'Seven Sirius Benjamin' is a name that sounds like a codeword. Is the 'Seven' part a reference to the seven deadly sins? Lucky number seven? How about 'Sirius' - is that telling us that the 21-year-old's parents were big fans of the Harry Potter series, or that they're keen stargazers? Maybe there's a math equation going on here - the 'Seven' may somehow factor into his father's stage name - his father being Andre Benjamin, better known to us all as Andre 3000 from the band 'Outkast.'
Benjamin's mother comes from the world of music as well - she's highly-respected R&B and soul singer Erykah Badu. Despite the fact that he's now come of age, not much is known about Benjamin or what he's choosing to do with his life. He may be another who's trying to live quietly away from the cameras. With that name, we have to wish him luck.
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.