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Nick Cannon Wears $2M Diamond Shoes on 'America's Got Talent'

Now this seems like something Mariah Carey would do.

Nick Cannon wears $2 million shoes on 'AGT' finale (NBC)
Nick Cannon wears $2 million shoes on 'AGT' finale (NBC)

Nick Cannon went all out for night one of the America's Got Talent finale, wearing a pair of Tom Ford shoes completely covered in diamonds. The fancy footwear — estimated to be around $2 million —  is currently being reviewed by the Guinness Book of World Records as the Most Valuable Pair of Shoes in the world.

Jason Arasheben created the bedazzled slip-ons and spoke to Women's Wear Daily about Cannon's inquiry.

“Not very often do I get a request for the most expensive shoes in the world," he explained. "When Nick approached me last year, he said he wanted to make history and be so over the top. He wanted to set a new standard in diamonds. 'How can we make the most expensive pair of shoes in the world and make this finale special?' he asked me.”

Good thing Nick, 33, gave his pal advance notice… they took about a year to complete — and more than 2,000 hours worth of work.

"It took four months alone to source all of the diamonds and create them the same size to make the shoe," Arasheben said. The custom shoes have more than 14,000 full-cut round white diamonds set onto white gold, with a total weight of 340 carats.

A closer look at Nick's shoes (Courtesy of Jason of Beverly Hills)
A closer look at Nick's shoes (Courtesy of Jason of Beverly Hills)

The designer and his team went through seven pairs of shoes until finally remaking a pair of patent leather Tom Fords to create flexibility.

"We didn't want him looking like Frankenstein when he walked," said Arasheben. "We still needed to consider functionality… He's not going to win a race or play basketball with these. It's still a piece of jewelry."

Cannon was clearly in a sparkly kind of mood last night. He also wore a customized Diamond Rolex on the show as well.

As for whether the blinged-out shoes will make another appearance on his feet, it appears the DJ already has made plans for them:

Guess that is one item Nick and Mariah won't have to bicker over if their divorce is as inevitable as media reports claim.