The Most Expensive Celebrity Engagement Rings of All Time

Whether you’re ready to propose, waiting for a proposal or already married and simply like to look at other people’s ring fingers, these baubles will blow your minds. That’s because these aren’t your average engagement rings but, rather, the fanciest things ever to grace the perfectly manicured hand of a famous person.
Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend but just like IRL, some friendships grow apart. And while some relationships last forever, some of these engagements and marriages didn’t. But that’s OK. These rings, from least to most expensive and in Canadian dollars, are still a thing to behold.

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20. Ariana Grande ($120,000)

Ariana Grande and Pete Davidson may have called it quits recently but their short love affair will live on forever, as will the three-carat, $120,000 CAD stunner he got her a few weeks after they started dating.

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Katharine McPhee at Celebrity Fight Night 2018

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19. Katharine McPhee ($194,000)

The singer and David Foster surprised everyone with their engagement and when McPhee showed off the ring, jaws dropped even further. Featuring a large centre stone surrounded by a halo diamonds and set on a split-shank pavé band, the reported five-carat engagement ring cost between $130,000 and $194,000, depending on the quality and characteristics of the main rock.

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18. Lala Kent ($194,000)

Randall Emmett couldn't resist spoiling his Vanderpump Rules fiancée Lala during her birthday getaway in Mexico. He proposed with a six-carat ring that features a circular pavé ring of diamonds around the edge and even more pavé diamonds along the band which totaled $150,000. Well done, Randall.

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Salma Hayek at Vanity Fair Personality of the Year

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17. Salma Hayek ($340,000)

With a net worth in the neighbourhood of $17 billion, it shouldn't be surprising that businessman François-Henri Pinault didn't pop the question to Hayek with a gumball machine find. Instead, he chose an oval-shaped engagement ring set in shoulder diamonds, worth an estimated £200,000.

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16. Pippa Middleton ($340,000)

The Duchess of Cambridge's little sister (and new mom) received a reported four-carat asscher-cut diamond set in an octagonal halo ring, and like Hayek's, is worth about £200,000.

Lady Gaga at 25th Women in Hollywood Celebration

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15. Lady Gaga ($522,000)

Christian Carino found the perfect ring for his fiancé, a round pink diamond (somewhere estimated in the six- or seven-carat region) surrounded by three or four more carats. Gorge.

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Jennifer Aniston at Barney's New York event

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14. Jennifer Aniston ($647,000)

Just because Aniston has simple taste doesn't mean former husband Justin Theroux does. He "rocked it up" with an eight-carat radiant cut diamond ring, worth a reported half a million U.S.

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13. Sofia Vergara ($647,000)

Joe Manganiello gave Vergara the Christmas present of her life, proposing on Dec. 25, 2014 after four months of dating, with a centre stone ranging between four and five carats that is surrounded by diamonds.

Hailey Baldwin repping for Hilfiger in Japan

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12. Hailey Baldwin ($647,000)

Just because they're in the midst of a whirlwind romance doesn't mean one has to skimp on the ring. Biebs shelled out "around half a mil" for Baldwin's oval rock.

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11. Amal Clooney ($971,000)

According to reports, cost didn't matter to George Clooney, who found the perfect engagement ring for his perfect lawyer lady: "an ethically mined emerald-cut diamond estimated at 7-plus carats and two tapered baguettes set in platinum."

Carrie Underwood at the American Music Awards

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10. Carrie Underwood ($1.04 million)

The country star's favourite designer is Johnathon Arndt so it made perfect sense that Mike Fisher teamed up with him to help design the the yellow-and-white 12-carat diamond ring just for Carrie Underwood.

Khloe Kardashian at Good American press conference

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9. Khloe Kardashian ($1.1 million)

She may be divorced from Lamar Odom but Khloe got to keep the radiant-cut ring her ex got her.

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8. Kim Kardashian ($1.69 million)

Kanye worked with jeweller Lorraine Schwartz to create a 15-carat diamond dazzler for Kim. He later gave her a second ring, a 20-carat emerald-cut beast that cost three times more than this one but let's go with the original.

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7. Paris Hilton ($2.6 million)

A "dream diamond" deserves to be protected — which is why Paris' 22-carat ring from Chris Zylka requires 24/7 security. No, really.

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6. Ciara ($2.6 million)

Russell Wilson opted for simple yet absolutely gorgeous engagement ring for Ciara with this massive brilliant-cut diamond nestled between two side stones. Brilliant indeed.

Catherine Zeta-Jones at Michael Kors runway show

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5. Catherine Zeta-Jones ($3.24 million)

Michael Douglas' bill for the 10-carat vintage, marquise shape stone engagement ring was a doozy but she's well worth it.

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4. Blake Lively ($3.27 million)

Damn, Ryan Reynolds is hilarious, handsome AND knows how to ring-shop. (She totally traded up.) Blake's 12-carat pink oval sparkler is a show-stopper. She's credited for causing tons of women to crave their own oval-shaped engagement rings.

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3. Beyoncé ($6.47 million)

Jay Z went all out with this 18-carat, emerald-cut diamond ring for Beyoncé. Only the best for Queen Bey.

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2. Elizabeth Taylor ($11.4 million)

Liz's ring from Richard Burton was the best of the best: VS1 quality, 33 carats, D colour, Asscher-cut — and sold by Taylor's estate for $8.8 million U.S. in 2011. Flawless, just like Liz.

Mariah Carey at the American Music Awards

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1. Mariah Carey ($12.95 million)

Her engagement to billionaire James Packer only lasted seven months but she worked her magic and was able to keep the 35-carat emerald-cut diamond. That made up for the $50 million she was demanding from her ex after they split.

Can you imagine what her dress would've cost? It surely would've ranked among these most expensive dresses of all time.