Betty Sue King, Biography

Betty Sue King is the owner of King’s Ransom. Specializing in fine & unique pearls, she has 26 years of experience buying overseas. Known as the Pearl Goddess, clients come to her when they must have the most remarkable & fabulous pearls.

A popular lecturer & educator, she is often asked to share her insights & expertise as a pearl specialist. She has spoken at the AGTA Tucson GemFair Seminars, Women’s Jewelry Association, GIA Alumni Associations, GIA LA Campus, NAJA Conference, and the ISA 2002 Conference. Stores realizing their need to know more, call on her to train their staff in understanding the wonders of pearls. You will be able to find her teaching seminars about pearls this summer at the 26th Annual Antique & Period Jewelry & Gemstone Conference, 2005 at Hofstra University in New York.

Editors & writers of trade journals sourcing trends & new products find Betty Sue ready to share the scoop on what’s hot. Her collective love & knowledge of pearls is frequently quoted in numerous publications.

Her experiences as one in the trenches in the pearl industry can be read in her chapter in Auction Market Resource, June 2002, “Cultured Pearls Galore: “A Tucson Retrospective”. She reviewed the book, Pearls, A Natural History for the GIA publication, “Gems & Gemology”. Betty Sue serves on the Board of Directors of the AGTA, an organization that prides itself on its professional & ethical business practices. The Northern California Chapter of the WJA has nominated her for the Award of Excellence, 2005.

The “Pearl Goddess and More” is known for having pearls that are truly the cream of the crop. Uniqueness, quality merchandise, knowledge & personal service are truly the heart and soul of King’s Ransom.