The Best Celebrity Engagement Rings of All Time
The world’s most definitive guide to the best celebrity natural diamond engagement rings, from 1477 to 2025.
To whom does one turn to for the best engagement ring inspiration? Whether its for help choosing the perfect natural diamond to forever wear on your left ring finger or just to dream of megawatt sparklers, weighing in double-digit carats, celebrities always come through with the most exquisite engagement rings to gawk at. Celebrity engagement rings come in all different shapes and sizes, all more covetable than the next.
The lifestyles of the rich and the famous have always garnered immeasurable attention, setting trends and influencing our style choices. In 1477, Archduke Maximilian of Austria and Mary of Burgundy were early adopters of the tradition of proposing with a diamond engagement ring, and we’ve never looked back. From royalty and Old Hollywood starlets to your favorite modern-day actors, musicians, and athletes, celebrities are the utmost tastemakers of all time.
Meet the Experts
Sophie Priolo is the Owner & Director of Operations of Sofia Jewelry. The family-owned boutique in the Bay Area specializes in bespoke designs and is responsible for Lady Gaga’s natural diamond engagement ring.
Grant Mobley is the Jewelry & Watch Editor of Only Natural Diamonds. He is a GIA Diamonds Graduate. He has over 17 years of jewelry industry experience, starting with growing up in his family’s retail jewelry stores.
Stars like Beyoncé, Amal Clooney, and more continue to be inspired by Grace Kelly’s Cartier emerald-cut diamond engagement ring from Prince Rainier III of Monaco. Elizabeth Taylor and Jennifer Lopez have had swaths of suitors get down on one knee and ask for their hand in marriage, resulting in hefty engagement ring collections, much like Victoria Beckham who, throughout her 24-year-long marriage to David Beckham, has accumulated at least 15 engagement rings to her name.
From 1477 to the best celebrity diamond engagement rings of 2025 like Taylor Swift and Zendaya, take a gander at the best celebrity natural diamond engagement rings of all time. Don’t see your fave’s sparkling bauble included? Leave a suggestion on Instagram or at the bottom of this page for us to consider!
2025: Taylor Swift’s Elongated Cushion-Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are officially engaged! On August 26, Swift posted a carousel of photos to her Instagram account, featuring her and Travis in a fairytale-like rose garden with Travis on one knee, and a close-up of the incredible natural diamond engagement ring.
According to Only Natural Diamonds Jewelry and Watch Editor Grant Mobley, Taylor Swift’s engagement ring looks to be close to a 10-carat antique, elongated cushion-cut diamond, set on a hand-engraved, yellow gold band. “It’s a shape that beautifully blends vintage elegance with modern sophistication,” Mobley says.
“With its exceptionally high clarity and such a rare, unique cut, the ring’s value would be estimated at around $750,000,” Mobley says. Early speculation from Page Six cites Kindred Lubeck of Artifex Fine Jewelry as the designer behind the ring.
2025: Georgina Rodríguez’s Oval-Shaped Diamond Engagement Ring
After nearly a decade together, soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo and model Georgina Rodríguez have made things official with a jaw-dropping 30-carat engagement ring. The oval-cut sparkler, a very on-trend cut for 2025, is set on a diamond-studded band, is worth an estimated $30 million—making it one of the most expensive celebrity engagement rings in history. The couple, who share two children and have built a life together across Madrid, Turin, Manchester, and now Saudi Arabia, have long been the subject of engagement speculation.
2025: Zendaya’s East-West Set Elongated Cushion Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
Zendaya set the internet ablaze at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards, gracefully floating down the red carpet in a custom Louis Vuitton gown. As a Global Brand Ambassador for the Italian jewelry house Bulgari, Zendaya was expectedly dazzling in Bulgari High Jewelry.
But eagle-eyed fans noticed a mystery diamond ring on that special left ring finger that didn’t seem to be from Bulgari. The unexpected detail sent engagement rumors soaring, with many speculating that the Euphoria actress may be engaged to her Spider-Man co-star and longtime boyfriend, Tom Holland. The ring bore a striking resemblance to one by UK-based designer Jessica McCormack.
The roughly 5-carat, east-west set, elongated cushion-cut natural diamond ring is set in a Georgian-style, button-back setting. Sources confirmed Zendaya’s engagement to Tom Holland the day after the awards ceremony.
After meeting on set of Spiderman: Homecoming in 2016, the two confimed their romantic relationship in 2021 after years of speculation.
2024: Selena Gomez’s Marquise Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
Selena Gomez announced her engagement to Benny Blanco in December 2024 with an Instagram post captioned, “forever starts now.” Gomez showed off her approximately 3-carat solitaire marquise-cut diamond engagement ring, set on a yellow gold eternity band.
The couple first went public with their relationship on Instagram in December 2023. Just over a year later, they’ve decided make it even more official with a natural diamond ring.
2024: Lady Gaga’s Oval-Shaped Diamond Engagement Ring
Lady Gaga turned heads when she pulled up to the 2024 Venice Film Festival to promote her film, Joker: Folie à Deux with a gob-smacking oval-shaped natural diamond engagement ring alongside her new fiancé Michael Polansky. The couple waved to onlookers and shared some kisses as their vaporetto pulled up to the docks of Hotel Cipriani. During the film’s photocall at the Palazzo del Casino, the pop superstar-turned-actress waved to press, blowing kisses during, as her diamond glistened among camera’s flashing.
Then came the inimitable red carpet debut. Mother Monster strode into the fray at Sala Grande beside Polansky in her signature shocking style. But no matter how dramatic her Christian Dior Haute Couture ball gown, how theatrical her black lace Philip Treacy headpiece, or how dazzling her suite of Tiffany & Co. jewels, Lady Gaga’s oval-shaped diamond instantly became the talk of the town.
She announced her engagement at the Paris Olympics in July 2024 when she introduced Polansky to France’s Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, referring to him as her fiancé.
The ring was designed and crafted by Sofia Jewelry, a Bay Area-based family-owned boutique, specializing in custom creations and bespoke designs. The band features an amalgam of 18-karat white and rose gold, with a gradual ombré effect of pavé pink diamonds. The captivating oval-shaped diamond sits above a white diamond hidden halo, adding an extra layer of luxury.
“Seeing Lady Gaga and Michael looking so happy and stunning while proudly showing off her engagement ring on the red carpet was a surreal moment,” Sophie Priolo tells Only Natural Diamonds. Priolo is the second-generation owner of Sofia Jewelry. “We are all a small, family-owned jewelry store, and are humbled that they trusted us with such an incredible honor,” she says. “Sofia Jewelry specializes in creating pieces that are both timeless and modern, and Lady Gaga’s ring was no exception.”
2023: Zoë Kravitz’s Cushion-Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum were first spotted at a Halloween party dressed as characters from Rosemary’s Baby, with Kravitz sporting a sizable diamond ring by British designer Jessica McCormack on her left hand. “I live in her jewelry, I really do,” Kravitz once said of McCormack. “I love that Jessica creates these special, unique pieces that look great with a gown, but also a t-shirt. That’s totally my vibe.”
After three years together and just under a year after their engagement, Kravitz and Tatum broke off their engagement and went their separate ways in October 2024.
2023: Demi Lovato’s Pear-Shaped Diamond Engagement Ring
Musician Jutes proposed to songstress Demi Lovato with a custom ring from Material Good, featuring a natural pear-shaped diamond set on a modern gold band, landing the singer on our best celebrity diamond engagement rings list. The diamond looks to be approximately 7 carats, and with high color and clarity it would be worth about $300K.
2022: Sofia Richie’s Emerald-Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
Sofia Richie announced her engagement to record executive Elliot Grainge in April 2022. Her emerald-cut diamond sits on a plain platinum band for ultimate sparkle. Richie Grainge added more sparkle to her stack with an eternity wedding band made from a special collection of Asscher cut diamonds set in platinum as well as a 3-sided mircoset diamond eternity band, both from Martin Katz. The couple tied the knot on April 22, 2023 and welcomed their first child on May 20, 2024 — a daughter, Eloise Samantha Grainge.
2022: Megan Fox’s Toi Et Moi Emerald & Diamond Engagement Ring
Self-proclaimed “twin flames,” Machine Gun Kelly and actress Megan Fox made it official in 2022 with a toi et moi diamond and emerald ring from Stephen Webster. The musician popped the question with both pear shaped gems on January 11, 2022 under a Banyan tree in Puerto Rico.
“It’s a thoroughbred Colombian emerald, with no treatment. It was just carved into the teardrop, straight out of the mine,” the musician told Vogue. “The concept is that the ring can come apart to make two rings. When it’s together, it’s held in place by a magnet. So you see how it snaps together? And then it forms an obscure heart. And you see this right here? The bands are actually thorns. So if she tries to take it off, it hurts.”
The couple broke things off in late 2024 before they welcomed a baby girl, Saga Blade Fox-Baker, on March 27, 2025.
2022: Jennifer Lopez’s Green Diamond Engagement Ring
After Ben Affleck popped the question to Jennifer Lopez with a 6.1-carat Harry Winston pink diamond back in 2002, the actor chose another colorful diamond this time around.
20 years later, Affleck proposed in 2022 with an 8.5-carat cushion cut fancy vivid green diamond engagement ring, symbolizing “luck,” according to Lopez, who has said green is her lucky color. Purchased from Ilan Portugali of Beverly Hills Diamonds and designed by Rahaminov, the stone is set in a classic platinum mounting with a trapezoid-shaped white diamond on each side.
The couple married on July 16, 2022 before hosting a larger ceremony later that summer. Affleck and Lopez filed for divorce in August 2024 and settled in early 2025. The star reportedly has kept her green diamond engagement ring from Ben that reportedly costs $5M, per the divorce settlement.
2021: Kourtney Kardashian’s Oval-Shaped Diamond Engagement Ring
Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker proposed to reality television star Kourtney Kardashian beachside in Montecito, California with a large oval shape brilliant cut diamond engagement ring, designed by Lorraine Schwartz, estimated to weigh in at about 10 carats, priced at $500,000. In 2022, the couple tied the knot three separate times: once in Las Vegas, next at a Santa Barbara courthouse, and again in a lavish ceremony in Portofino, Italy. The pair welcomed their first child together, Rocky Thirteen Barker, on November 1, 2023.
2021: Paris Hilton’s Emerald-Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
Entrepreneur Carter Reum proposed to Paris Hilton during her 40th birthday celebrations in February 2021, with a whopping emerald-cut diamond estimated to be between 10 to 15 carats. The custom diamond ring was designed by the great-great-grandson of French jeweler Louis Cartier, a jeweler in his own right, Jean Dousset. The Atelier even decided to name the design “Paris” after her.
Reum and Hilton tied the knot in a luxurious ceremony at a private estate in Los Angeles. The couple then welcomed their first child together, son Phoenix in January 2023 before having their daughter, London in November 2023.
2021: Kate Hudson’s Light Brown Diamond Engagement Ring
Kate Hudson confirmed her engagement to Danny Fujikawa at the 2021 Met Gala red carpet where she debuted her east-west set elongated cushion cut light brown diamond engagement ring with a rose gold band from Lorraine Schwartz.
2020: Lily Collins’ Rose-Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
Lily Collins announced her engagement to director Charlie McDowell in September 2020. McDowell popped the question in New Mexico with a ring that is believed to feature a 3-carat cushion-shaped, rose-cut, center stone on a flared, yellow-gold textured bezel that allows one to see through the diamond. McDowell helped design the one-of-a-kind bauble with renowned jeweler Irene Neuwirth.
“Thank you for making the most beautiful ring I’ve ever seen,” McDowell wrote to Neuwirth on Instagram. Collins commented, “Thank you from the bottom of my heart SO much for the most stunning, perfect ring. It’s breathtaking.” Collins has described the unique engagement ring as her “favorite new accessory.”
Collins married McDowell in September 2021 in a dreamy outdoor ceremony in Colorado. Unfortunately, Collins’ engagement ring, wedding band and other precious belongings were stolen from her during a visit to a luxury hotel in West Hollywood in May 2023.
2020: Nicola Peltz-Beckham’s Oval-Shaped Diamond Engagement Ring
Brooklyn Beckham, the eldest son of soccer star David Beckham and Spice Girl-turned-fashion designer Victoria Beckham proposed to his now-wife Nicola Peltz Beckham in 2020 with an emerald-cut diamond ring. Clearly taking a note from her mother-in-law’s expansive engagement ring collection, Nicola updated to a large oval-cut diamond with an eternity band encrusted with emerald-cut diamonds ahead of their wedding in 2022.
2019: Scarlett Johansson’s Brown Diamond Engagement Ring
In 2019, actress Scarlett Johansson debuted her rare 11-carat elongated oval type 2A light brown diamond engagement ring mounted on a black ceramic curved band from her now-husband, Saturday Night Live comedian Colin Jost. The outstanding sparkler comes courtesy of Taffin jewelry designer James de Givenchy.
Jost recently shared a hysterical story about the engagement ring while hosting an episode of Pop Culture Jeopardy! in February 2025. Jost explained that Johansson once lost her engagement ring. When she told him she feared she may have “accidentally” thrown the ring in the garbage, Jost “looked through 12 dumpsters of trash,” he said on the game show. With no luck finding the ring, he went back inside. “She said, ‘Oops! It was in my pocket,'” he said, “It was a great day for me.”
Romantically linked since 2017, the couple married in October 2020 and share a 3-year-old son, Cosmo, along with Johansson’s 10-year-old daughter Rose Dorothy from her previous marriage to ex Romain Dauriac.
2019: Rooney Mara’s Portrait-Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
Actress Rooney Mara became engaged to Joaquin Phoenix in May 2019, when she became one of the first high-profile celebrities to wear a hexagon-shaped portrait-cut diamond engagement ring with two slender tapered baguettes, fitting perfectly with her perennially unique style choices. The couple share two children. The welcomed their son, River, in 2020 and their second child in 2024.
2018: Emily Ratajkowski’s Toi Et Moi Diamond Engagement Ring
In 2018, model, author, actress, and Inamorata founder Emily Ratajkowski married Sebastian Bear-McClard in a surprise ceremony at City Hall in New York City. At the time, the couple wore simple wedding bands they made together out of melted gold. Ratajkowski revealed that Bear-McClard didn’t have an engagement ring at the time of the proposal, so he offered a paper clip in the meantime.
About four months after the nuptials, Ratajkowski showed off her upgraded engagement ring – a massive diamond toi et moi ring, featuring a square-cut diamond next to a pear-cut diamond on a gold band, designed by the couple and Ratajkowski’s friend, Alison Lou jewelry designer Alison Chemla, landing her on our list for the best celebrity diamond engagement rings of all time.
Ratajkowski and Bear-McClard filed for divorce in 2022. The pair share three-year-old son, Sylvester Apollo. After the couple split, Ratajkowski showed off her “Divorce Rings”– two natural diamond stunners featuring a 3+ carat, akimbo-set pear-shaped diamond and another 3+ carat princess cut diamond flanked by two trapezoid cut natural diamonds, designed by Chemla. “The idea behind this was always to take the original ring and rebrand it to mark the new chapter in Emily’s life,” the designer tells Only Natural Diamonds. Ratajkowski told Vogue, “I don’t think a woman should be stripped of her diamonds just because she’s losing a man.”
2018: Hailey Bieber’s Oval-Shaped Diamond Engagement Ring
In 2018, pop star Justin Bieber popped the question to Hailey Baldwin while the couple was vacationing in the Bahamas. The one-of-a-kind engagement ring featured a giant oval diamond, which boasts between 6 to 10 carats and was custom-designed by Jack Solow of NYC-based jeweler Solow & Co. with Justin’s input. “Justin gave this a lot of thought,” Solow told People. “When I saw him, I think he was very happy about what we did together.” Since their wedding ceremony in 2019, Mrs. Bieber has been known to wear her ring with two wedding bands — a diamond and gold Soleste V ring and a band ring, both from Tiffany & Co.
2017: Cardi B’s Pear-Shaped Diamond Engagement Ring
In 2017, Migos rapper Offset proposed to Cardi B onstage during a performance in Philadelphia with a whopping eight-carat pear-shaped diamond engagement ring encircled in two halos of about three more carats of diamonds and pink gems with two baguettes on either side. The stunner is reportedly worth $500,000.
2017: Meghan Markle’s Cushion-Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
Prince Harry popped the question to Meghan Markle in November of 2017 with a 3-carat cushion-cut natural diamond engagement ring flanked by two smaller side diamonds on a yellow gold band. The center stone was ethically sourced from Botswana while the two side diamonds originally belonged to Harry’s late mother, Princess Diana. About a year into their marriage in 2019, Harry updated the ring with a thin micro-pavé eternity band.
2016: Ciara’s Round Brilliant-Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
Ciara slipped an enormous 16-carat diamond engagement ring on her left ring finger in 2016 when she became engaged to NFL player Russell Wilson. A reportedly 16-carat round, brilliant-cut diamond sits between two diamonds on each side. The songstress tends to wear the stunner in between two diamond eternity bands.
2016: Serena Williams’ Oval-Shaped Diamond Engagement Ring
Tennis legend Serena Williams said “yes” to Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian in December 2016, debuting a mega-carat diamond engagement ring that’s estimated to have cost $3 million.
2015: Jennifer Aniston’s Solitaire Diamond Engagement Ring
Friends icon Jennifer Aniston became engaged to fellow actor Justin Theroux in 2012 when she began wearing a massive solitaire diamond. “It’s a rock, I know,” she told the New York Times. “He rocked it up. It took me a while to get used to it.” The couple tied the knot in 2015 before splitting in 2018.
2014: Amal Clooney’s Emerald-Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
After years as Hollywood’s favorite bachelor, actor George Clooney proposed to human-rights attorney Amal Alamuddin in April of 2014 with a swoon-worthy ethically mined seven-carat emerald-cut diamond engagement ring, with two tapered baguettes on each side, set in platinum.
2014: Mary-Kate Olsen’s European-Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
One-half of the beloved twin-acting duo-turned-acclaimed founders of fashion label The Row, Mary-Kate Olsen married Oliver Sarkozy in 2015 before ultimately splitting in 2020. The French banker proposed to the former child star in 2014 with a vintage 1953 Cartier diamond engagement ring acquired from Sotheby’s Auction House. With a four-carat European-cut diamond at the center, the stone is set inside a halo of 16 sapphires and petals of single-cut diamonds in a gold setting. The ring sold for $81,250.
2013: Gabrielle Union’s Cushion-Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
Basketball legend Dwyane Wade proposed to actress Gabrielle Union in 2013 with an 8.5-carat cushion-cut engagement ring, crafted by jeweler Jason of Beverly Hills. Union shared with Only Natural Diamonds that, at the time, “They started writing little op-eds about it and estimating what the cost might be, and I became terrified to wear it in public without a full armed security detail.”
2013: Kim Kardashian’s Cushion-Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
As I’m sure we all remember, Kim Kardashian’s third husband, rapper Kanye West rented out AT&T Park in San Francisco in 2013 for his iconic proposal to the reality television star. He popped the question with a perfect D flawless type 2A cushion-cut diamond, weighing in at 15 carats with a thin pavé band, designed by Lorraine Schwartz. In 2016, the engagement ring was stolen from Kardashian when robbers broke into her Paris hotel room – the ring was never recovered.
2012: Angelina Jolie’s Emerald-Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
Seven years into their relationship, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt made it official in 2012, with Jolie debuting a multi-stone engagement ring with a stunning emerald cut diamond at its center to mark the milestone. The one-of-a-kind design was created in collaboration between Pitt and Beverly Hills jeweler Robert Procop. At the time, the designer told The Hollywood Reporter, “I was able to locate a diamond of the finest quality and cut it to an exact custom size and shape to suit Angelina’s hand.” Procop elaborated, “Brad was always heavily involved, overseeing every aspect of the creative design evolution. The side diamonds are specially cut to encircle her finger. Each diamond is of the highest gem quality.” The couple lovingly referred to as “Brangelina” married in 2014 and later filed for divorce in 2016.
2012: Jessica Biel’s Double Halo Diamond Engagement Ring
Pop star Justin Timberlake proposed to actress Jessica Biel over the holidays in 2011 with a square-cut diamond engagement ring, replete with two pavé halos and aquamarine embellishments (Biel’s birthstone) on either side of the center diamond.
2008: Mariah Carey’s Pink Diamond Engagement Ring
Nick Cannon proposed to Mariah Carey in 2008 with an emerald-cut fancy light pink diamond engagement ring, surrounded by 58 intense pink diamonds and flanked by two half-moon diamonds from Jacob & Co. jewelers. At the time, Cannon told People, “We got the pinkest stone we could find, surrounded by other diamonds.”
2007: Beyoncé’s Emerald-Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
In the words of Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, “If you liked it then you should have put a ring on it.” And Jay-Z most certainly did. The rapper proposed to Beyoncé with an enormous emerald-cut diamond engagement ring, set in a micro pave split shank band, designed by Lorraine Schwartz. The diamond is estimated to weigh between 18 and 24 carats, and worth about $5 million.
2004: Anna Kournikova’s Pink Pear-Shaped Diamond Engagement Ring
Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova first revealed her gigantic pink diamond during the 2004 World Team Tennis game from musician Enrique Iglesias, stirring engagement rumors though the long-time couple never confirmed or denied if they were officially engaged. The 11-carat pear-shaped Argyle natural pink diamond is anchored by two trillion-cut white diamonds on either side.
2004: Heidi Klum’s Yellow Diamond Engagement Ring
British musician Seal proposed to German supermodel Heidi Klum in an igloo at a ski resort in Canada over the holidays in December 2004. Now one of the most memorable celebrity engagement rings, he popped the question with a gigantic 10-carat oval-shaped canary yellow diamond engagement ring, set with a thin pavé-set yellow diamond band. The sparkler came courtesy of renowned celebrity jeweler Lorraine Schwartz.
According to Vogue, the ring cost at least $150,000 at the time. One year later, the couple married in Mexico in May 2005. Sadly, the couple divorced in October of 2014.
1998: Victoria Beckham’s Marquise-Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
Soccer legend David Beckham popped the question and proposed to the Spice Girls alum back in 1998. The couple announced their engagement with a press conference that January outside a Cheshire, England hotel, where Victoria showed off her marquise-cut diamond, set with a yellow gold band to photographers. Ever since, the pop star-turned-fashion designer has added over a dozen engagement rings to her collection of sparklers.
1997: Sarah Jessica Parker’s Cushion-Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
Sarah Jessica Parker tied the knot with fellow actor Matthew Broderick in 1997. The Sex and the City alum’s large cushion-cut natural diamond engagement ring is estimated to weigh from seven to eight carats on a yellow gold band— arguably even more dazzling than her iconic character Carrie Bradshaw’s engagement rings from both Aiden Shaw and Mr. Big.
1995: Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s Diamond Eternity Band
John F. Kennedy proposed to fashion publicist Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy in 1995 with a minimalist engagement ring inspired by his mother Jackie Kennedy’s “swimming ring.” The platinum eternity band featured round-cut sapphires and natural diamonds.
1982: Lisa Vanderpump’s Emerald-Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum and Vanderpump Rules star, Lisa Vanderpump wears a 20-carat emerald-cut diamond ring from her husband, Ken Todd. Estimated to be worth around $2 million, the sparkler features a diamond halo and pavé diamond setting and a split shank band.
1981: Princess Diana’s Diamond and Sapphire Engagement Ring
Up until her wedding day, the only major piece of jewelry we saw Lady Diana Spencer wearing was her enormous 12-carat sapphire engagement ring surrounded by 14 diamonds and set in 18 carat white gold. It is without doubt the most famous diamond and sapphire ring ever created, particularly now that Kate Middleton wears it as her own.
1968: Elizabeth Taylor’s Asscher-Cut Diamond Engagement Ring (a.k.a. The Elizabeth Taylor Diamond)
While her engagement rings from William Pawley Jr, Conrad Hilton, Michael Wilding, Mike Todd, and Eddie Fisher, all turned heads, it was Elizabeth Taylor’s engagement ring from Richard Burton that would demolish them all in comparison.
Taylor and Burton’s decades-long love affair began in 1962 when the actors met on the set of their film Cleopatra. While Burton was known for adding the most exquisite diamonds to Taylor’s jewelry collection, the most iconic has to be the Elizabeth Taylor Diamond, previously known as the Krupp Diamond. Burton purchased the 33.19-carat Asscher-cut Type IIa diamond ring for Taylor in 1968.
While the couple married twice — once in 1964 and again in 1975, the Elizabeth Taylor Diamond is not a ring Burton technically proposed with. Yet, Taylor was said to have worn it nearly every day. It was sold at a Christie’s auction in December 2011 for $8.8 million, according to Forbes.
1966: Mia Farrow’s Pear-Shaped Diamond Engagement Ring
Rosemary’s Baby actress Mia Farrow received a nine-carat, pear-shaped diamond engagement ring with a simple gold band from her first husband, “Ol’ Blue Eyes” Frank Sinatra, whom she married in 1966. The ring was purchased from renowned Beverly Hills jeweler, William Ruser.
1955: Grace Kelly’s Emerald-Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
While Prince Rainier III of Monaco originally proposed to American actress Grace Kelly over Christmas in 1955 at her family home in Pennsylvania with a Cartier diamond and ruby eternity band (with colors coordinating with Monaco’s flag), her second engagement ring from the royal is the one that has gone down in history.
Just a month later, the Prince upgraded Kelly’s sparkler to a platinum Cartier ring with a 10.48-carat emerald-cut diamond, flanked by two baguettes. The iconic engagement ring even made an appearance in her 1956 film High Society.
1955: Joan Crawford’s Double Wrap Diamond Band
Academy Award-winning actress Joan Crawford married her fourth husband, Chairman of Pepsi-Cola, Alfred Steele in 1955. Allegedly, Steele forgot to purchase an engagement ring ahead of the wedding, so he quickly went for the wow factor with an unexpected double wrap band filled with baguette diamonds.
1954: Debbie Reynolds’ 7-Carat Diamond Engagement Ring
Singin’ in the Rain star Debbie Reynolds showed off her seven-carat emerald-cut natural diamond engagement ring from crooner Eddie Fisher at her 1954 engagement party.
1954: Marilyn Monroe’s Diamond Eternity Band
In contrast to her quintessentially over-the-top bombshell glamour, Marilyn Monroe’s engagement ring from her second husband, baseball star Joe DiMaggio takes a more understated route. The platinum eternity band featured 36 baguette-cut diamonds and in 1999, the ring was sold at a Christie’s auction for a whopping $772,500. But there have been suspicions that Monroe was actually wearing a different ring during her courthouse wedding in 1954. According to the founder of the Marilyn Monroe collection, Scott Fortner, the original diamond engagement ring is believed to have been a DiMaggio family heirloom that was “used as a placeholder” for the hasty nuptials, yet not much is known about its origin story and where it is today remains a mystery.
1953: Lana Turner’s Pear-Shaped Diamond Engagement Ring
Lana Turner’s fourth out of seven husbands, actor Lex Barker proposed with an impressive pear-shaped natural diamond engagement ring. The pair was married from 1953 to 1957.
1953: Jackie Kennedy’s Toi Et Moi Engagement Ring
Before he was President, then-Congressman John F. Kennedy proposed to Jacqueline Bouvier in 1953 with a toi et moi engagement ring from French jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels. The ring comprised of a 2.88-carat emerald-cut natural diamond alongside a 2.84-carat emerald-cut emerald on a band of baguette-cut diamonds and emeralds.
According to Vogue, her future father-in-law, Joseph Kennedy picked out the ring at the jeweler’s Fifth Avenue location in New York with the help of Hélène Arpels, who knew Jackie. About 10 years after the wedding, Jackie revamped the ring, replacing the baguette stones with a wreath of marquise-cut and round-cut diamonds.
1952: Judy Garland’s Marquise-Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
The Wizard of Oz actress Judy Garland married show business figure Sidney Luft in 1952. He proposed earlier that year with a large antique-cut pear shaped diamond solitaire engagement ring flanked by two tapered baguettes, set on a platinum band and paired with a thin diamond eternity wedding band.
1947: Queen Elizabeth II’s Round-Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
About five years before she ascended the throne to become the longest-reigning British monarch in history, Queen Elizabeth II announced her engagement to Prince Philip in 1947, when she was still just a princess. The pair posed outside of Buckingham Palace to share the news, showing off her engagement ring with a three-carat Old European cut round diamond center stone accompanied by smaller diamonds on either side. Prince Philip commissioned London jeweler Antrobus Ltd. to design the ring, using diamonds from a tiara given to his mother, Princess Alice of Battenberg, on her wedding day.
1940: Lucille Ball’s Cushion-Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
Legendary Hollywood power couple Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball of I Love Lucy-fame eloped in Greenwich, Connecticut, on November 30, 1940, just six months after meeting. At the beginning of their whirlwind romance, Arnaz gifted Ball a brass ring from Woolworth’s five-and-dime store. He quickly upgraded her engagement ring to an impressive cushion-cut diamond and platinum ring (pictured above). Not the only engagement ring Arnaz gave to his wife, the star later gifted her a nearly 40-carat emerald-cut aquamarine ring to match her famously expressive light blue eyes.
1927: Norma Shearer’s Marquise-Cut Diamond Engagement Ring
As fancy shape diamonds skyrocketed in engagement rings during the Jazz Age, Hollywood starlet Norma Shearer championed the trend with one of the most recognizable fancy-cut diamond engagement rings of the era. In 1927, “The Boy Wonder of MGM,” producer Irving Thalberg proposed to Shearer in his office, The story goes that he offered up a tray filled with an assemblage of diamond engagement rings and told her to pick one.
The actress picked up a large marquise shape diamond set on a slender platinum band. According to The Adventurine‘s Marion Fasel, after Shearer received the ring, she wore it on-screen in all her films where she played a married woman, including 1939’s The Women.
1796: Empress Joséphine Bonaparte’s Toi Et Moi Diamond Engagement Ring
The ‘toi et moi’ engagement ring style can be traced back to an original natural diamond trendsetter Empress Joséphine. The French leader Napoleon Bonaparte proposed to his first wife in 1796 with a ‘toi et moi’ engagement ring featuring two pear-shaped stones – a sapphire and a diamond, positioned side-by-side to represent the meeting of two lovers. The engagement ring style has more recently been championed by the likes of Jackie Kennedy, Emily Ratajkowski, and Megan Fox.
Joséphine passed down her iconic engagement ring to her daughter, and for two centuries after, the the ‘toi et moi’ ring remained within the Bonaparte family. In 2013, the ring was sold off by French auction house, Osenat at the “L’empire à Fontainebleau, les rendez-vous de l’histoire” auction and fetched nearly $950,000.
1477: Mary of Burgundy’s Gold and Diamond Engagement Ring
Archduke Maximilian of Austria became betrothed to Mary of Burgundy in 1477, proposing with a diamond engagement ring, before the tradition was the norm. One of the earliest diamond engagement ring proposals, Mary of Burgundy kickstarts our best celebrity diamond engagement rings list. A letter written to Maximilian before he proposed reportedly read, “At the betrothal, your Grace must have a ring set with a diamond and also a gold ring.” In a portrait painted by Niklas Reiser, Mary is depicted wearing a solitaire on her right hand, which is often used to illustrate the point of her engagement ring, though there is no certain proof the ring in the painting is her engagement ring.
