While Monroe’s platinum and diamond ring from Joe Dimaggio will go down in the history books, she actually wore a different ring on her wedding day in 1954.
was famous for her bombshell style, from the iconic white dress she wore inin 1955 to the embellished nude gown she wore when she sang “Happy Birthday, Mr President” to John F Kennedy in 1962 .
It’s perhaps surprising, then, that her engagement ring from baseball star Joe DiMaggio was relatively pared back compared to the glamorous looks the actor was so closely associated with.
Marilyn Monroe’s platinum eternity ring from Joe DiMaggio, featuring 36 baguette-cut diamonds, sold at a Christie’s auction for a staggering $772,500 in 1999.It’s not the only impromptu wedding ring that was given to Monroe. When she wedded Arthur Miller in New York in 1956 , the playwright gave her a 22-carat-gold wedding ring that had belonged to his mother, Augusta, as the Cartier design that he had ordered didn’t arrive in time.
Nonetheless, it’s Monroe’s diamond eternity band from DiMaggio that will go down in the history books. “The eternity ring, a precious metal band set with a continuous line of identical gemstones, represents eternal love, making it the perfect choice as an engagement ring,” says Rachel Garrahan, British
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