Battle of the Bling: Celebrity Rings!
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Ring-a-bling-bling!: Stars flaunt major ice!
Celebrities are no strangers to flashy and extravagant things -- from decked out rides, to trendy gadgets -- the more dollar signs the better. But nothing says star power like bling and the pinnacle of bling in Tinsel Town is the engagement ring. It is said that 'love doesn't cost a thing', but in Hollywood, romance doesn't come cheap. CTVNews.ca's Latoya Williams takes a look at A-list ice and which celebrity has the priciest rock of them all.
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The Bling: Three-carat solitaire on an intertwined yellow gold band full of diamonds
Price Tag: US$30,000
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Lucky Star: Scarlett Johansson
Johansson began dating Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds back in 2007 and they became engaged in May 2008. The two were married four months later in a quiet ceremony near Tofino, B.C., but the union was short lived and the couple split in December 2010.
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The Bling: A vintage-style round diamond ring covered in pave diamond accenting stones both around the head and shank. The ring is made with recycled platinum, and diamonds taken from a conflict-free mine
Price Tag: US$35,000
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Lucky Star: Natalie Portman
Golden Globe winner Natalie Portman and Benjamin Millepied co-starred together during her Golden Globe winning performance in 'Black Swan.' Leave it to Portman, a devoted vegan, to flash an eco-friendly sparkler. The two have not gotten married yet, but the actress recently gave birth to the couple's first child back in July 2011.
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The Bling: One-and-a-half-carat Cathy Waterman diamond ring with round centre stone
Price Tag: US$50,000
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Lucky Star: Anna Paquin
Stephen Moyer and Anna Paquin met at an audition for 'True Blood' and have been dating ever since. Paquin became an engagement ring show-off after she received the rock from Moyer -- flashing the ring all over Hollywood for the paparazzi. The two were married in August 2010.
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The Bling: Garrard of Mayfair 18-carat oval diamond-encrusted blue sapphire ring
Price Tag: $US60,000
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Lucky Star: Kate Middleton
When Prince Charles proposed to Princess Diana back in the 80s, the exquisite stone cost US$60,000 at the time. Prince William then gave the ring to his long-time girlfriend Kate Middleton, when he proposed to her while on a trip in Kenya back in October 2010. The ring has since been appraised at a whopping US$500,000. The two were married in April 2011 in front of the world in what many are calling 'The wedding of the century.'
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The Bling: Diamond solitaire on a platinum band features a four-carat centre round shape diamond placed in the middle of a star set on top of the ring. The star itself is set with multiple smaller diamonds
Price Tag: US$75,000
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Lucky Star: Stacy Ann Ferguson
The 'Black-Eyed Peas' singer began dating Josh Duhamel, whom she met on the set of his show 'Las Vegas' back in 2004. They dated for five years before Duhamel popped the question in December 2007, presenting Fergie with this whopper. They married in 2009.
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The Bling: Eight-carat cushion-cut diamond engagement ring
Price Tag: Unknown, but it looks like it's enough to pay off a mortgage and then some.
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Lucky Star: Lala Vasquez Anthony
The former MTV VJ had been engaged to NBA basketball star Carmelo Anthony for five years before finally tying the knot in July 2010. Some might wonder why she waited so long, but with a stud like that on her finger, five years is like five weeks for Mrs. Anthony.
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The Bling: Cushion-cut diamond engagement ring, Reported to be between five- and ten-carats
Price Tag: Somewhere in the hundreds of thousands
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Lucky Star: Monica Arnold
Not much is known about the stone, but we can be pretty sure NBA player Shannon Brown shelled out a couple thousand for this heavy weight. 'The Boy Is Mine' collaborator married Brown in November 2010, just one month after announcing her engagement.
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The Bling: Neil Lane engagement ring with five-carat centre stone
Price Tag: Unknown, but we can assume it's somewhere in the hundred-thousand dollar range
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Lucky Star: Jennifer Hudson
When WWE star David Otunga asked singer and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson to marry him in 2009, the couple had been dating for less than a year, but we're sure Hudson didn't hesitate to say yes once she saw the size of this stunner, but there are rumours that the wedding has been put on hold due to a fallout over a pre-nuptial agreement between the two.
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The Bling: Six-carat, oval cut diamond set in platinum and rose gold, with an intricate pave setting
Price Tag: US$100,000
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Lucky Star: Katie Holmes
When Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes hooked up in 2005, the couple sparked major interest, but what really caught people's attention was Holmes' engagement ring. Cruise proposed to Katie Holmes at the Eiffel Tower in Paris in June, 2005.
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The Bling: A four-carat Asscher cut diamond in a pave setting with side
Price Tag: US$100,000
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Lucky Star: Ashlee Simpson
Simpson announced her engagement to Fall Out Boy bassist Pete Wentz in April 2008. She had previously been wearing what she described as a 'promise ring' from Wentz for several months, but was upgraded to this huge rock after Wentz proposed. They married one month later, but have since divorced.
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The Bling: Three-carat ear shaped diamond flanked by pave diamonds
Price Tag: Unknown, but reports suggests it's worth over $100,000
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Lucky Star: Katherine Heigl
When Josh Kelley proposed to Katherine Heigl, the ring he gave her had sentimental value -- half of the platinum band is from Heigl's mother's own engagement ring. The couple married in December 2007 in Park City, Utah.
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The Bling: Five-carat cushion cut engagement ring
Price Tag: US$150,000
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Lucky Star: Ivanka Trump
After dating on and off for two years, Jared Kushner, the publisher of the 'New York Observer', took the ultimate leap of faith when he asked the daughter of billionaire Donald Trump to marry him. With a whirlwind engagement of three months, Ivanka Trump and Kushner tied the knot at a private ceremony at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. in 2009. The couple recently had their first child in July 2011.
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The Bling: Ten-carat yellow diamond, oval shape in a prong setting with a yellow canary pave set
Price Tag: US$150,000
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Lucky Star: Heidi Klum
Seal 'sealed the deal' when he proposed to the German supermodel during Christmas 2004. They were married in a secret ceremony on a beach in Mexico in May 2005.
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The Bling: Johnathon Arndt-designed yellow diamond. Estimated to be a five-plus-carat brilliant round diamond with diamond side stones
Price Tag: US$150,000
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Lucky Star: Carrie Underwood
They dated for one year and that was enough for NHL star Mike Fischer to seal the deal and rock Underwood's world by proposing to the 'American Idol' winner at his home with this mini hockey puck.
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The Bling: A nine-carat platinum-set ring featuring an emerald centre stone with tapered baguettes on each side
Price Tag: US$200,000
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Lucky Star: Kate Hudson
Rocker Matthew Bellamy popped the question in April 2011 after dating Hudson for one year. Hudson and Bellamy recently had a baby in August 2011.
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The Bling: Five-carat oval-cut ring set in platinum with trillions on each side
Price Tag: US$200,000
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Lucky Star: Salma Hayek
Although Francois-Henri Pinault and Salma Hayek have kept a relatively low profile since their relationship began, people couldn't help but notice the rock on Hayek's finger once she became engaged to the businessman. They two were married in April 2009.
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The Bling: Four-carat Ashoka diamond on a pave diamond-and-platinum band set in a 1920s art deco style
Price Tag: US$250,000
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Lucky Star: Reese Witherspoon
The 'Legally Blonde' actress said 'yes' to Hollywood agent Jim Toth when he proposed with the quarter of a million dollars bling in December 2010. The couple married in March 2011 in a country-elegant style affair.
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The Bling: Five-carat oval diamond engagement ring set in platinum. The ring also features single cut pave diamonds and tiny rose cut diamonds set in rose gold fleur-de-lis that are connected to the band
Price Tag: US$250,000
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Lucky Star: LeAnn Rimes
This relationship started off with a bang and got an even bigger bang when actor Eddie Cibrian popped the question to country-crooner LeAnn Rimes. The two were married in April 2011 on a private property in Malibu, overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
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The Bling: Five-carat emerald custom cut diamond ring featuring 248 diamonds
Price Tag: US$500,000
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Lucky Star: Eva Longoria
Tony Parker proposed to Eva Longoria with this monster rock after dating for nearly two years. They were married in a civil ceremony in Paris in July 2007, but the marriage would fall apart three years later after allegations of infidelity against Parker.
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The Bling: Diamond solitaire engagement ring. Reported to be between a nine- and 12.5-carat radiant cut diamond centre stone atop a slender shank holding pave set of accenting diamonds that run the entire length of the band
Price Tag: US$850,000
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Lucky Star: Khloe Kardashian
After only six-weeks of dating, NBA basketball star Lamar Odom decided he wanted this Kardashian sister all to himself and popped the question, presenting her with a ring bigger than her eye. They were married in a whirlwind ceremony that included other NBA superstars, reality stars and a dash of Hollywood celebrities.
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The Bling: 14-carat princess-cut diamond with side stones
Price Tag: US$1 million
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Lucky Star: Hilary Duff Comrie
Edmonton Oiler star Mike Comrie scored a hat-trick when he popped the question to Disney diva Hilary Duff and slapped some major ice on the former 'Lizzie McGuire' star, while the two were vacationing in Hawaii. The couple wed in August 2010 and announced they were expecting their first child together on their one year wedding anniversary.
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The Bling: 11-carat marquis cut diamond embraced with a trillion on either side
Price Tag: US$1 million
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Lucky Star: Victoria Beckham
When David Beckahm spotted Victoria performing with the Spice Girls on TV he told his good friend that he was going to marry her. Victoria became interested in him when she saw a picture of the soccer star. A year after meeting, David asked Victoria to marry him with this stunning sparkler. As if she didn't have enough jewelry, there are rumours that David is planning on buying his wife the jewelry collection of Elizabeth Taylor when it goes on auction in December 2011.
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The Bling: Jacob & Co 15-carat emerald cut platinum and pink diamond engagement ring. The ring features 58 intense pink diamonds and two half-moon diamonds on each side
Price Tag: US$1 million
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Lucky Star: Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon stunned the world when the two announced they were married back in April 2008. Cannon, who is 11 years her senior, married Carey on her private estate on Windermere Island in The Bahamas.
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The Bling: Lorraine Schwartz custom diamond ring features a 16.5-carat emerald cut centre stone, flanked by two, two-carat trapezoids, making the diamond a whopping 20.5 carats of the highest clarity and colour
Price Tag: US$2 million
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Lucky Star: Kim Kardashian
New Jersey Nets basketball star Kris Humphries rolled out the cash for this rock and popped the question to the reality beauty at her Beverly Hills home on May 18 after six months of dating. Kardashian and Humphries held a lavish wedding in L.A. in August.
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The Bling: Lorraine Schwartz 18-carat flawless emerald cut diamond engagement ring
Price Tag: US$5 million
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Lucky Star: Beyonce
Jay-Z and Beyonce began dating back in 2001 and after seven years of being crazy in love, Jay-Z popped the question with a ring that can most likely be spotted from space. The two married in a top-secret ceremony with a guest-list of 40 friends and family members who gathered at the groom's extravagant penthouse in New York.
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