Report: Jeff Bezos proposed to Lauren Sánchez with a $2.5 million ring
Call her Queen of the Amazon.
Numerous reports have confirmed that Lauren Sánchez is now engaged to Amazon Chief Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos. The couple have been dating since 2019, but Bezos, 59, apparently popped the question over the weekend while the two vacationed aboard his $500 million yacht in Cannes.
Gossip column Page six first broke the news after 53-year-old Sanchez was photographed wearing a giant 20-carat diamond ring on her finger, estimated to cost around $2 million.
Lauren Sanchez shows off huge engagement ring on Jeff Bezos’ $500 million yacht https://t.co/LLiqopVWB8 pic.twitter.com/XDwDqMQWh1
— Page Six (@PageSix) May 22, 2023
The couple were spotted together Saturday night at a premiere of the upcoming Martin Scorcese film, Killers of the flower moon, and then the next day on Bezos’ huge yacht called Koru, meaning Māori in the loop. The yacht also has a wooden sculpture made in Sánchez’s likeness on the bow.
Who is Lauren Sanchez?
Bezos’ bride-to-be is an Emmy award-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.
While the origins of her relationship with Bezos aren’t entirely clear, the two allegedly first met in 2016 at a party for the Amazon Studios movie “Manchester by the Sea,” according to the book. Amazon not bound.
A few years later, Bezos hired Sánchez’s production company to film footage for his aerospace company Blue Origin. The pair began dating quietly as Bezos finalized the divorce with 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 Hollywood power agent Patrick Whitesell.
According to The Wall Street JournalSánchez helped Bezos overcome his fear of flying — the result of a helicopter crash in 2003. She told CNN last year that she wants to follow in her future husband’s footsteps and fly to space this year with an all-female crew.
See also: Jeff Bezos partner Lauren Sanchez plans to go to space in 2023
In addition to blasting off into space, Bezos and Sánchez share a common interest in combat climate change. Sánchez serves as the Vice President of the Bezos Earth fund, which has pledged $10 billion over ten years, or about 8% of Bezoz’s net worth, to be “disbursed as grants to address climate and wildlife within the current decade.” Bezos has also committed to that donating most of his fortune combat climate change.
While the pair have not spoken much about their relationship publicly, Sánchez praised Bezos on her Instagram page, writing, “You have shown me that a great love is not fought bravely. Thank you for always standing by my side and that you the most loving and supportive partner.”
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