the most important people in the world Sept. 3, 2013

Katie Couric Got Engaged

By Joe Coscarelli

NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 09: Katie Couric attends the 2012 Athena Film Festival: A Celebration Of Women And Leadership Opening Night Reception at Barnard College on February 9, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Robin Marchant/Getty Images)

Photo: Robin Marchant/2012 Getty Images

Boyfriend John Molner, head of mergers and acquisitions at Brown Brothers Harriman, proposed over Labor Day weekend in East Hampton, People reports. “He’s great. He’s from Chicago. I love Midwesterners!” the widowed mother of two said when she introduced Molner to the press last year. But will Kim Kardashian send a gift?

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