Weeks of dedication and hard work recently paid off for Micherre Fox of Manhattan, N.Y., when she found a 2.3-carat white diamond at Arkansas' Crater of Diamonds State Park.

Some people search for “the one” before they get married. For Micherre Fox, hers appeared at her feet – a glimmering diamond in the rough.

A woman found a 2.3-carat white diamond at a popular national park known for its gems, and now she plans to use it for her own engagement ring. Thirty-one-year-old Micherre Fox set out on a weeks-long expedition to the Crater of Diamonds State Park with one goal in mind: to find a diamond she could