Miley Cyrus Engagement Ring, Wedding Details Revealed in Marie Claire September Issue

Posted on Aug 6th 2012 12:20PM by Contessa Gayles

Miley Cyrus Engagement Ring Marie Claire

Miley Cyrus is Marie Claire's newest cover girl and inside the magazine's September issue, the recently engaged pop star responds to her critics, reveals her marriage plans and drops details about her gorgeous engagement-ring bling!

Back in June, news broke that the 19-year-old singer/actress said "yes" when her 22-year-old "Hunger Games" boyfriend Liam Hemsworth popped the question. Miley now admits that the proposal took her by "complete surprise." Even her parents didn't know it was coming! As for her dazzling new bauble, Miley insists, "I had no input." The 3.5-carat Neil Lane ring (pictured below) features an antique diamond dating back to the 19th century and is set in an 18-karat yellow-gold band, decorated with filigree engravings. Well done, Liam!

Miley Cyrus Engagement Ring WireImage | Getty Images for AIF

"We'd been kind of talking about [getting engaged], and I saw something like it online at one point and thought it was really pretty," Cyrus said of her ring's inspiration, "But I usually wear rose gold. I just love that it's old and has a story. And I'm happy, because it doesn't look like anything else I wear."

Miley also took the opportunity to respond to critics of her teen engagement. "Life is too short not to be with the person you want to be with," she insisted. "I don't really care about the wedding or the piece of paper as much as I do the promise we've made to each other. And we want to have a long engagement."

"Liam and I have a really good relationship," Miley added, revealing why she's confident her man is "The One." "Neither of us is super jealous. We know each other and would never do anything to hurt each other."

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