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3 unusual facts about Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend


Harry Winston, Inc.

The song Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend, as sung in the 1953 motion picture Gentlemen Prefer Blondes by Marilyn Monroe, includes the spoken line, "Talk to me Harry Winston, tell me all about it!"

Moon of Baroda

Rosenbaum later gave the diamond to Marilyn Monroe, who wore it for the shooting of the song Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend, and also in the film Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

White Shoes

A rockish version of "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend", a country remake of the Donna Summer hit "On the Radio", and a version of Sandy Denny's "Like an Old Fashioned Waltz" were all included.


Claire Brosseau

Her film credits include: Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002), My First Wedding (2004), Geraldine's Fortune (2004), Phil the Alien (2005), A Previous Engagement (2005), The Ecstasy Note (2006), Framed for Murder (2007), The Love of Her Life (2008), Girl's Best Friend, and Who is KK Downey? (2008).

Girl's Best Friend

Martin Lawrence, the star of Blue Streak, appears in the music video as his character's "Pizza Man" disguise, dancing to the song and making silly faces in the camera.

My Wife's Best Friend

Virginia Mason (Anne Baxter) and George (Macdonald Carey), husband and wife from Mellford, Illinois, are passengers on an airliner for a second honeymoon in Hawaii.


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