Jessi Draper’s repurposed engagement ring could be worth up to $110,000

Jessi Draper’s ring reset starts with a big number: up to $110,000. The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star appears to have taken the 3- to 4-carat oval diamond from her original engagement ring and recast it into a ribbed yellow-gold cigar-style band, with the stone set flush into the metal for a harder, more architectural look.

Laura Taylor estimated the new ring at $65,000 to $110,000, depending on the final gold weight and the quality of the center stone. She put the original engagement ring at roughly $45,000 to $85,000 if the diamond was natural and of good quality. That spread shows how much of the value sits in the center stone itself, while the setting determines whether the piece reads as delicate, classic, or fully transformed.

Jordan Ngatikaura proposed with the original ring in 2020, when it was a slim yellow-gold solitaire built around that oval-cut diamond. The redesign keeps the stone but changes the mood completely. A narrow solitaire band suggests tradition and lift; a thick cigar band pulls the eye downward and gives the diamond a more subdued, modern presence. It is less an upgrade than a reframe, turning a familiar engagement ring into a blunt, wearable statement piece.

The timing gives the jewelry extra weight. Draper and Ngatikaura filed for divorce on March 19 after five years of marriage, and Draper later said on Call Her Daddy that she told Jordan on March 13 that she wanted a divorce. The couple share two children, Jagger, 5, and Jovi, 3. In that context, the ring is not just reset hardware. It is a visible shift in identity, one that keeps the stone but changes the story around it.

Draper’s piece also sits inside a larger celebrity pattern. Emily Ratajkowski split her two-stone engagement ring into two separate divorce rings designed by Alison Chemla of Alison Lou, and said the pieces reflected her “own personal evolution” and that a woman should not be stripped of her diamonds just because she is losing a man. Brooks Nader turned her engagement ring into a pinky ring and paired it with a nine-carat offset pear on a simple gold band. Rachel Zoe has also discussed buying a divorce ring after splitting from Rodger Berman.

The appeal is partly financial and partly symbolic. Repurposing a diamond can preserve much of the material value, especially when the center stone is substantial, but the new design usually matters more as an emotional and aesthetic reset than as a resale strategy. In Draper’s case, the diamond may still carry the heft of a luxury engagement ring, but the cigar band recasts it as a declaration of survival, not a promise.