10 of the most expensive celebrity red carpet jewels ever, ranked – from Madonna’s Harry Winston diamonds and Lady Gaga’s US$30 million Tiffany & Co necklace, to Beyoncé’s Lorraine Schwartz jewellery
- Lady Gaga made history by winning an Oscar, Grammy, BAFTA and Golden Globe in a single year for A Star is Born, dazzling in Tiffany diamonds, while Gigi Hadid stunned at the Met Gala in Jacob & Co
- Madonna arrived at the 1991 Oscars with Michael Jackson as her date, but it was her Marilyn Monroe look that caught the eye … as did Cate Blanchett’s Chopard ensemble when she accepted her award
The 2023 Oscars are just around the corner, and while all eyes are on the prestigious awards, the spotlight will also be on the fashion queens of the night. Over the years, the Academy Awards’ red carpet has also served as the “catwalk” for the high style and dazzling masterpieces donned by A-list stars.
Here’s our list of 10 of the most eye-catching and expensive items to have featured on red carpets – and guess who appears thrice?
10. Gigi Hadid’s Jacob & Co necklace (US$12 million) – Met Gala 2021
American model and fashion icon Gigi Hadid stole the spotlight at the 2021 Met Gala with her white Prada dress and Jacob & Co jewels.
The highlight was a necklace made of multiple round diamonds in collet-style platinum setting centred with a 54-carat diamond drop, worth US$12 million, according to the jeweller. She also paired it with stud earrings totalling 10 carats.
9. Beyoncé’s Lorraine Schwartz necklace (US$12 million) – Grammys 2017
The Halo singer definitely shone at the 2017 Grammys, thanks to her glittering Peter Dundas red sequinned gown. But the eye-catching piece on her neck was even more dazzling. The Lorraine Schwartz necklace features 400 carats of round diamonds, worth US$12 million, per Elle. She also wore matching Lorraine Schwartz rings.
8. Beyoncé’s Lorraine Schwartz jewels (US$13.1 million) – MTV Music Awards 2016
A year earlier, Beyoncé rocked the 2016 MTV Music Awards with another Lorraine Schwartz set, also according to Elle. She flashed a 12-carat pink diamond ring worth US$9 million on her right hand, and three other rings valued at US$2.3 million on her left hand.