The world is waiting eagerly for the first glimpses of Ivy Blue Carter - the daughter born to American singer Beyonce Knowles and her husband, fellow musician Jay-Z. The craze for celebrity baby photographs has ensured tabloids will go an extra mile for exclusive snaps of the newborn.

Most such magazines offer considerable amounts of money to the babies' parents. Unfortunately for the latter, should they not be so easily swayed, the same money is spent on hiring paparazzi photographers for the same end.

Several celebrities, citing privacy concerns, have refused to sell their baby's photographs; Indian actor couple Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and her husband Abhishek Bachchan are a pertinent example. For some other celebrity couples, however, their children's photographs have fetched a fortune.

Here are the five most expensive celebrity baby photograph deals. The price tags are based on reports published in the media.

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Shiloh Nouvel
The first biological daughter of Brad Pitt -Angelina Jolie got reportedly $4.1 million from an American magazine and an additional $3.5 million from a British tabloid.In the picture:Wax figures of actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt sit on display with a figure of their infant daughter Shiloh Nouvel at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in New York. The infant figure is the first baby ever produced by the museum. REUTERS/Keith Bedford
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Levi Alves McConaughey : Matthew Mcconaughey and Camila Alves sold the exclusive photographs of their newborn son for a sum of $ 3 million. REUTERS/Phil McCarten
Pax Thien Jolie Pitt
Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie chats with her adopted son Pax Thien at a security check point before leaving Con Dao island REUTERS/STRINGER Vietnam
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