Boy are we obsessedwith Mariah Carey’s engagement ring. The 45-year-old's fiancé, James Packer, poppedthe question to his love on Thursday in New York City with a show-stopping 35-carat diamond and platinum ring.
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The Australian billionaire called onMariah’s longtime friend Wilfredo Rosado to create the massive ring. The jewelrydesigner told Vogue, “I took the standards super high, and I wanted to create aring that could not be measured up to.”
And at a whopping 35-carats itcertainly can’t compare to other celebrity rings. The mom-of-two's new rock measures up to the same size as both KimKardashian (15-carats) and Beyonce’s (18-carats) rings put together.
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When it came time to design the ring, Wilfredo said, “I wanted to create the most gorgeousring for my dear friend, but I also wanted to create the most stunning ring forone of the most iconic divas of our generation.” However, with just two weeks to pull it off, he admitted thatMariah’s ring was the most challenging piece of jewelry he’s ever designed.
According to the singer’s friend,“[James] wanted to create something very rare and very beautiful around thisdiamond he chose, and I followed his lead.” The designer noted that he left anempty space on the backside of the band because Packer wanted to engrave aspecial message for his fiancée."
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The New York based designer continued: “When it came down to it, I reallywanted to create something for her that was about new beginning. I wanted to give her something super sophisticated and something thattook away all of the embellishments that a lot of people use when they designengagement rings these days.”
He added, “But it is epic. It’s anepic ring for an epic time in her life.”