These stunning celebrity engagement rings prove that a diamond—if not a marriage—is forever. But engagement rings haven’t always been all about the diamond: Roman brides were given a gold ring to wear in public and an iron ring to wear at home. In the 1700s, simple poesy rings were popular in Europe, while in New England, Puritan men—shunning frivolous rings—were thought to have given thimbles to their betrothed (though women often cut off the tops and wore them as rings anyway). Fast-forward to 1947 and De Beers’s famous slogan, “A diamond is forever.” The rest is history. Now we have everything from Elizabeth Taylor’s 33-carat diamond from Richard Burton (though it was just a gift, not an engagement bauble) to Kim Kardashian West’s 15-carat diamond from Kanye and Olivia Wilde’s brilliant emerald from Jason Sudeikis—ring inspiration galore from some of the dazzling gems sported by stars.
1. Jennifer Lopez
The fiancé: Alex Rodriguez
The ring: A 16-carat emerald diamond
The price: Reportedly $1.8 million
The proposal: March 2019
The fiancé: Pete Davidson
The ring: A three-carat pear-shaped diamond from jeweler Greg Yuna
The price: Nearly $100,000
The proposal: June 2018
Called off: October 2018
3. Hailey Baldwin
The fiancé: Justin Bieber
The ring: A six to 10 carat oval diamond by Solow & Co.
The proposal: July 2018
4. Demi Lovato
The fiancé: Max Ehrich
The ring: An emerald cut diamond, flanked by two trapezoid diamonds
The price: An estimated $1 million
The proposal: July 2020
Called off: September 2020
5. Lily Collins
The fiancé: Charlie McDowell
The ring: A rose-cut, bezel set diamond
The proposal: July 2020
6. Cardi B
The fiancé: Offset
The ring: An eight-carat tear-shaped diamond
The price: $500,000
The marriage: September 2017
The divorce: September 2020
7. Scarlett Johansson
The fiancé: Colin Jost
The ring: An oval-shaped diamond
The price: Estimated to be over $400,000
The proposal: May 2019
8. Charlotte Casiraghi
The fiancé: Dimitri Rassam
The marriage: June 2019
9. Paris Hilton
The fiancé: Chris Zylka
The ring: A twenty carat tear-drop diamond by jeweler Michael Greene
The price: $2 million
The proposal: January 2018
Called off: November 2018
10. Princess Beatrice of York
The fiancé: Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi
The ring: A diamond on a platinum pavé band by Shaun Leane
The proposal: September 2019 The marriage: July 2020
11. Princess Eugenie of York
The fiancé: Jack Brooksbank
The ring: A padparadscha sapphire surrounded by diamonds
The proposal: January 2018
The marriage: October 2018
12. Emily Ratajkowski
The fiancé: Sebastian Bear-McClard
The ring: Two pear and square cut diamonds with a gold band, designed by Ratajkowski
The marriage: February 2018
13. Meghan Markle
The fiancé: Prince Harry
The proposal: November 2017
The ring: Three diamonds, two of which are from Princess Diana’s personal collection
The proposal: May 2018
14. Pippa Middleton
The fiancé: James Matthews
The ring: A large asscher-cut diamond surrounded by a cluster of smaller diamonds.
The price: An estimated £200,000
The proposal: July 2016
The marriage May 2017
15. Kim Kardashian West
The fiancé: Kanye West
The ring: A 15-carat D, flawless cushion-cut diamond from jeweler Lorraine Schwartz.
The price: An estimated $2 million
The proposal: October 2013
The marriage: May 2014