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Hollywood, Fla.—Natural-colored diamonds got an exclusive in the limelight at the 2008 Billboard Latin Music Awards, where the Natural Colored Diamond Association (NCDIA) served as the event’s official jewelry sponsor.

Kat de Luna, Fanny Lu, Olga Tanon and Yuridia were just a few of the Latin-music luminaries to hit the April 10 red carpet in natural-colored diamonds.

Prior to the awards show, the NCDIA hosted a celebrity jewelry suite on April 8 and 9 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla. The action-packed suite, where celebrities, presenters and hosts picked out their favorite baubles while enjoying mojitos and hors d-oeuvres, featured more than $30 million worth of jewelry supplied by Black, Starr and Frost, and George Walton’s Gold and Diamond Co.

Among the big winners of the night was Fanny Lu, winner of the Tropical Airplay Song of the Year, New Artist: “Y Si Te Digo,” who donned 3.04-carat natural-colored yellow-diamond earrings by Amgad valued at $240,100, and a yellow-gold bracelet with 1.91 carats of pavé-set natural-colored diamonds by Christian Tse valued at $825,000. Both pieces are available at Black, Starr and Frost.