An 8-carat diamond is rare and valuable, and commands a high price according to a guide by Sotheby’s, the bastion of art and luxury items. Our list of celebrities who own an 8-carat diamond engagement ring presents some of the world’s most elegant luxury pieces. Each features different cuts and styles that match their beautiful owners.
1. Gwyneth Paltrow
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin and actress Gwyneth Paltrow, known for being private about their personal lives, did not disclose exactly when they got engaged, but it was sometime in 2002. He proposed to her with a stunning 8-carat, Asscher-cut diamond ring surrounded by a halo of diamonds and a thin micropavé platinum band. Jewelry specialists have placed its total value at up to $250,000.
2. Kate Upton
Kate Upton belongs to the 8-carat club via the lovely engagement ring from her hubby Justin Verlander. The Major League Baseball star proposed to her just before the 2016 baseball season started with an 8-carat round-cut diamond engagement ring with a 6-prong setting. Underneath, it had a pavé convex curved undergallery design on a platinum band.
Top jeweler Anita Ko worked with Justin to conceptualize the massive ring. The public first got a closer glimpse of this beautiful piece on May 2, 2016, at the Met Gala red carpet. Jewelry specialists place its value at $1.5 million.
3. Gabrielle Union
Actress Gabrielle Union said yes to NBA star and Utah Jazz co-owner Dwyane Wade’s proposal on December 21, 2013. He got down on one knee and presented her with a spectacular ring featuring an 8.5-carat, cushion-cut diamond set in 4 prongs on a platinum band. According to jewelry experts, the amazing ring is worth $1 million.
4. Brittany Matthews
Brittany Matthews joined the elite 8-carat ladies’ club after her high school sweetheart Patrick Mahomes proposed to her in September 2020. The Kansas City Chiefs NFL quarterback got down on one knee during the Chiefs’ Super Bowl ring ceremony, having two lifetime rings in the process.
Brilliant Earth‘s SVP of merchandising and retail expansion, Kathryn Money, describes this elegant, sparkling ring with an 8-carat, radiant-cut diamond set on a double-band pavé split-shank made of either platinum or white gold. She also estimated it at around $800,000 for its high-quality diamonds and premium specs.
5. Demi Lovato
First love never dies, as Eugene Wilde once said in his immortal song of the same name. Demi Lovato’s first engagement ring from her first love ex-beau, Max Ehrich, is still a hot topic with fans to this day.
Designed by top jeweler Peter Marco, it features a massive, 8-carat emerald-cut diamond in a north-south configuration. It has trapezoid side diamonds set on a platinum band. Max got down on one knee that Thursday morning of July 23, 2020, and secured her elusive yes. However, within 2 months, they called off the engagement.
Experts place its value between $350,000 to $800,000.
6. Eva Longoria
Eva Longoria said yes to her long-time boyfriend, Mexican businessman Jose Antonio Baston, when he proposed to her in the Dubai desert on December 13, 2015. And yes, it’s also in the 8-carat division. It features a large shimmering red oval-cut ruby set in prongs and surrounded by a thick halo of diamonds on a platinum band. Jewelry specialists place its value at $500,000.
7. Kate Bosworth
Kate Bosworth’s lovely diamond engagement ring from Justin Long is also in the 8-carat domain. Justin proposed to her in early 2023, and they confirmed it on April 4, 2023. He got her yes when he proposed to her with a ring that features an 8-carat cushion-cut diamond secured with a 6-prong setting on a thin pavé platinum band. Jewelry specialists estimate the value of the ring at $500,000.
8. Karlie Kloss
Supermodel Karlie Kloss elegantly accepted her now-hubby Josh Kushner’s proposal a few weeks sometime in June 2018 before they announced it on July 25, 2018. Josh got down on one knee and proposed to his then-fiancée with an 8-carat cushion-cut solitaire diamond with a 6-prong setting, set on a thin pavé platinum band. It first went public on her Instagram when she was being made up in Beijing, China, for a photoshoot.
Jewelry specialists say the value of this momentous ring is $500,000 or possibly more.
