These glittering celebrity engagement rings demonstrate that while marriages may come and go, diamonds truly are eternal. Engagement rings weren't always about the sparkle, though. Roman brides received a gold ring for public appearances and an iron ring for home. In the 1700s, simple poesy rings were all the rage in Europe, while Puritan men in New England, avoiding frivolous rings, were believed to have given thimbles to their intended (with women often cutting off the tops to wear them as rings anyway). Jump to 1947 when De Beers introduced the legendary slogan, "A diamond is forever," and the rest is history. Today, we see everything from Elizabeth Taylor’s 33-carat diamond from Richard Burton (a gift rather than an engagement ring) to Meghan Markle’s ring featuring stones from Princess Diana’s private collection, to Hailey Bieber’s radiant oval diamond from Justin. Below, find endless ring inspiration from the stunning gems worn by celebrities, royalty, and socialites.
The fiancé: Justin Bieber
The ring: A six to 10-karat oval diamond by Solow & Co.
The proposal: July 2018
The marriage: September 2019
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The fiancé: Ben Affleck
The ring: An 8.5 green diamond ring designed by Rahaminov Diamonds with a gem sourced by Beverly Hills Diamonds
The proposal: April 2022
The marriage: August 2022
Photo: Instagram / @jlo
The fiancé: Carter Reum
The ring: An emerald diamond by jeweler Jean Dousset
The price: $2 million
The proposal: February 2021
The marriage: November 2021
Photo: Courtesy of Paris Hilton/@parishilton
The fiancé: Travis Barker
The ring: An oval-shaped diamond by jeweler Lorraine Schwartz
The proposal: October 2021
The marriage: May 2022
Photo: Courtesy of Kourtney Kardashian/@kourtneykardash
The fiancé: Machine Gun Kelly
The ring: A two-stone emerald and diamond ring with magnetic gold bands
The proposal: January 2022
Photo: Courtesy of Stephen Webster
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
Photo: Courtesy of Demi Lovato/@demilovato
Courtesy of Demi Lovato/@demilovato
The fiancé: Offset
The ring: An eight-carat pear-shaped diamond
The price: $500,000
The marriage: September 2017
The divorce: September 2020
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The fiancé: Charlie McDowell
The ring: A rose-cut, bezel set diamond
The proposal: July 2020
The marriage: September 2021
Photo: Courtesy of Lily Collins/@lilyjcollins
The fiancé: Colin Jost
The ring: An oval-shaped diamond
The price: Estimated to be over $400,000
The proposal: May 2019
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The fiancé: Dimitri Rassam
The ring: A five-karat diamond set in yellow gold
The marriage: June 2019
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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
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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
Photo: HRH Princess Eugenie/Courtesy of Buckingham Palace
The fiancé: Jack Brooksbank
The ring: A padparadscha sapphire surrounded by diamonds
The proposal: January 2018
The marriage: October 2018
Photo: Getty Images
The proposal: November 2017
The ring: Three diamonds, two of which are from Princess Diana's personal collection
The marriage: May 2018
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The fiancé: Sebastian Bear-McClard
The ring: Two pear and square cut diamonds with a gold band, designed by Ratajkowski
The marriage: February 2018
Photo: Courtesy of Emily Ratajkowski / @emrata
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
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The fiancé: Jason Statham
The ring: A classic large center stone flanked by micro-pavé-set diamonds
The price: An estimated $350,000
The proposal: January 2016
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The fiancé: Evan Spiegel
The ring: A round brilliant cut diamond flanked by tapered baguettes on a platinum band.
The price: An estimated $75,000 to $100,000
The proposal: July 2016
The marriage: May 2017
Photo: Courtesy of Miranda Kerr / @mirandakerr
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
The divorce: February 2021
Photo: Courtesy of Kim Kardashian / @kimkardashian
Courtesy of Instagram / @kkw
The fiancé: José Antonio Bastón
The ring: A ruby center stone surrounded by diamonds.
The proposal: January 2016
The marriage: May 2016
Photo Courtesy of Eva Longoria / @evalongoria
The fiancé: Justin Bieber
The ring: A six to 10-karat oval diamond by Solow & Co.
The proposal: July 2018
The marriage: September 2019
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: Ben Affleck
The ring: An 8.5 green diamond ring designed by Rahaminov Diamonds with a gem sourced by Beverly Hills Diamonds
The proposal: April 2022
The marriage: August 2022
Photo: Instagram / @jlo
The fiancé: Carter Reum
The ring: An emerald diamond by jeweler Jean Dousset
The price: $2 million
The proposal: February 2021
The marriage: November 2021
Photo: Courtesy of Paris Hilton/@parishilton
The fiancé: Travis Barker
The ring: An oval-shaped diamond by jeweler Lorraine Schwartz
The proposal: October 2021
The marriage: May 2022
Photo: Courtesy of Kourtney Kardashian/@kourtneykardash
The fiancé: Machine Gun Kelly
The ring: A two-stone emerald and diamond ring with magnetic gold bands
The proposal: January 2022
Photo: Courtesy of Stephen Webster
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
Photo: Courtesy of Demi Lovato/@demilovato
Courtesy of Demi Lovato/@demilovato
The fiancé: Offset
The ring: An eight-carat pear-shaped diamond
The price: $500,000
The marriage: September 2017
The divorce: September 2020
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The fiancé: Charlie McDowell
The ring: A rose-cut, bezel set diamond
The proposal: July 2020
The marriage: September 2021
Photo: Courtesy of Lily Collins/@lilyjcollins
The fiancé: Colin Jost
The ring: An oval-shaped diamond
The price: Estimated to be over $400,000
The proposal: May 2019
Photo: Shutterstock
The fiancé: Dimitri Rassam
The ring: A five-karat diamond set in yellow gold
The marriage: June 2019
Photo: Shutterstock
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
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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
Photo: HRH Princess Eugenie/Courtesy of Buckingham Palace
The fiancé: Jack Brooksbank
The ring: A padparadscha sapphire surrounded by diamonds
The proposal: January 2018
The marriage: October 2018
Photo: Getty Images
The proposal: November 2017
The ring: Three diamonds, two of which are from Princess Diana's personal collection
The marriage: May 2018
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: Sebastian Bear-McClard
The ring: Two pear and square cut diamonds with a gold band, designed by Ratajkowski
The marriage: February 2018
Photo: Courtesy of Emily Ratajkowski / @emrata
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
Photo: FameFlyNet
The fiancé: Jason Statham
The ring: A classic large center stone flanked by micro-pavé-set diamonds
The price: An estimated $350,000
The proposal: January 2016
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: Evan Spiegel
The ring: A round brilliant cut diamond flanked by tapered baguettes on a platinum band.
The price: An estimated $75,000 to $100,000
The proposal: July 2016
The marriage: May 2017
Photo: Courtesy of Miranda Kerr / @mirandakerr
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
The divorce: February 2021
Photo: Courtesy of Kim Kardashian / @kimkardashian
Courtesy of Instagram / @kkw
The fiancé: José Antonio Bastón
The ring: A ruby center stone surrounded by diamonds.
The proposal: January 2016
The marriage: May 2016
Photo Courtesy of Eva Longoria / @evalongoria
The fiancé: Prince William
The ring: The 18-karat oval sapphire surrounded by 14 diamonds that Lady Diana Spencer wore when she was engaged to Prince Charles.
The price: An estimated £300,000
The proposal: October 2010
The marriage: April 2011
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: Ryan Reynolds
The ring: A 12-karat oval-cut diamond with micro-pavé band.
The price: An estimated $2 million
The proposal: unknown
The marriage: September 2012
Photo: RexUSA
The fiancé: Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake
The ring: A six-karat diamond flanked by aquamarine stones set in blackened platinum that Timberlake codesigned.
The price: An estimated $130,000
The proposal: December 2011
The marriage: October 2012
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: Jay Z
The ring: A reported 18-karat center diamond set on a split shank.
The price: An estimated $5 million
The marriage: April 2008
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: George Clooney
The ring: An ethically mined emerald-cut seven-karat diamond with two tapered baguettes.
The price: An estimated $750,000
The proposal: April 2014
The marriage: September 2014
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: Taylor Kinney
The ring: A 6-carat heart-shaped diamond from jeweler Lorraine Schwartz.
The price: An estimated $500,000
The proposal: February 2015
Called off: July 2016
Photo Courtesy of Lady Gaga / @ladygaga
The fiancé: Adam Shulman
The ring: A reported six-karat emerald-cut diamond from Kwiat.
The price: An estimated $150,000
The marriage: September 2012
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: Adam Brody
The ring: A four-karat cushion-cut diamond in a rose-gold band.
The proposal: November 2013
The marriage: February 2014
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: James Packer
The ring: A 35-carat emerald-cut diamond set in platinum by designer Wilfredo Rosado.
The price: An estimated $10 million
The proposal: January 2016
The marriage: Called off in October 2016
Photo: Splash
The fiancé: Dwyane Wade
The ring: An 8.5-karat cushion-cut diamond from Jason of Beverly Hills.
The price: An estimated $1 million
The proposal: December 2013
The marriage: August 2014
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: Vincent Kartheiser
The ring: A vintage-inspired octagonal diamond ring.
The price: An estimated $80,000
The proposal: March 2013
The marriage: June 2014
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: Joe Manganiello
The ring: A reported 7-carat cushion-cut diamond with a micro-pavé halo.
The price: An estimated $500,000
The proposal: December 2014
The marriage: November 2015
Photo: Getty Images
he fiancé: Michael Polish
The ring: A square-cut diamond
The proposal: August 2012
The marriage: August 2013
Photo: Courtesy of Kate Bosworth / @katebosworth
The couple: Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy
The ring: An antique Cartier ring with a European-cut 4-carat diamond surrounded by 16 sapphires.
The price: An estimated $81,000
The proposal: February 2014
The marriage: November 2015
The divorce: April 2020
Photo: Pacific Coast News
The fiancé: Matthew McConaughey
The ring: A rose-cut diamond with smaller diamonds on either side.
The proposal: December 2011
The marriage: June 2012
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: John Krasinski
The ring: A three-karat round-cut diamond set in platinum and flanked by baguettes.
The price: An estimated $100,000
The proposal: August 2009
The marriage: July 2010
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: Matthew Broderick
The ring: A five-karat, emerald-cut diamond on a yellow gold band.
The marriage: May 1997
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The fiancé: Chris Henchy
The ring: A center diamond surrounded by a unique configuration of micro-pavé-set diamonds, designed by Neil Lane.
The proposal: July 2000
The marriage: April 2001
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: Jim Toth
The ring: A unique four-karat Ashoka-cut diamond.
The price: An estimated $450,000
The proposal: December 2010
The marriage: March 2011
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: Michael Douglas
The ring: An antique ring from Fred Leighton featuring a ten-karat stone surrounded by 28 smaller diamonds.
The price: An estimated $1 million.
The proposal: December 1999
The marriage: November 2000
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: Prince William
The ring: The 18-karat oval sapphire surrounded by 14 diamonds that Lady Diana Spencer wore when she was engaged to Prince Charles.
The price: An estimated £300,000
The proposal: October 2010
The marriage: April 2011
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: Ryan Reynolds
The ring: A 12-karat oval-cut diamond with micro-pavé band.
The price: An estimated $2 million
The proposal: unknown
The marriage: September 2012
Photo: RexUSA
The fiancé: Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake
The ring: A six-karat diamond flanked by aquamarine stones set in blackened platinum that Timberlake codesigned.
The price: An estimated $130,000
The proposal: December 2011
The marriage: October 2012
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: Jay Z
The ring: A reported 18-karat center diamond set on a split shank.
The price: An estimated $5 million
The marriage: April 2008
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: George Clooney
The ring: An ethically mined emerald-cut seven-karat diamond with two tapered baguettes.
The price: An estimated $750,000
The proposal: April 2014
The marriage: September 2014
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: Taylor Kinney
The ring: A 6-carat heart-shaped diamond from jeweler Lorraine Schwartz.
The price: An estimated $500,000
The proposal: February 2015
Called off: July 2016
Photo Courtesy of Lady Gaga / @ladygaga
The fiancé: Adam Shulman
The ring: A reported six-karat emerald-cut diamond from Kwiat.
The price: An estimated $150,000
The marriage: September 2012
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: Adam Brody
The ring: A four-karat cushion-cut diamond in a rose-gold band.
The proposal: November 2013
The marriage: February 2014
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: James Packer
The ring: A 35-carat emerald-cut diamond set in platinum by designer Wilfredo Rosado.
The price: An estimated $10 million
The proposal: January 2016
The marriage: Called off in October 2016
Photo: Splash
The fiancé: Dwyane Wade
The ring: An 8.5-karat cushion-cut diamond from Jason of Beverly Hills.
The price: An estimated $1 million
The proposal: December 2013
The marriage: August 2014
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: Vincent Kartheiser
The ring: A vintage-inspired octagonal diamond ring.
The price: An estimated $80,000
The proposal: March 2013
The marriage: June 2014
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: Joe Manganiello
The ring: A reported 7-carat cushion-cut diamond with a micro-pavé halo.
The price: An estimated $500,000
The proposal: December 2014
The marriage: November 2015
Photo: Getty Images
he fiancé: Michael Polish
The ring: A square-cut diamond
The proposal: August 2012
The marriage: August 2013
Photo: Courtesy of Kate Bosworth / @katebosworth
The couple: Mary-Kate Olsen and Olivier Sarkozy
The ring: An antique Cartier ring with a European-cut 4-carat diamond surrounded by 16 sapphires.
The price: An estimated $81,000
The proposal: February 2014
The marriage: November 2015
The divorce: April 2020
Photo: Pacific Coast News
The fiancé: Matthew McConaughey
The ring: A rose-cut diamond with smaller diamonds on either side.
The proposal: December 2011
The marriage: June 2012
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: John Krasinski
The ring: A three-karat round-cut diamond set in platinum and flanked by baguettes.
The price: An estimated $100,000
The proposal: August 2009
The marriage: July 2010
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: Matthew Broderick
The ring: A five-karat, emerald-cut diamond on a yellow gold band.
The marriage: May 1997
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: Chris Henchy
The ring: A center diamond surrounded by a unique configuration of micro-pavé-set diamonds, designed by Neil Lane.
The proposal: July 2000
The marriage: April 2001
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: Jim Toth
The ring: A unique four-karat Ashoka-cut diamond.
The price: An estimated $450,000
The proposal: December 2010
The marriage: March 2011
Photo: Getty Images
The fiancé: Michael Douglas
The ring: An antique ring from Fred Leighton featuring a ten-karat stone surrounded by 28 smaller diamonds.
The price: An estimated $1 million.
The proposal: December 1999
The marriage: November 2000
Photo: Getty Images
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