Ashanti Dazzled By Oprah's Diamonds.

04-08-2006 06:45

Ashanti Dazzled By Oprah's Diamonds.... R&B singer Ashanti was shocked when she attended talk show host Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball and was handed a pair of diamond earrings.

The Foolish singer was a guest at the event, which honoured famous African American women, last May (05).

She explains, "It was amazing. I was so excited and nervous all at the same time. It was a whole extravaganza. The whole weekend we were in Santa Barbara (California).

"We were going to meet these iconic women from Della Reese to Cicely Tyson to Rosa Parks. It was such an overwhelming, wonderful, wonderful experience.

"Oprah gave out diamond earrings - they were chandelier earrings - black diamonds on one side and white diamonds on the other - like two toned.