12 Iconic Celebrity Natural Diamond Moments of 2023

2023 was filled to the brim with gorgeous natural diamond moments from our favorite celebrities. Everyone from Rihanna to King Charles III went all in on their diamond looks, whether it be unexpected styling moments to the biggest royal event we’ve seen in years. Of course, there were some more subtle moments, like the rare natural diamonds that sparkled across the Met Gala red carpet or Hailey Bieber’s initial pendant that sent the internet into a tizzy.

Ahead, discover the best celebrity natural diamond looks of 2023 that had everyone talking, screenshotting, and green-screening across social media and beyond.

Rihanna’s Unexpected
Diamond Moments

Rihanna awed us a few times this year with her unexpected jewelry choices including a 9-carat natural diamond toe ring which she paired with black heels and a TikTok caption that read, “quiet luxury.” The ring is from LA-based jeweler XIV Carats and is estimated to be worth $600K. She also wore a watch choker from Jacob & Co to the Louis Vuitton runway show in Paris. The piece is worth an estimated $700K and features 368 baguette-cut natural diamonds, totaling over 30 carats. In a similar vein, Rihanna debuted a 70-carat natural diamond watch anklet this year, also from Jacob & Co, featuring 155 emerald and round cut diamonds.

Dua Lipa’s Tiffany
Necklace at the Met Gala

Dua Lipa was the first person to ever wear Tiffany & Co’s Lucida Star necklace. The 128.54-carat cushion cut diamond was reset into this necklace and was set in Jean Schlumberger’s iconic and celebrity favorite, Bird on a Rock brooch.

Hailey Bieber’s ‘B’ Necklace

The pendant that took over the internet, Hailey designed her natural diamond ‘B’ with jeweler Alex Moss. “I have to give Hailey all the credit for the idea of the B,” said the jeweler. “She told me her vision of a bubble letter; I thought of it like an inflatable birthday balloon.”

Zendaya and Anne Hathaway broke the internet when the two Bulgari ambassadors came together in the “Unexpected Wonders” campaign. The video featured the actresses wearing Bulgari High Jewelry pieces in an Italian villa overlooking Rome.

King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla’s Coronation

The coronation of Charles III and Camilla was the biggest royal affair of 2023 and many of the most famous Crown Jewels were on display. In Queen Camilla’s crown, the famous Queen Mary’s Crown, were the famous Cullinans III, IV, and V diamonds. King Charles’s wore the famous St. Edward’s Crown.

Priyanka Chopra’s Blue Diamond
at the Met Gala

Priyanka Chopra wore Bulgari’s most special piece, the Laguna Blu, which sold auction at Sotheby’s for $25M. This Fancy Vivid Blue diamond is one of the rarest in the world, weighing in at 11.16 carats. This was the first time Bulgari’s Laguna Blu is being seen in a new setting, a diamond chain necklace, since 1970, where it was originally set in a ring, landing Chopra on our list for the best celebrity natural diamond looks of 2023.

Margot Robbie’s Layers of Lorraine
at the Barbie Premiere

Just before actors went on strike, we were gifted the Barbie premiere in Los Angeles where Margo Robbie walked the pink carpet in an exact replica of 1960s Barbie’s Solo in the Spotlight outfit with stacked natural diamond necklaces from Lorraine Schwartz and simple studs.

Kate Middleton’s Vintage Tiara

The Princess of Wales became the second person to ever wear the Strathmore Rose tiara at a state banquet celebrating the South Korean state visit to the U.K. It was also the first time the tiara has been seen in public since the 1930s. It originally belonged to the Queen Mother, King Charles’ grandmother with whom he has a close relationship.

Adele’s recent Las Vegas residency was the gift that just kept giving this year, and not just because of her incredible vocals. Each show, the singer was dressed to the nines in natural diamonds, styled by Jamie Mizrahi in brands like Briony Raymond, David Webb and Lorraine Schwartz. “We love working with Adele,” explains Lorraine. “She is great and funny and knows what she likes and what she doesn’t.”

Beyonce’s Dubai Performance

Before she embarked on her Renaissance tour, Beyoncé wowed the internet with her performance for the opening Dubai’s new ultra-luxury hotel, the Atlantis the Royal Hotel. Throughout the show she wore multiple stunning outfits, each one bedazzled with over 50 carats of natural diamonds from Lorraine Schwartz and Messika.

Jennifer Lopez’s Bulgari Serpenti Overload at the Grammy’s

J.Lo’s Grammy look had us seeing double thanks to over 150 carats of diamonds in layered Bulgari Serpenti diamond necklaces and stacked sapphire and diamond rings.

Kim Kardashian’s
Fashion Week Diamonds

Kardashian’s best look was at Victoria Beckham’s runway show, where she wore a suite of Pasquale Bruni natural diamond jewelry.