Most Expensive Red Carpet Jewelry of All Time

46. Salma Hayek’s Diamond Tiara

Designer: Cartier
Event: 1997 Oscars
Worth: $500,000-$1 million*

As we said before, Salma Hayek has been rocking the red carpet since the 1990s, and her diamond tiara was one of the blingiest jewelry moments in the history of the Oscars. At the 1997 Academy Awards, the actress wore a very shiny, sparkly Armani dress.

Salma Hayek's Diamond Tiara ©Russell Einhorn / Gettyimages.com


Salma Hayek’s Diamond Tiara ©Russell Einhorn / Gettyimages.com

She added the perfect accessory to the Armani look with her Cartier diamond tiara, which she sewed into her bun. Hayek later told Vogue that she started a trend with that look, as “everyone [was] wearing a tiara” after she did it first. The actress lamented that she “never got credit” for starting “that trend.”