The Story Behind Selena Gomezs Marquise Diamond Engagement Ring [Video]

Congratulations to Selena Gomez, who is preparing to wed one of the “sexiest men alive”, according to People magazine. The musician and actor announced her engagement to Benny Blanco with a requisite Instagram carousel, featuring a manicured hand, a bucolic picnic set-up littered with Taco Bell detritus and champagne bottles, and a starry smile. “Forever begins now,” read the caption. Blanco responded in the comments, “Hey wait… That’s my wife.”

The ring features a marquise-shaped diamond stone—perhaps a subtle nod to “Good For You,” in which Gomez describes herself as a “marquise diamond” that could “even make that Tiffany jealous”—set on yellow gold pavé shoulders. Estimations of its worth set it anywhere from around $200,000 to $1 million, and it’s a rare classic of the genre. Jackie Kennedy received a 40-carat marquise-cut diamond ring known as the “Lesotho III” when she married Aristotle Onassis in 1968, and David Beckham proposed to Victoriawith a …