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Kobe Bryant's long-time partner (and mother to his three children) Vanessa has been with him through thick and thin. It's no wonder he bought her an eight-carat upgrade in 2003.

The couple announced their engagement at Vanessa's 18th birthday party in 2001, but the rock she sports these days was given to her in 2003.

Some claim that the $4 million item is just an "apology ring," but she wears it proudly on her left finger almost daily.

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