Bling queen: Girl covers car with 1m crystals

London: Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend but a Russian student has taken her love of bling to an extraordinary new level.

Daria Radionova transformed her £25,000 (Dh150,629) Mercedes CLS 350 into a sparkling wonder by covering it in one million single Swarovski crystals.

The 21-year-old, who is studying business management in London, said: “I wanted to have something unique and do something special.

“The people who did it came over from Russia and worked for 12 hours a day for two months on the car. The diamonds cost £20,000, plus I had to pay for other things but I am really happy with it and I am looking forward to driving it around. It has only just been finished and everywhere I go people stop to have a look at it.

“It gets lots of attention from people walking by and in cars. Sometimes I think they might crash. Everyone is taking pictures of it.

“When I sell the car I will give the money to charity.”

The Mercedes caused quite a stir in London when it was parked outside The Levin Hotel on Basil Street near Harrods in Knightsbridge.

Passersby stopped to have a closer look at the 250km/h car, which is British-registered and has a parking permit. Harald Duttine, manager of The Levin, said: “We have seen a lot of unusual cars like Ferraris parked outside but I think this one has got the most attention.

“It belongs to a young lady and if you have the cash why not do it?”