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Northshore October 2025
When Miss Rhode Island Olivia Culpo took hold of the Miss Universe crown back in December, she wasn’t the only person who scored the opportunity of a lifetime. The pageant queen’s win was also a major coup for her official jeweler, seventh-generation gemologist Richard Berberian and his family’s epic design dynasty. But despite the everlasting appeal of glittering diamonds and sapphires, the actual craft of gemology has fallen by the wayside. "The art is gone," says Berberian, who owns Elyse Fine Jewelers in Reading. "It’s like anything…how many cars are handmade now? How many suits are hand-tailored? The art
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