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42 DIAMONDS LUNCH SHELBY HODGE WANTS AN UPGRADE. PHOTOGRAPHY EMILE C. BROWNE. W hether they had engagement on their minds or were merely in search of some serious bling, the fashionable young ladies invited to lunch at The Post Oak Hotel's Bloom & Bee restaurant were en- thralled by De Beers Diamond Jewellers' presentation. The London-based diamond house partnered with PaperCity for a midday repast focused on cut, color, clarity, and carat weight. The diamond baubles in the My First De Beers collection, priced $900 to $2,600, were a hit. And, of course, the dazzling array of engagement rings also had its share of fans. BEDAZZLED: Meagan Meeks, Pilar Starnes, Carroll Cartwright, Gillian Sarofim, Paige Ebanks, Lily Morris, Ellie Bergman, Maddie Britt, Amanda Wickman, Alexa Leach, Mary Ann Cuellar, De Beers' Pooja Johari and Rene Chapman-Wood, and PaperCity group publisher Monica Bickers. See more Shelby Hodge at PaperCitymag.com. with DE BEERS INTRODUCES A SWEET COLLECTION TO A CLUTCH OF FRESH FACES. De Beers Diamond Jewellers sets a pretty table at Bloom & Bee. Rene Chapman-Wood Pilar Starnes, Georgie Ferrell, Meagan Meeks Posting jewels Gillian Sarofim Diamonds are the height of table talk. Pooja Johari, Jessica Kiraly Farrell Lawo, Amanda Wickman Alexa Leach, Ellie Bergman Carroll Cartwright Paige Ebanks Lily Morris Mary Ann Cuellar Molly McMurtry Meagan Meeks, Maddie Britt