Fast forward 30 years and Janice is still the top of the pack when it comes to the industry she single-handedly molded. Sure, she's not modelling anymore (to be fair, she's 62), but she's still a highly successful talent agent and was a judge on America's Next Top Model for a full four seasons. Two autobiographies she released detailed her wild life as a model, and it looks like it never really slowed down.
Four husbands later, and uncountable illicit affairs with male and female celebrities, and Janice is both looking great and keeping up her public persona. Of course, there's been some troubles along the way. Last year she was diagnosed with breast cancer, and in 2014 she was one of the women who came forward accusing Bill Cosby of sexual assault. She's a national treasure, and we can only hope she makes it through these trying times.
To insure one’s house, one’s car or to underwrite a life insurance policy, that is common practice. But who would pay an insurance premium for his/her thumb, legs or smile? Stars, of course.
At the top of the ranking are the legs of Mariah Carey, worth 810 million USD: The diva became, in 2006, the Gillette brand muse for the advertising campaign «Legs of a Goddess». She then took out an insurance policy with London Lloyds to protect her legs, a decision that is far from being insignificant. Among its customers, the London insurer then included several icons of music, such as Bob Dylan or Rod Stewart.
David Beckham’s body insured for 195 million USD: European champion with Manchester United in 1999, David Beckham was in 2006 the most renowned footballer of the planet. In relation to his sporting activities, he took out an insurance cover for his legs. The huge amount paid for his insurance would reportedly exceed the 103 million USD disbursed by Real Madrid for the cover of Christiano Ronaldo in 2009. The fashion model would later extend his insurance cover to his entire body.
15 million USD in insurance for Kim Kardashian’s curves: The curves of Kim Kardashian are her number one beauty asset. The reality TV star, who is crazy about plastic surgery, has underwritten an insurance policy worth 15 million USD to protect her famous butt.
The culinary critic Egon Ronay assured his taste buds: The famous Hungarian culinary critic has insured his taste buds since 1957, for the amount of 400 000 USD. An original insurance policy which allows him to cover his sense of taste without which he will no longer be able to practice his job.