Oprah Gives Away Diamonds

Published on 05/01/11

It seems that Oprah Winfrey is going out with a bang during the final season of her show and audience members around the globe are reaping the benefits. During a Dec. 14 taping of the Oprah Ultimate Australian Adventure in Sydney, the talk-show host announced she would be giving away a limited-edition “O” necklace made from white gold and seven pink Argyle diamonds.

Rio Tinto teamed up with The Oprah Winfrey Show to develop the necklace. Jean-Marc Lieberherr, general manager for the sales and marketing of Rio Tinto diamonds, tells JCK the focus of Winfrey’s time in Australia was to showcase unique Australian products. “There was a great fit with the iconic Argyle diamonds, produced in the east Kimberley region of Western Australia,” he says.