Who wore the Tiffany Yellow Diamond to the 2019 Academy Awards?

Lady Gaga wore the Tiffany Yellow Diamond to the 2019 Academy Awards.

She wore the 128.54-carat gem in a Tiffany necklace while presenting at the 91st Academy Awards in Los Angeles. The appearance was notable because the diamond had rarely been worn publicly, and it marked the first time the stone had been seen on a red carpet in decades.

The necklace used for Gaga was the 2012 design created to celebrate Tiffany & Co.’s 175th anniversary. It features the yellow diamond surrounded by white diamonds, giving the historic stone a contemporary setting while preserving its central position.

Audrey Hepburn is the wearer most often associated with the diamond before Gaga. Hepburn wore it in publicity photographs for Breakfast at Tiffany’s in 1961, when it was mounted in Jean Schlumberger’s Ribbon Rosette necklace. Beyoncé later wore the actual diamond in a 2021 Tiffany campaign; Jennifer Lopez, Beyoncé, and Rihanna were not the wearer at the 2019 Oscars.