sourced from a conflict-free mining area. The engagement ring is worth approximately $350,000, which may not hold that much significance compared to the other ethical peculiarity of it.
Jessica Biel
Actress Jessica Biel, known for the family-drama ‘7th Heaven’, got a beautiful diamond engagement ring from singer cum actor Justin Timberlake. He proposed her in 2011 with this engagement ring featuring cushion cut diamond at the center. Her ring centerpiece is flanked by two aquamarine gemstones. The gemstones are set in a blackened platinum band, and the effect of it is stunning. It has an estimated price of $100,000.
Drew Barrymore
Actress Drew Blythe Barrymore’s career has been pretty impressive thus far. She starred in numerous blockbusters, produced many movies, and turned director with 2009’s ‘Whip It’. Naturally, her actor fiancé Will Kopelman needed to give Barrymore an appropriately remarkable engagement ring. Barrymore’s jewelry piece with a radiant cut diamond was priced at $80,000 on an approximate.