Culture & Style
By Hannah Militano. May 13, 2025
Is This the Most Popular Necklace of the Cannes Film Festival?
One Chopard necklace has graced the necks of five beloved celebrities. The jewel has traveled all the way to the French Riviera to attend the Cannes Film Festival on four separate occasions.
Bella Thorne attends the 77th Cannes Film Festival at Palais des Festivals on May 22, 2024 in Cannes, France. (Getty Images)
Once in a while, the same natural diamond jewelry will be spotted repeatedly on the red carpet – but at the Cannes Film Festival, there’s one jewel to rule them all. One Chopard necklace has famously graced the collars of five international celebrities. Four of those occasions took place on the red carpet at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, celebrating the Cannes Film Festival.
Worn by Jane Fonda, Rihanna, Georgina Rodríguez, Karina, a member of the South Korean K-pop girl group aespa, and Bella Thorne, the Chopard necklace features a fuchsia 123.24-carat pear-shaped rubellite tourmaline, dangling from a fluid, curved collar of 65.18 carats of pavé diamonds, set in 18-karat white gold from the Haute Joaillerie Collection.
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- Hannah Militano covers diamond jewelry trends, the fashion industry, pop culture, and celebrity news.
- She holds a Bachelor’s degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology.
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Perfectly paired with an off-the-shoulder gown, each woman made sure their décolletage was bare and open, serving as a blank canvas for the diamond-clad masterpiece.
In 2014, Rihanna attended her debut Diamond Ball in Beverly Hills, the inaugural fundraiser for the Clara Lionel Foundation she founded to support education and international emergency response programs. She wore a classic rose-colored Zac Posen gown with a sculptural silhouette and an off-the-shoulder neckline from the Fall / Winter 2014 collection, teamed with the eye-catching deep pink rubellite and diamond Chopard necklace.
Jane Fonda wore the necklace to the Cannes Film Festival in 2013. Georgina Rodríguez, the longtime love of Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo, wore the Chopard bauble at the 2023 amfAR Gala during the 76th Cannes Film Festival. Karina, a member of the South Korean K-pop girl group aespa, carried on the Cannes tradition on the red carpet in 2023. Then, Bella Thorne wore the jewel for its fourth and final trip to the festival in 2024. That same year, the Chopard necklace was sold.
Here, Only Natural Diamonds look back on the Chopard necklace’s most memorable celebrity moments.
Jane Fonda Wore the Necklace in 2013
Academy Award-winning actress and activist, Jane Fonda, attended the premiere of Inside Llewyn Davis at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, wearing a form-fitting raspberry off-the-shoulder gown that opened up her neckline for the fabulous Chopard necklace and matched the tone of its center stone.
Georgina Rodríguez Wore the Chopard Necklace in 2023
Argentine-Spanish model, entrepreneur, and jewelry-lover, Georgina Rodríguez, arrived at the 2023 amfAR Gala, presented by The Red Sea International Film Festival during the 76th Cannes Film Festival wearing the extravagant jewel. Supporting the yearly fundraiser for HIV and AIDS research, Rodríguez wore a black beaded off-the-shoulder Ali Karoui dress with the Chopard necklace.
Karina Wore the Necklace in 2023
Karina, member of the South Korean K-pop girl group, aespa, wore a Choi Jaehoon black strapless tulle gown during her Cannes debut at the Lumière Grand Theatre in 2023. She brought her ensemble to the next level with her Chopard necklace, boasting a 123.18-carat pear-shaped rubellite with 65.24 carats of natural diamonds in platinum.
Bella Thorne Wore the Chopard Necklace in 2024
Styled by Kristina Askerova, Bella Thorne took to the red carpet at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival during the Motel Destino premiere. The actress wore a black off-the-shoulder Nicolas Jebran gown from the Spring 2024 Couture collection with the natural diamond and rubellite Chopard necklace. Thorne added 18-carat white gold earrings from the Haute Joaillerie Collection, featuring 9.59-carat diamonds. She completed her look with two diamond rings from the L’Heure du Diamant Collection.
