Bling, Tennis and Wimbledon

You need only be a realist to recognize news about tennis over the next two weeks won't necessarily be dominated by tennis. There'll be a blitz of British tradition and eccentricity, the bling associated with celebrity, some superstar sex appeal, or petulance, and then there'll be the winners and losers.



Talking about the bling.. The year was 1987 and Chris Evert, the former World No. 1 woman tennis player and the winner of 18 Grand Slam singles titles, was playing in the U.S. Open. She was wearing an elegant, light in-line diamond bracelet, which accidentally broke. And the match was interrupted to allow Chris to recover her precious daimonds. From that moment, the discreet and radiant stream of light became the “tennis bracelet” and sparked a huge jewelry trend.

During the nineties, tennis bracelet was worn by a new star in the tennis firmament, the Brazilian Gabriela Sabatini. And in 2002, Serena Williams wore a $29,000 custom-design Harry Winston's Twelve to Twilight diamond tennis bracelet at the U.S. Open. But this time there was an extra secure safety clasp to the bracelet to make sure the flexible and fluid piece will stay securely on Williams' 7 and one-half inch wrist.



Williams' bracelet contains 242 colorless diamonds and totals 12 carats set in platinum.



And remember the second-skin Puma catsuit Serena wore at the 2002 U.S. Open that set tongues wagging? This week at Wimbledon, reigning ladies' champ, Russia's sexy Maria Sharapova made her Tuesday tournament debut in a pair of Nike sneakers adorned with 24-carat gold.



"It's something totally different and shines unbelievably. Hopefully it will distract my opponents a little bit," Sharapova giggled. Well, don't know about her opponents, but men definitely are getting distracted a whole lot.



Maria is now readying to launch her own limited edition of diamond watches.

The bling also took centre stage early today as Alexis Barbara, 19, a model and fiancee of Mark Philippoussis chose brief, lacy shorts, bedazzled wedge shoes, an enormous gold cross and an impressive diamond ring on her left hand.



Bec Cartwright, fiancee of rival Lleyton Hewitt wasn't to be left behind. She has been sporting her flashy diamond engagement ring - estimated at $200,000 — around the grounds.

Keywords: Wimbledon, Tennis Bracelet, Maria Sharapova, Serena Williams, U.S. Open

Its Paris, you know...

Tom Cruise popped the question to Katie Holmes at the Eiffel Tower early Friday and then announced the news to the world -- they're getting married.



Cruise turned to Holmes: "What did you say, darling? She said, `Yes.' ... I've never actually been to the Eiffel Tower and I just, it's Paris, you know. It's beautiful, a beautiful city. It's very romantic. I'm excited to be here."



Holmes was sporting what appeared to be a large solitaire diamond ring on her engagement finger.

When asked about the date of the wedding, Cruise said he was taking it "one step at a time but we'll decide it soon".

Keywords:  Tom Cruise,  Katie Holmes,  Diamond,  Engagement Ring

J.Lo’s $6 Million Milestone

What did Jennifer Lopez get from hubby Marc Anthony the night before their first year anniversary? A blue 14.5-carat, brilliant-cut diamond ring on a platinum band valued at more than $5 million. I guess Anthony must have been so relieved—and maybe amazed-—that his marriage to twice-divorced megadiva lasted a whole year.



And hey, thats not enough. The next day, Anthony gave his bride an 8.5 carat engagement ring estimated to cost about $1 million as an anniversary present. Engagement ring one year after the wedding? Yes! "It sounds a little odd, but Marc and Jennifer were never really engaged -- they just got married. So, to mark their first anniversary, Marc officially proposed, this time presenting Jennifer with an engagement ring", reports azcentral. It adds, "(the diamond) is huge, and it sparkles beyond belief."



I think this one from her ex-husband, Chris Judd (her backup dancer), was just as huge and 'sparkled beyond belief'. Oh well, J.Lo is lucky with diamonds.



J.Lo was also in the headlines just a few days back when she made her debut in next year's Pirelli calendar, along with supermodels Gisele Bundchen and Kate Moss. The 2006 issue of the legendary calendar was shot on location in the rocky Riviera coastline in south of France.

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Keywords: Jennifer Lopez, Diamond, Engagement Ring, Pirelli

Sunday Humor - Part 4

"Your poster claims that ear-piercing is completely painless, is that true?"
"Certainly, madam, I've done thousands of piercings, and I've never felt a thing!"
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"Goodness, what a beautiful diamond ring you're wearing Miss West!"
"Goodness had nothing to do with it!" replied Mae.
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Customer asks her jeweller what a G colour, SI clarity daimond looks like.
"Buying or selling, madam"!
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Have a good weekend! :)

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Sunday Humor - Part 1

Keywords:  Sunday,  Humor,  Humour,  Joke,  Fun,  Funny

Magnificient jewels on auction

The magnificient jewels of Margaret Adderley Kelly are going on auction at the Christie's at the Rockefeller Plaza, New York on June 7th. Margaret is the wife of William R. Kelly who ran Kelly Services, Inc.


One such jewel is a ring ($400,000 - $600,000) set with a marquise-cut fancy rare blue diamond, weighing approximately 6.21 carats, within a calibré-cut diamond surround, to the pear-shaped purplish-pink diamond accents and baguette-cut daimond shoulders, mounted in platinum and rose gold.


Another is a magnificient diamond cluster necklace ($800,000 - $1,000,000) suspending a pear-shaped diamond pendant, weighing approximately 11.50 carats.


And then there is a pair of elegant ear clips ($250,000 - $300,000) each set with a pear-shaped diamond, weighing approximately 13.34 and 13.47 carats.

And these are just a few of over hundred jewels that are on auction. The viewing has already started. Only if someone would buy me a ticket to New York!

Keywords:  Diamond,  Diamond Necklace,  Ear Clips,  Diamond Ring,  Auction