{"id":464605,"date":"2026-02-07T14:59:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T14:59:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/464605\/"},"modified":"2026-02-07T14:59:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T14:59:15","slug":"mariah-carey-wears-21m-of-diamonds-at-the-winter-olympics-opening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/464605\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariah Carey wears $21m of diamonds at The Winter Olympics opening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Songstress \ufeff<a href=\"https:\/\/celebrity.nine.com.au\/mariah-carey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"Mariah Carey\">Mariah Carey<\/a> is not known for being low key.<\/p>\n<p>But the singer performed at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/sport\/olympics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\" Winter Olympics 2026 Opening Ceremony \">Winter Olympics 2026 Opening Ceremony<\/a> while decked out in 306 carats of <a href=\"https:\/\/honey.nine.com.au\/jewellery\/9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"diamonds\">diamonds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The diamonds, loaned to her by jewellers Levuma, were worth a cool $21 million (US15 million).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/e9990bd6-7408-45f9-bcd8-28104a563518.jpeg\"  alt=\"Mariah Carey performs during the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at San Siro Stadium on February 06, 2026 in Milan, Italy. \"\/>M\ufeffariah Carey sang at The Winter Olympics opening. (Getty)<\/p>\n<p>Her diamond necklace alone was a whopping 185 carats, which was paired with a 20-carat pendant, 56-carat bracelet and 66-carat pair of diamond drop earrings.<\/p>\n<p>She matched the diamonds \ufeffwith a custom white bustier gown and feather stole, made by Roberto Cavalli&#8217;s creative director Fausto Puglisi.<\/p>\n<p>She sang the Italian classic \ufeffVolare and her own song, Nothing Is Impossible,.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For me, true luxury is about emotion, discretion, and timelessness. Seeing Mariah wear our work on such a historic stage is deeply meaningful,&#8221; Levuma founder and creative director Ali Khalil said.<\/p>\n<p>Carey has worn the brand before during her 2025 VMAs\ufeff performance.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/9ef5c344-524a-4801-ae1b-03314647f7e3.jpeg\"  alt=\"Mariah Carey performs during the opening ceremony of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics at San Siro Stadium on February 06, 2026 in Milan, Italy. CLose shot of her $15 million necklace \"\/>Her diamond necklace alone was a whopping 185 carats, which was paired with a 20-carat pendant, 56-carat bracelet and 66-carat pair of diamond drop earrings. (Getty)<\/p>\n<p>She wore \ufeffa 204.38-carat &#8220;Ros\u00e9e \u00c9ternelle&#8221; diamond necklace and matching earrings from the brand, which were worth $14 million ($US10 million).<\/p>\n<p>The We Belong Together singer is known for her love of glitz and glamour, after wearing dozens of iconic outfits and jewels.<\/p>\n<p>On the cover of a 2018 magazine \ufeffshe flaunted a $37,000 gold Cartier necklace.<\/p>\n<p>She was also famously proposed to by Australian billionaire James Packer with a massive \ufeff35-carat diamond ring in 2016.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/https:\/\/prod.static9.net.au\/fs\/074fe164-1828-436a-a4ff-d5d78b7d4ae1.jpeg\"  alt=\" Mariah Carey accepts the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award during the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 07, 2025 in Elmont, New York.\"\/>Carey has worn the brand once before during her 2025 VMAs\ufeff performance.  (Getty Images for MTV)<\/p>\n<p>After the pair split, she reportedly kept the ring as part of a financial settlement agreement.<\/p>\n<p>She later sold it for a rumoured $2.9 million ($SUS2.1 million\ufeff).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nine.com.au\/entertainment\/latest\/ninecomau-whats-app-signup\/421c4156-5b58-42a0-9c4e-e65401b4e271\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">FOLLOW US ON WHATSAPP HERE<\/a>: Stay across all the latest in celebrity, lifestyle and opinion via our WhatsApp channel. No comments, no algorithm and nobody can see your private details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Songstress \ufeffMariah Carey is not known for being low key. 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