Report: Jeff Bezos Proposed to Lauren Sanchez With a $2.5 Million Ring

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Call her Queen of the Amazon.

Numerous reports have confirmed that lauren sanchez He’s now engaged to Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos. The couple have been dating since 2019, but Bezos, 59, apparently popped the question over the weekend while the two were on vacation aboard his $500 million yacht in Cannes.

gossip column page six first broke the news after Sanchez, 53, was photographed with a giant 20-carat diamond ring on her finger, estimated to cost about $2 million.

Lauren Sanchez shows off a massive engagement ring on Jeff Bezos’ $500 million yacht https://t.co/LLiqopVWB8 pic.twitter.com/XDwDqMQWh1

— Page Six (@PageSix) May 22, 2023

The couple was spotted together Saturday night at the premiere of Martin Scorcese’s upcoming film, Assassins of the Moon Flower, and then the next day on Bezos’ huge yacht called the Koru, which means the loop is Maori. The yacht also features a wooden sculpture made in the likeness of Sánchez in the bow.

Who is Lauren Sanchez?

Bezos’ bride-to-be is a Emmy-Winning journalist and former host of Good Day LA on Fox 11. Sánchez is also a licensed pilot. She founded Black Ops Aviation in 2016, the first female-owned and operated aerial film and production company.

Although the origin of her relationship with Bezos is not entirely clear, the two are said to have met in 2016 at a party for the Amazon Studios film “Manchester by the Sea,” according to the book. amazon unbound.

A few years later, Bezos hired Sanchez’s production company to shoot footage for his space company Blue Origin. The couple began dating quietly as Bezos finalized his divorce from his first wife of 25 years. mackenzie scott.

Sanchez has been married twice. Her first husband was NFL player Tony Gonzales. Her second husband was the powerful Hollywood agent Patrick Whitesell.

According The Wall Street JournalSánchez helped Bezos overcome his fear of flying, the result of a 2003 helicopter crash. She told CNN last year that she wants to follow in her future husband’s footsteps and fly into space with an all-female crew this year.

Related: Jeff Bezos’ partner Lauren Sanchez plans to go to space in 2023

A shared passion for the environment

In addition to flying into outer space, Bezos and Sanchez share a common interest in fighting climate change. Sánchez serves as vice president of the Bezos Fund for the Earth, which has committed $10 billion over ten years, or about 8% of Bezoz’s net worth, to be “disbursed as grants to address climate and nature within the current decade.” Bezos has also pledged to donate most of his fortune to the fight against climate change.

While the couple hasn’t spoken much publicly about their relationship, Sánchez has praised Bezos on his Instagram page, writing: “You have shown me that there is no great love that is not fought for. Thank you for always being there.” by my side and for being the best”. most loving and caring companion”.