Zendaya, the actor who dazzled at the Oscars with her $6 million diamonds

Zendaya, 24, is an American actor, singer, and producer. She started her career as a child actor and a background dancer. Her big break came when she was 14 years old and appeared in her first on-screen role on ‘Shake It Up’.

She played the protagonist in HBO’s ‘Euphoria, which led her to become the youngest winner of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Her roles in the superhero film ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ (2017) and its sequel, ‘Spider-Man: Far from Home’ (2019) have also been lauded across the globe.

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The ‘Malcolm & Marie’ actor, who is a presenter at the Oscars but has no nominations this year, arrived on the red carpet for the Academy Awards dressed in a yellow custom Valentino cutout dress.

She was nominated for a Best Actress award at the Critics’ Choice Awards for ‘Malcom & Marie’. She won an Emmy for her work in Euphoria last year.

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Her strapless yellow cutout Valentino gown flaunted her toned midriff also had a thigh-high slit, revealing her matching yellow Jimmy Choo platform shoes. She also accessorized with Bulgari jewels, according to her stylist Law Roach, reports Instyle.com.

She wore 183 carats of yellow diamond Bulgari jewels from the label’s new Magnifica collection. The jewels range in at over $6 million. They included a brooch and tassel collar necklace, 30-carat yellow diamond ring, a massive emerald-cut diamond ring, and pear-cut yellow diamond drop earrings.

This is the actress’s third time attending the annual awards ceremony.