Michelle Demaree is no ordinary diamond expert and jewelry guru. Buying sentimental and valuable luxury pieces of jewelry can feel so transactional these days, but for Michelle, it’s always personal.

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am very much against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and I don’t want to support it by buying a diamond engagement ring, since the stone is likely to come from Russia. I told my ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Fifteen years ago, I received a ring as a birthday gift from my boyfriend at the time. He insisted on giving me a diamond cocktail ring, but I was firm on its being a gift only -- ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Fifteen years ago, I received a ring as a birthday gift from my boyfriend at the time. He insisted on giving me a diamond cocktail ring, but I was firm on its being a gift only — ...

"I was completely surprised and so in love with it!" the former pageant queen tells PEOPLE Carlos Velez Former Miss USA Noelia Voigt is "in love" with her new engagement ring! The 2023 titleholder, 25 ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am very much against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and I don’t want to support it by buying a diamond engagement ring, since the stone is likely to come from Russia. I told my ...

Dear Miss Manners: I’m engaged and have a larger-than-average diamond. There have been several awkward encounters where people want to know the specs of my stone: In particular, they ask, “Is it a lab ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I’m engaged and have a larger-than-average diamond. There have been several awkward encounters where people want to know the specs of my stone: In particular, they ask, “Is it a lab ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: Fifteen years ago, I received a ring as a birthday gift from my boyfriend at the time. He insisted on giving me a diamond cocktail ring, but I was firm on its being a gift only – ...

Former Miss USA Noelia Voigt is "in love" with her new engagement ring! The 2023 titleholder, 25, got engaged to construction engineer Jack Henry Hendrix, 26, at The John and Mable Ringling Museum of ...