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MURFREESBORO, Ark. (WJW) – Some women insist on being given diamonds, others want to go out and look for their own.

One New York City woman did just that, recently unearthing a 2.3-carat white diamond at Crater of Diamonds State Park in Arkansas. • Photo courtesy Arkansas State parks • Photo courtesy Arkansas State parks • Photo courtesy Arkansas State parks

Micherre Fox, 31, reportedly told her husband-to-be two years ago that she didn't want to get engaged until she unearthed her own diamond.

“I was willing to go anywhere in the world to make that happen,” Fox told Arkansas State Parks in a statement. “I researched, and it turned out that the only place in the world to do it was right in our backyard, in Arkansas."

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