Caitlin is a fitness icon. She started her career as a model when she was 16. Because the fashion industry demanded of her to be very skinny she diet became worse and worse over time until it consisted of almost nothing. After a while, she decided to forgo her career in modeling and focus on studying, but all the while her bad habits did not improve, mainly because she was partying and drinking copious amounts of alcohol.
After being fed up with the bad decisions in life, she began to lift weights and work on improving her diet. This had a tremendous effect on her mood and wellbeing and made her consider a career in the fitness industry. Soon after, her social media exploded. Now she receives emails, on daily basis, from her followers who tell her how much she helped them improve their lives. Rice has her own website, where she offers advice about fitness and proper diet.
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.