When The Bachelor’s Sam Wood proposed to Snezana Markoski with a $50,000 diamond engagement ring last year, neither of them could have known the massive rock still actually belonged to someone else.
The story of how Sam picked the ring began with a secret meeting between the ‘bachelor’ and Melbourne diamond merchant Ronnie Bensimon in a Crown Casino hotel room.
The flamboyant jeweller had a well-earned reputation for the personal touch among his upmarket clientele, who are said to include casino high-rollers and celebrities Nicole Trunfio, Pia Miller and Whitney Port.
Away from the prying eyes of the media, Sam selected a two-carat stone and the Bensimon team worked franti…
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