She's come a long way since she starred as Sarah Altman, the daughter of Jodie Foster's character in the 2002 film "Panic Room", but Kirsten Stewart was still barely an adult when she hit the spotlight as Bella Swan in the first of five "Twilight" movies based on the vampire-romance saga written by Stephenie Meyer. While her performances in the Twilight movies were billed as "flat" and one-dimensional and have received lackluster reviews online, Kirsten Stewart has since proven her top-notch acting chops by taking on a diverse array of roles, including 2012's "Snow White and the Huntsman".
Lately however, this Los Angeles-born actress and film director has gravitated towards more independent projects over big-budget Hollywood films. One such project, "Clouds of Sils Maria" premiered at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival in France. She subsequently won a Cesar Award for Best Supporting Actress from the Academie des Arts et Techniques du Cinema for the role.
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.