Ethiopia is now officially on the Paraíba tourmaline map. Independent investigations by the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) and Switzerland’s Gübelin Gem Lab have confirmed that a newly reported East African deposit is producing copper-bearing tourmaline that meets the widely accepted definition of Paraíba tourmaline.



The two respected laboratories announced Aug. 27 that they had separately examined samples from the Ethiopian deposit and reached the same conclusion. Their findings make Ethiopia the fourth known source of Paraíba tourmaline, joining Brazil, Nigeria and Mozambique.



The Ethiopian stones display an eye-catching palette ranging from vivid blue and bluish green to violet and purple. Many examples also show dramatic color zoning, creating fascinating variations within individual crystals.

Paraíba tourmalines burst onto the jewelry scene in the late 1980s after prospector Heitor Barbosa discovered intensely colored copper-bearing tourmaline near São José da Batalha in Brazil's Paraíba state. The material's almost neon blue appearance quickly made it one of the world's most coveted colored gemstones.

Whether or not a gem can be called a Paraíba tourmaline is not necessarily dependent on where the gem was mined, but what gives the gem its color. Under the definition used by the gemological laboratories, the designation can apply to tourmaline from outside Brazil when copper is the predominant coloring element.

This became relevant when copper-bearing tourmaline was subsequently discovered in Nigeria and Mozambique in 2001.

The Ethiopian discovery was initially reported in the trade earlier this year. Gübelin encountered stones in May with a chemical composition that did not match its reference material from Brazil, Mozambique or Nigeria. The laboratory subsequently assembled about 300 rough and faceted stones from multiple sources, including material obtained during a visit to Ethiopia. GIA began examining Ethiopian material in June and received a parcel of more than 100 rough and faceted samples in July for detailed research.

The laboratories also discovered something potentially valuable for identifying the new gems. Ethiopian Paraíba tourmaline has a distinctive chemical fingerprint, including elevated levels of vanadium, lead and gallium. These elements can help gemologists distinguish Ethiopian stones from material originating in the other three known sources.

Credits: Paraíba tourmaline from Ethiopia (top) includes a 7.64-carat faceted stone and an 8.70-carat rough stone. Photo (below) shows rough tourmaline stones from Ethiopia in a range of colors. Stones weigh from 4.20 carat to 10.95 carats. Courtesy of the Ferreira Group. Photo by Annie Haynes/GIA.

Welcome to Music Friday, when we bring you songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, we pay tribute to Dolly Parton through her 1984 country hit “Tennessee Homesick Blues,” a homespun song with a sparkling final line: “It’s hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world.”



Parton wrote the song for Rhinestone, the musical comedy in which she co-starred with Sylvester Stallone. The movie follows a country singer who bets that she can transform a rough New York City cab driver into a country music star. Against that backdrop, “Tennessee Homesick Blues” captures Parton’s character yearning to escape the pressures and artificiality of big-city life and return to her Tennessee mountain roots.

The song’s closing diamond-and-rhinestone metaphor gives the homesickness a deeper meaning. The diamond represents something genuine, rare, enduring and valuable — much like the authentic country woman Parton portrays. The rhinestone, by contrast, is an imitation gem: bright and glittery, but lacking the natural rarity and intrinsic value of a diamond.

For Parton’s character, being “a diamond in a rhinestone world” means trying to remain true to herself while navigating an entertainment business filled with glamour, pressure and superficiality. The line also carries a distinctly Parton-like message: success should never require sacrificing the person you were before you became successful.

“Tennessee Homesick Blues” first appeared on the Rhinestone soundtrack and was released as a single in 1984. It proved to be more than a movie tie-in, reaching #1 on both the US and Canadian country singles charts.

The sentiment was particularly poignant coming from Parton, who understood the tension between humble beginnings and extraordinary fame. Raised in a large, impoverished family in the Tennessee mountains, she began performing as a child and eventually moved to Nashville to pursue music.

Through extraordinary songwriting, determination and showmanship, she became one of the world's most successful entertainers, with hits including “Jolene,” “9 to 5,” “I Will Always Love You” and “Coat of Many Colors.” She also became a major film star in 9 to 5, Steel Magnolias and, of course, Rhinestone.

Parton, who recently died at 80 following a brief battle with cancer, also had a well-known love of jewelry — particularly butterfly-themed pieces, inspired by her enduring connection to her song “Love Is Like a Butterfly.” Yet her dazzling rhinestone style was every bit as iconic.

Perhaps that is why the final line of “Tennessee Homesick Blues” feels like such a fitting Parton philosophy: In a world of imitation sparkle, the greatest challenge — and the greatest achievement — is simply being yourself.

Please check out the audio track of Dolly Parton performing "Tennessee Homesick Blues." The lyrics are below if you'd like to sing along...

"Tennessee Homesick Blues"
Written and performed by Dolly Parton.

New York City ain't no kind of place
For a country girl with a friendly face
If you smile, people look at you funny
They take it wrong

The greenest state in the land of the free
And the home of the Grand Ole Opry
Is calling me back to my Smoky Mountain home

I wish I had my old fishin' pole
And was sitting on the banks of the fishin' hole
Eating green apples and waiting for the fish to bite

Life ain't as simple as it used to be
Since the Big Apple took a bite out of me, and
Lord, I'm so Tennessee homesick that I could die

But I ain't been home in I don't know when
If I had it all to do over again
Tonight I'd sleep in my old feather bed

What I wouldn't give for a little bitty taste
Of mama's homemade chocolate cake
Tennessee homesick blues is running through my head

Mama, you can fluff my feather bed
Just as soon as I can, I'm gonna head
Back to the Tennessee hills and it better be soon

Daddy, you can load the rifles up
We're gonna load them dogs on the pickup truck, and
Head up to Calhoun Country and catch us a coon

But I ain't been home in I don't know when
If I had it all to do over again
Tonight I'd sleep in my old feather bed

Eating grits and gravy and country ham
Go to church on Sunday with dinner on the grounds
Tennessee homesick blues are running through my head

And I ain't been home in I don't know when
If I had it all to do over again
Tonight I'd sleep in my old feather bed

Good Lord, have mercy on a country girl
Tryin' to make a living in a rhinestone world
It's hard to be a diamond in a rhinestone world
Tennessee homesick blues are running through my head

I've got those Tennessee homesick blues running through my head
Tennessee homesick blues



Credit: Photo (cropped) by RCA Records, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

For music legend Dolly Parton, jewelry was never simply about sparkle. Although the country icon became synonymous with rhinestones and faux gems, she also had a lifelong affection for butterfly jewelry, a motif inspired by her 1974 hit “Love Is Like a Butterfly.”



Parton, who died August 25 at age 80 following a brief battle with cancer, incorporated the winged creature into her style, personal collections and even a 2024 jewelry collaboration with designer Kendra Scott. It was a fitting symbol for a woman whose life transformed humble beginnings into extraordinary success.

Parton's affection for butterflies spanned more than 50 years. In fact, two weeks before her death, she shared with her 9.7 million Instagram followers an image of herself wearing a butterfly-inspired dress, and captioned the image with the lyrics, “Love is like a butterfly / As soft and gentle as a sigh.” The words came from her 1974 country classic “Love Is Like a Butterfly,” a song and album that helped transform the delicate winged creature into one of Parton’s enduring personal symbols.

The butterfly represented beauty, freedom, transformation and the delicate nature of love — qualities that resonated deeply with Parton. The motif became woven into her visual identity, appearing in her fashion, memorabilia and even elements associated with Dollywood.

Parton’s affection for jewelry, however, came with a practical lesson. Early in her career, she often wore genuine fine jewelry, but her generosity repeatedly got the better of her. If someone admired an earring, necklace or other piece, Parton might simply take it off and give it to the admirer. Eventually, her team decided it was safer to put her in rhinestones and faux gems. The dazzling costume jewelry became a signature of the Parton look.

Parton’s journey from poverty to international superstardom remains one of the most remarkable stories in entertainment. Raised in a large family in rural Tennessee with very little money, she began performing as a child and arrived in Nashville determined to make her mark. She ultimately became a prolific songwriter, recording artist, actress, entrepreneur and philanthropist, selling more than 100 million records and earning 11 Grammy Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award.

Her generosity may be her most enduring accomplishment. Through the Dollywood Foundation’s Imagination Library, she helped put hundreds of millions of books into the hands of children around the world. She also donated $1 million toward COVID-19 vaccine research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

Her rhinestones surely dazzled, but Dolly Parton’s greatest gift was the joy and generosity she shared with the world.

Credit: Photo left via Instagram / dollyparton. Photo right by chameleon post, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Americans may have a staggering amount of untapped wealth hiding in plain sight — tucked inside dusty jewelry boxes and forgotten drawers. According to Unvault’s newly released 2026 Jewelry Drawer Index, US households collectively hold an estimated $750 billion in intrinsic gold metal value.



The report estimates that the average American household possesses approximately $5,700 worth of unappraised gold jewelry. Yet many owners have little idea how much their jewelry is actually worth today, particularly after years of dramatic increases in the price of gold.

Unvault's analysis draws on World Gold Council data showing that Americans consumed approximately 7,050 tons of gold jewelry between 1995 and 2025. Because the company estimates that 75% of fine jewelry is never resold or recycled, roughly 5,288 tons of physical gold could still be sitting in American homes.

The potential appreciation is striking. Gold averaged about $279 per ounce in 2000, compared with nearly $4,600 per ounce in August 2026, according to figures cited by Unvault. That's a 16-fold increase in the underlying metal price.

As Unvault Co-Founder Nidhi Singhvi explained, the increase can be easy to overlook because jewelry doesn't come with the kinds of regular financial statements associated with stocks or other investments.

“Gold has been compounding quietly while pieces sit tucked away in jewelry boxes,” Singhvi said. “Jewelry doesn't come with monthly statements or ticker symbols.”

She offered a simple example: A gold chain purchased for $600 two decades ago may still feel like a $600 piece to its owner, even though the gold contained in it could now have a substantially higher intrinsic value.

Unvault says its estimate of the gold held by US households is based on five weighted demographic and economic factors: income distribution, age demographics, cultural affinity for gold, urbanization and homeownership. The company also analyzed more than 50,000 platform evaluations, finding that owners routinely underestimate the current metal value of their jewelry by a factor of three or more.

There's another problem: jewelry frequently doesn't appear on the family's financial radar at all. Unvault reports that approximately 62% of US jewelry owners carry no insurance on their fine jewelry, often because they lack current appraisals. Jewelry is also rarely included on household balance sheets.

The company says the concentration of this hidden wealth varies significantly by state. New Jersey leads its index at an estimated $8,784 in gold metal value per household, followed by Connecticut, California, Maryland and Massachusetts.

The takeaway isn't necessarily to start emptying the jewelry box and selling everything. Rather, Unvault's research suggests that consumers may want to take a closer look at what they've accumulated over the years. That forgotten gold chain, inherited bracelet or pair of earrings may be worth considerably more today than its owner realizes.

Unvault provides digital jewelry valuation and asset-management services designed to help consumers understand, document and track the value of their jewelry.

Credit: Fanciful image by The Jeweler Blog using aichatapp.ai.

More than 3,000 years ago, some of the most powerful people in the Aegean world may have worn jewelry made from a material that was literally out of this world. New research suggests that Minoan and Mycenaean elites in Bronze Age Greece wore rings forged from meteoritic iron — an extraordinarily rare metal that fell to Earth from space.



The findings, published in the August 2026 issue of the Journal of Archaeological Science, come from an analysis of 91 iron artifacts excavated at 33 archaeological sites in Greece and Crete. Using portable X-ray fluorescence technology, researchers Matthieu Gounelle and Eleni Mantzourani detected unusually high levels of nickel in 13 objects. Because iron meteorites naturally contain significant amounts of nickel, the researchers concluded that about 10 of the objects were very likely made with extraterrestrial iron.

And there was something particularly revealing about those objects: all 13 were rings or fragments of rings. Most were elaborate bezel rings and many combined the meteoritic iron with gold, silver or bronze. With several discovered in elite tombs alongside other valuable objects, the researchers believe these unusual rings may have served as symbols of power and prestige among Minoan and Mycenaean elites.

The jewelry was extraordinary not only because of where its iron came from, but because of when it was made.

During the Bronze Age, terrestrial iron-smelting technology was still extremely limited in the Aegean. That meant meteoritic iron offered an incredibly rare source of workable metal long before iron became widely produced from earthly ores.

That celestial origin likely added another layer of prestige. Across the ancient world, meteorites and other objects that fell from the sky could inspire awe and religious associations. To Bronze Age people, a metal that arrived from the heavens could reasonably have been perceived as something extraordinary — perhaps a gift from the gods or a tangible connection to another world.

So where did the Greeks get celestial iron? Researchers suggest Egypt may have been an important source. Meteorites are relatively scarce in Greece and Crete, while Egypt's vast, arid deserts provide ideal conditions for preserving meteorites on the surface. The Minoan and Mycenaean cultures likely traded for the metal via their extensive connections with Egypt and the Near East.

The fashion, however, apparently did not last forever. Meteoritic-iron rings disappear from the archaeological record around the 12th century BCE, roughly coinciding with the collapse of the Late Bronze Age palatial civilizations.

Credit: Photo of 6.7-pound Canyon Diablo iron meteorite by Chip Clark / Smithsonian.

Among August’s three official birthstones, spinel offers the most surprising burst of colors. And within the spinel family, the vivid neon-pink gems from Tanzania’s Mahenge region are in a class of their own. Discovered in 2007, Mahenge spinel is prized for its intensely saturated color, exceptional clarity and an almost magical quality that makes the finest stones seem to glow from within.



The remarkable material surged onto the international gem scene when artisanal miners working near Mahenge discovered enormous spinel crystals in a local farmer’s field.

One of the largest rough specimens reportedly weighed about 52 kilograms (114 pounds). Although much of the material inside the giant crystals was opaque, their edges and surrounding pockets yielded exceptionally transparent, vividly colored gem rough.

When expertly cut, some of these stones displayed a spectacular neon quality. The secret is chromium.

Trace amounts of chromium give Mahenge spinel its pink-to-red body color. The element can also cause strong fluorescence, while the unusually low iron content of some Mahenge material allows that effect to shine through. The result is a gemstone that can appear almost backlit, as if a tiny source of light were glowing beneath its surface.

That eye-catching color helped transform spinel's reputation. For centuries, spinel was known primarily as the “great imposter” because red spinels were routinely mistaken for rubies. Several legendary “rubies” in royal collections — including the 170-carat Black Prince’s Ruby in the British Crown Jewels — are actually spinels.

Spinel finally received its own place in the spotlight in 2016, when the American Gem Trade Association and Jewelers of America added it to the official August birthstone list alongside peridot and sardonyx. The addition gave August celebrants a colorful alternative while recognizing a gemstone whose identity had long been overshadowed by ruby.

And spinel is far from being a one-color wonder. Although deep red and neon pink are among the most coveted varieties, natural spinel can also be found in shades of peach, orange, pink, purple, blue, green and even colorless.

It is also a practical choice for jewelry. With a Mohs hardness of 8, spinel is harder than many popular colored gemstones and is well suited to rings, earrings, pendants and other jewelry worn regularly.

Credit: Conceptual image by The Jeweler Blog using aichatapp.ai.

Welcome to Music Friday, when we bring you great songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. Today, Kylie Minogue turns a precious gemstone into a powerful metaphor for devotion, resilience and hope in her 2007 ballad “White Diamond.”



In the song, Minogue portrays herself as a luminous white diamond — brilliant, strong, pure, faithful and enduring — promising to rescue her lover from darkness and despair.

“Understand I'm a diamond for you,” she sings, before making the imagery even more specific: “A white diamond for you.”

Like a flawless white diamond reflecting light from every facet, she vows that she will “shine on and on and on.”

The diamond imagery takes on an especially poignant dimension because Minogue co-wrote the song in 2006 while recovering from breast cancer. She wrote it with Jake Shears and Babydaddy of the Scissor Sisters. Minogue made "White Diamond" a centerpiece of her triumphant return to the stage for "Showgirl: The Homecoming Tour."

The song also became the title of the 2007 documentary "White Diamond: A Personal Portrait of Kylie Minogue," which chronicled her comeback. Although “White Diamond” was not included on the standard track listing of her 10th studio album, X, it appeared as a bonus track on Australian and New Zealand editions.

There is something fitting about a diamond being the central image of a song born during such a challenging chapter. Diamonds are prized for their brilliance and durability, but they are also formed under extraordinary pressure. In Minogue’s hands, the gemstone becomes a symbol of surviving adversity and emerging with enough light to guide someone else.

Minogue began her career as a child actress on the Australian soap opera Neighbours. In 1987, she recorded “The Loco-Motion,” which became a seven-week #1 hit in Australia and launched her international music career.

Nearly four decades later, she remains one of Australia’s most successful entertainers. Her career includes more than 80 million records sold worldwide, Grammy and Brit Award wins and numerous ARIA Awards. Her 2023 smash “Padam Padam” earned her a Grammy for Best Pop Dance Recording and helped fuel another remarkable career resurgence.

And there is more sparkle ahead. Minogue is preparing to tour again in 2027, celebrating 40 years in the music business. She has also recently revealed that she faced a second cancer diagnosis in 2021. After keeping that experience private for years, she said in her 2026 Netflix documentary that she had “got through it again, and all is well.”

Please check out the audio track of Minogue performing “White Diamond.” The lyrics are below if you’d like to sing along…

“White Diamond”
Written by Kylie Minogue, Babydaddy and Jake Shears. Performed by Kylie Minogue.

I know that it’s getting too much, baby
But you don’t need the words to say
Sometimes you feel you’re at the end of the line
But tonight it’s gonna fade away

You’re looking out from the darkness
Feeling so alone and you need a flare
Well, I’ve got the light that’s gonna treat you right
And illuminate what’s already there

Understand I will be there for you
Understand I’m a diamond for you
A white diamond for you

And just like a burning radio I’m on to you
(Your spell I’m under)
In the silver shadows I will radiate
And (glow for you)

What you see and what it seems
Are nothing more than (dreams within a dream)
Like a pure white diamond
I’ll shine on and on and on

Where I’m gonna take you now
Every tear will look out of place
Well, I thought about it but it took until now
To crystallize it into a phrase

Understand I will be there for you
Understand I’m a diamond for you
A white diamond for you

And just like a burning radio I’m on to you
(Your spell I’m under)
In the silver shadows I will radiate
And (glow for you)

What you see and what it seems
Are nothing more than (dreams within a dream)
Like a pure white diamond
I’ll shine on and on and on and on



Credit: Image (cropped) by marcen27 from Glasgow, UK, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

Diamonds are famous for being the hardest natural substance on Earth, but they have a surprising weakness: They can crack or shatter when struck with enough force. Now, Chinese scientists say they have developed a new diamond composite that addresses that vulnerability, boosting diamond’s toughness by as much as six times while preserving its extraordinary hardness.



The breakthrough, reported in Nature Synthesis, comes from researchers at the Institute of Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Beihang University in Beijing. Their solution is surprisingly simple to picture: They created an internal network of microscopic carbon nanotubes that helps hold the diamond together when it comes under stress.

To understand why that matters, it helps to distinguish hardness from toughness. Hardness describes a material’s ability to resist scratching or indentation. Diamond ranks 10 on the Mohs scale, the highest possible rating. Toughness, by contrast, describes how well a material absorbs energy and resists cracking or breaking.

In other words, a diamond can shrug off a scratch but still be vulnerable to a sharp impact. Its rigid atomic structure contains directions of relative weakness, known as cleavage planes. A sufficiently forceful blow at the wrong angle can send a crack through the stone.

The Chinese researchers essentially gave the new diamond material a safety net — at a microscopic level.

They mixed diamond powder with multi-walled carbon nanotubes, extraordinarily thin carbon fibers that are many times stronger than steel. The mixture was then subjected to temperatures approaching 3,632 degrees Fahrenheit and pressures roughly 150,000 times greater than normal atmospheric pressure.

The extreme conditions caused the nanotubes and diamond particles to form strong bonds. The resulting three-dimensional network works somewhat like steel reinforcing bars inside concrete. When a crack begins to form, the nanotubes help redirect it, absorb energy and prevent it from spreading rapidly through the material.

Laboratory tests found that the diamond composite had a hardness of about 91.6 gigapascals — comparable to common single-crystal diamond — while its toughness improved up to sixfold, according to the researchers. The material was even reported to be tougher than tungsten alloys used in armor-piercing ammunition.

We don't expect these super-tough diamonds to start appearing in engagement rings anytime soon. The potential applications are decidedly more industrial than glamorous. The material could eventually be useful in heavy-duty cutting and polishing tools, geological drill bits and components designed to withstand extreme wear or demanding aerospace environments.

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The world’s second-largest gem-quality rough diamond has finally found a buyer. Nearly two years after its spectacular recovery from Botswana’s famed Karowe Mine, the 2,488-carat Motswedi diamond has been sold by Lucara Diamond Corp. — although the identity of the buyer and the price paid remain a mystery.



Lucara disclosed the sale in its second-quarter financial results released August 7. The company did not reveal either the purchaser or the final price, saying only that Motswedi was included in its $41 million in total revenue for the quarter.

The lengthy wait is hardly surprising. Diamonds of Motswedi’s extraordinary size and rarity are so unusual that finding a buyer — and agreeing on a value — can take years. The potential price tag is enormous, while the pool of buyers capable of acquiring such a historic stone is exceptionally small.

A telling precedent is the 1,109-carat Lesedi La Rona, also recovered by Lucara at Karowe. Discovered in November 2015, the diamond was offered at auction by Sotheby’s in 2016, but bidding stalled at $61 million against a $70 million reserve. British luxury jeweler Graff Diamonds eventually purchased the stone in September 2017 for $53 million.

By November 2018, Graff had revealed what became of its remarkable acquisition: The Lesedi La Rona had been transformed into 67 polished diamonds, ranging from just under 1 carat to more than 100 carats.

Motswedi could follow a similar path — but for now, its future is anyone’s guess.

Recovered in August 2024, the massive stone was initially reported at 2,492 carats before cleaning reduced its official weight to 2,488.32 carats. The Gemological Institute of America subsequently confirmed it as the second-largest gem-quality rough diamond ever discovered, behind only the legendary 3,106-carat Cullinan, unearthed in South Africa in 1905.

Motswedi is also a remarkable specimen in its own right. The transparent, light-brown diamond is a gem-quality Type IIa crystal, with several large gem-quality areas and relatively few inclusions. It measures about four inches in width and weighs just over a pound.

Its name carries special significance. Selected through a national diamond-naming competition that attracted more than 39,000 entries from Botswana citizens, Motswedi is a Setswana word referring to underground water that emerges at the surface — essentially a spring or source of water. It is an evocative name for a treasure that emerged from deep within Botswana’s earth.

For now, Motswedi’s future remains shrouded in mystery — and its next chapter is anyone’s guess.

Credit: Photo courtesy of CNW Group/Lucara Diamond Corp.

Supermodel Alessandra Ambrosio has a new title to add to her impressive résumé: bride-to-be. The Brazilian beauty announced her engagement to Australian jewelry designer Buck Palmer late last week, sharing a series of romantic images from a tropical proposal at luxury resort NIHI Sumba in Indonesia. And, naturally, the ring deserves a closer look.



The centerpiece is a spectacular elongated cushion-cut diamond, estimated by jewelry experts at roughly 5 to 7 carats, although some estimates have put the stone as high as 8 carats. The diamond is set in a sleek yellow-gold bezel setting that gives the substantial center stone a clean, streamlined look while also providing a protective rim of gold around the diamond.

Valuations ranged widely from $200,000 upwards to a half-million dollars or more depending on the actual carat weight, color, clarity and cut.



The proposal itself was every bit as romantic. Palmer, 44, popped the question on a beach at the luxurious NIHI Sumba resort, with a giant heart outlined in red flowers forming the backdrop. Photographs and drone footage captured the barefoot couple celebrating in the sand, while matching heart-shaped wrist tattoos added another personal touch.



There was just one catch: The engagement wasn't exactly new news. Although Ambrosio, 45, announced it on Instagram late last week, the couple revealed that Palmer actually proposed four months earlier, in April. Ambrosio's Instagram announcement, shared with her 11.7 million followers, included the heartfelt message, “I'd choose you in this life and every life. Here's to forever, my love.”

Ambrosio and Palmer have been together for nearly two years and went Instagram official in December 2024. They have since chronicled their travels and adventures on their joint Instagram account, @ourdream1111. Ambrosio has two children, Anja and Noah, with former fiancé Jamie Mazur, while Palmer was previously married to Australian model Ashley Hart.

Ambrosio, who was born in Erechim, Brazil, became one of the world's most recognizable models through her long association with Victoria's Secret. She walked in 17 consecutive Victoria's Secret Fashion Shows from 2000 through 2017. She has also appeared in campaigns for major fashion houses and built her own fashion and lifestyle businesses.

Palmer brings an appropriately jewelry-centric résumé to the relationship. The Australian former model transitioned into jewelry design, developing a distinctive aesthetic centered on handcrafted men's jewelry and accessories, often incorporating chunky metals and a free-spirited, rock-and-roll sensibility.

Credits: Photos via Instagram / alessandraambrosio.