IN HER FABULOUS FRENCH MANSION VALERIE MESSIKA IS ON SPARKLING FORM AS SHE TELLS WHY DIAMONDS REALLY SHOULD BE A GIRL’S BEST FRIEND
Feb 01, 2021
3 minutes
INTERVIEW: VICTORIA DE ALCAHUD
Valérie Messika grew up surrounded by diamonds, literally. Her father André is one of the world’s most important dealers, who travels far and wide searching out the finest stones for his clients.
As far back as Valérie can remember, her home was full of diamonds. She played with diamonds, not dolls.
“Yes,” she says, smiling. “I’ve always been around them. But it wasn’t until I was ten or so that I began to study them. It was like a game back then. My father showed me how to discover their qualities, the tiny
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