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Big girls need big diamonds 

No gold-digging for Hollywood. They take diamonds*.

Testimony for that can be had from the dazzling display of rocks that happens on the red carpet the night of the annual Academy Awards every year at Hollywood's Kodak Theater.

Or for that matter at any big show biz evening when diamonds drip.

Don't you think actress Charlize Theron's diamond tear drop earrings by Chopard beautifully compliment her shimmering mermaid-ish dress?

*Respectful apologies to actress Mae West for poaching that quote

Take a look at actress Cameron Diaz's spectacular diamond encrusted ring.

The Charlie's Angels heroine has a penchant for ice and often appears at formal dos wreathed in diamond bracelets or twinkling with danglers.

The entire Sting clan is sporting carbon at this award night. Don't miss the stone on Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner's cravat

celebrity diamonds picture: Singer Sting with his wife actress Trudie Styler and daughter Coco

So do little boys. Diamonds are steadily becoming man's best friend too.

Check out the earrings English footballer David Beckham wore to accept his OBE from Queen Elizabeth II. He pretty much outdid Victoria (seen here). But then again it was his day.

Actress Angelina Jolie's pearl and diamond drops look exquisite against the classy plain black dress she wore for the A Mighty Heart premiere in New York earlier this year.

Angelina Jolie earring

Now that's a powerful pair of diamond chandeliers singer Beyonce is sporting.

Was that part of the $1 million worth of jewellery singer Jay-Z bought his girl?

The Devil may wear Prada but actress Anne Hathaway certainly sports diamonds. She glows inspite of that excess of stones.

Actress Kirsten Dunst, who often makes it to former fashion designer Richard Blackwell's famous annual Best Dressed list displays a wondrous piece of jewellery.

A peek at The Ring that had the Hollywood tabloids in a tizzy for many weeks in 2005.

The extraordinarily large diamond ring actress and Suri mom, Katie Holmes started sporting on her finger was the first indication that actor Tom Cruise had popped the Q. The Ring was about five carats, oval and in Edwardian style.

They are seen here at a Vanity Fair Oscar party in 2005.

Katie Holmes engagement ring

Diddy aka Puff Daddy aka P Diddy aka Sean John Combs is hip hop's richest entertainer. He certainly has enough diamonds and bling to show for it. Diddy also owns a diamond studded iPod.