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New York, NY—Lazare Kaplan International Inc. (LKI) today announced that John Sarver of Dallas, TX, has won its engagement ring giveaway contest. His submission, which details his ideal engagement proposal, first earned him a place as a finalist and ultimately won the majority of the contest’s 133,000 votes from family, friends, and the general public on contest.lazarediamonds.com or The Lazare Diamond Facebook page. It was a close race, said LKI vice president Marcee Feinberg, who flew to Dallas to present the ring in person to Sarver, shown at left.

Sarver received an ideal cut, laser-inscribed Lazare Diamond "Carlotta" ring, at participating retailer Bachendorf’s in The Plaza at Preston Center in Dallas. The other two finalists, Tiffany Dover from Arkansas and Allison Maliniak from Virginia, also visited their participating retailers (Roberson’s Fine Jewelry in Little Rock, Ark., and Long Jewelers in Virginia Beach, Va.), where Feinberg called and congratulated them and gave them second place prizes.

Sarver’s winning entry read: “It would be this November. Jessica and I regularly go on walks in the evenings in a neighborhood near campus and near our houses. We would walk as we normally did, until we came across a cute perfect first home. Unknown to her, I’ve bought it for her. We would walk inside the house, which would be lit by white Christmas lights and candles. Each room would be decorated to represent different stages and a timeline of our relationship, furnished with pictures and memorabilia I’ve saved (tickets, notes, etc.). In the last room of the house, I would explain the progression of our relationship and say that I’m ready to marry her and where I want to take us in life, and ask her to marry me. Lastly, we’d walk to the back yard where her family would be and our closest friends ready to celebrate the engagement. Winning the Lazare Diamond would free me up to buy the house for her.”

“It was a great honor to be part of this experience, and appreciate the public’s votes and participation,” said Sarver. “I’m thrilled to be associated with a company as respected and generous as Lazare Diamonds.”