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Michael Watson
I live in Orange County, California. I was adopted at three days old in Indianapolis and grew up in New Albany, Indiana. I loved my adoptive mother, who convinced me I could become anything. Since ...view moreI live in Orange County, California. I was adopted at three days old in Indianapolis and grew up in New Albany, Indiana. I loved my adoptive mother, who convinced me I could become anything. Since I was always fascinated with beautiful diamonds and gems, I chose to be the CEO of Gallery of Diamonds jewelers in Newport Beach.
In honor of my adoptive mother and the birth mother I have never known, I established the Why Mom Deserves a Diamond® essay contest. Every year, thousands of kids submit words of love and appreciation for the chance to win a grand prize diamond to give to their mothers. Today the contest is in honor of all moms, and is the largest mothers appreciation contest in the US. (maybe the world!)view less