The world-famous musician Beyonce posted a picture on her Instagram page this Monday showing her wearing a Tiffany yellow diamond necklace, the winner of several Grammy Awards apart from setting a record of being the first black woman to wear such luxury and high-value jewelry. , but has also raised controversy.
The diamond-making diamond (the 128-carat) was discovered in South Africa in 1877 and bought by Tiffany, a major gemstone company, worn only three times before and the best known to be worn by American actress Audrey Hepburn in 1961 and musician Lady Gaga in 2019.
But now they are adorning the neck of the star and her husband, rapper Jay-Z, and becoming a new face in Tiffany's advertising campaign titled "About Love" which is officially launched next month.
But not everyone on social media is pleased and pleased with the pair saying the diamond was looted in South Africa during colonial times.
The priceless Tiffany Diamond has only been worn by three women since its discovery in 1877. Today, @Beyonce becomes the first Black woman and fourth person to wear the legendary stone. #AboutLove #TiffanyAndCo pic.twitter.com/p2j4k4qOka
— Tiffany & Co. (@TiffanyAndCo) August 23, 2021
Another post on Twitter referred to the ring as a diamond obtained from a blood diamond.
Beyoncé flexing her blood diamond extracted from the Kimberley Mine in South Africa in 1877 using enslaved African labor. https://t.co/QrZdV6zwz1 pic.twitter.com/YAiPO5Kttm
— SLANK (@DabSquad_Slank) August 23, 2021
In addition to the partnership between Beyonce and Jay-Z, Tiffany Company has also pledged to donate $ 2 million in scholarships to help educate students at colleges with a history of black people in the United States.
