01of 16Jackie KennedyBettmann/Getty Images; Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe/GettySeventy years before Machine Gun Kelly’sunusual engagement ringfor Megan Fox made headlines, John F. Kennedy proposed to Jacqueline Bouvier with a similar sparkler! Ahead of the trend before her time, the future first lady said yes to the interlocking emerald-cut emerald and diamond design – and her beau.
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Jackie Kennedy
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Seventy years before Machine Gun Kelly’sunusual engagement ringfor Megan Fox made headlines, John F. Kennedy proposed to Jacqueline Bouvier with a similar sparkler! Ahead of the trend before her time, the future first lady said yes to the interlocking emerald-cut emerald and diamond design – and her beau.
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Princess Margaret
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03of 16Marilyn MonroeBettmann/Getty; Rick Maiman/Sygma/GettyWhether or not diamonds are a girl’s best friend, the screen siren sure seemed pleased with the eternity band of baguette diamonds she wore as a wedding ring during her marriage to her second husband, Joe DiMaggio.
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Marilyn Monroe
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Whether or not diamonds are a girl’s best friend, the screen siren sure seemed pleased with the eternity band of baguette diamonds she wore as a wedding ring during her marriage to her second husband, Joe DiMaggio.
04of 16Lucille Ball’s DiamondBettmann/GettyThough she joked around onI Love Lucy,Ball’s bling was no laughing matter! According toTown & Country, Desi Arnaz upgraded the brass ring from Woolworth’s he gave to his wife when they eloped with an enormous cushion-cut diamond.
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Lucille Ball’s Diamond
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Though she joked around onI Love Lucy,Ball’s bling was no laughing matter! According toTown & Country, Desi Arnaz upgraded the brass ring from Woolworth’s he gave to his wife when they eloped with an enormous cushion-cut diamond.
05of 16Lucille Ball’s Aquamarine RingArchive Photos/Getty Images; Inset: Hulton Archive/Getty ImagesBall was also known to wear an enormous, emerald-cut aquamarine on her left ring finger, rumored to also be from Arnaz.The sparkling stone matched her light blue eyes, andNicole Kidmaneven wore a lookalike while playing the star in the recent biopicBeing the Ricardos.
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Lucille Ball’s Aquamarine Ring
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Ball was also known to wear an enormous, emerald-cut aquamarine on her left ring finger, rumored to also be from Arnaz.
The sparkling stone matched her light blue eyes, andNicole Kidmaneven wore a lookalike while playing the star in the recent biopicBeing the Ricardos.
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Mia Farrow
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07of 16Lana TurnerHulton Archive/GettyThe Old Hollywood icon might have gone through a divorce or seven, but this pear-shaped showstopper from one of her husbands is a keeper.
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Lana Turner
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The Old Hollywood icon might have gone through a divorce or seven, but this pear-shaped showstopper from one of her husbands is a keeper.
08of 16Grace KellyGrace Kelly.Bettmann/GettyThough Prince Rainier III famously gave the American actress a $4.6 million, 10.47-carat, emerald-cut engagement ring for her to wear in the filmHigh Society,her last movie before they wed, he first presented his bride-to-be with another piece of jewelry.The royal initially gave Kelly an eternity band with rubies and diamonds –a salute to the colors of the Monaco flag, Brides reported.
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Grace Kelly
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Though Prince Rainier III famously gave the American actress a $4.6 million, 10.47-carat, emerald-cut engagement ring for her to wear in the filmHigh Society,her last movie before they wed, he first presented his bride-to-be with another piece of jewelry.
The royal initially gave Kelly an eternity band with rubies and diamonds –a salute to the colors of the Monaco flag, Brides reported.
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Wallis Simpson
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Another unforgettable royal ring was the rock King Edward VIII gave to the American divorcée who stole his heart.
10of 16Joan CrawfordBettmann/Getty ImagesThe Academy Award winner was another leading lady with a two-stone ring. Her fourth husband, Pepsi CEO Alfred Steele, wowed her with this unusual double band of baguette diamonds.
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Joan Crawford
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The Academy Award winner was another leading lady with a two-stone ring. Her fourth husband, Pepsi CEO Alfred Steele, wowed her with this unusual double band of baguette diamonds.
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Elizabeth Taylor
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Diamonds are forever, but the union lasted just eight months.
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13of 16Elizabeth TaylorBettmann/GettyFive years later, the actress looked blissful with producer Mike Todd, with a 29-carat diamond ring on her finger. The couple chatted with reporters before a flight to Mexico City, and Taylor insisted that the square-cut treasure was a “friendship ring.” They would marry later that year.
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Five years later, the actress looked blissful with producer Mike Todd, with a 29-carat diamond ring on her finger. The couple chatted with reporters before a flight to Mexico City, and Taylor insisted that the square-cut treasure was a “friendship ring.” They would marry later that year.
14of 16Debbie ReynoldsGettyTheSingin' in the Rainlead was starry-eyed beside Eddie Fisher at their 1954 engagement party, where she flashed her seven-carat, square-cut rock.All seemed well during their four-year union, which dissolved in 1959 – when Fisher famously had an affair with Taylor, Reynolds' childhood friend.
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Debbie Reynolds
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TheSingin' in the Rainlead was starry-eyed beside Eddie Fisher at their 1954 engagement party, where she flashed her seven-carat, square-cut rock.
All seemed well during their four-year union, which dissolved in 1959 – when Fisher famously had an affair with Taylor, Reynolds' childhood friend.
15of 16Elizabeth TaylorBettmann/GettyThe Queen of Diamonds found a lasting love with Richard Burton, whom she met on the set ofCleopatraand left Fisher for.Here, Taylor shows off her diamond wedding bands from Burton, after they secretly wed in Montreal in 1964 … just 10 days after she divorced Fisher.
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The Queen of Diamonds found a lasting love with Richard Burton, whom she met on the set ofCleopatraand left Fisher for.
Here, Taylor shows off her diamond wedding bands from Burton, after they secretly wed in Montreal in 1964 … just 10 days after she divorced Fisher.
16of 16Elizabeth TaylorExpress Newspapers/Hulton Archive/GettyRichard Burton purchased this 33.19-carat, flawless gem (then called the Krupp Diamond, now called the Elizabeth Taylor Diamond) for his wife in 1968 — justsome of the many jewels he bought for herduring their 10-year first marriage and 10-month second marriage.
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Richard Burton purchased this 33.19-carat, flawless gem (then called the Krupp Diamond, now called the Elizabeth Taylor Diamond) for his wife in 1968 — justsome of the many jewels he bought for herduring their 10-year first marriage and 10-month second marriage.
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