There aren't many people in life who can say they've performed a 'first' in entertainment, but Jayne Kennedy can. She was the first black woman ever to win the Miss Ohio beauty contest and used the press attention that came with that victory to build a successful career for herself in both modeling and acting.
During the 70s, you were never far away from a Kennedy appearance on television. She rarely held down recurring or regular roles, but put in a wide range of guest appearances in shows such as 'Shaft,' 'The Six Million Dollar Man,' 'Starsky and Hutch' and 'Sanford and Son.' Kennedy's true passion was sports, though, and so she broke the mold once again when she became an NFL sportscaster in 1978, taking a position as an announcer on 'NFL Today.' There was some resistance from male colleagues and viewers, but Kennedy excelled in her role, eventually going on to host other sports shows on syndicated television.
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.