January 20, 2000
Web posted at: 12:14 p.m. EST (1714 GMT)

(CNN) -- A diamond show at the Louvre may be proof that carats are good for your eyes. How else would you explain the wide-eyed look people got as they surveyed some 47,000 stones, weighing more than 2000 carats?

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"The Millennium Star" was the centerpiece of the show, which took place during Paris haute couture week. At 203 carats, it's the largest, flawless pearl-shaped diamond known in existence.

Competing for attention were 29 award-winning designers from around the world, including Mexican jeweler Sergio Berger. His necklace "The Waterfall" features a cascade of 22,000 diamonds.

CNN's Peter Humi toured the vaults of the museum to ogle and admire.

CNN Paris Bureau Chief Peter Humi contributed to this report

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