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"Neither Ace Young nor Diana DeGarmo won their respective seasons of American Idol, but they pretty much stole the show on Wednesday&amp;apos;s season 11 finale. Before Phillip Phillips was announced as the winner (besting Jessica Sanchez), host Ryan Seacrest invited season five contestant Young, 31, and season three runner-up DeGarmo, 24, onstage.\r\nOnce the lights were dimmed, Young said, &amp;quot;This has always been home to us and I felt that this would be the perfect place to ask a simple question.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nGetting down on one knee and presenting a ring, the crooner went on:\r\n&amp;#xA0;&amp;quot;We have conquered Broadway together. We have created our new music together. We have an amazing group of people around us. And with the help of David Webb jewelry I have a way to make this last forever. Are you ready?&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nAs DeGarmo looked tearful and flabbergasted, he gushed, &amp;quot;I love you to death. You&amp;apos;re my best friend. I want to make this last forever and I will do anything in my power to have the most ... amazing life together if you will have me. Diana Nicole DeGarmo, will you marry me?&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nDeGarmo said yes!\r\nAfter crossing paths in a 2010 revival of Hair on Broadway, the twosome quickly bonded over their shared Idol experience, and a friendship turned to an enduring romance. DeGarmo is even signed to Young&amp;apos;s Indie label, Young Brothers Entertainment, and they co-wrote a country ballad together.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;We were the first Idols to do a Broadway show together, the first Idols to live together--and the first to write a country song for a soap opera together!&amp;quot; DeGarmo told Yahoo TV earlier this year.\r\n&amp;quot;I don&amp;apos;t know about the wedding thing just yet, to be honest,&amp;quot; DeGarmo said at the time. &amp;quot;But if we had a wedding, we would have one hell of a party!&amp;quot;\r\nAs for the ring? Young popped the question with a David Webb 18kt Yellow Gold, Platinum, and Diamond engagement ring featuring a light, fancy yellow center stone weighing approximately 1 carat and two side diamonds."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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