The Seattle Seahawks are often slept on and their quarterback Russell Wilson is highly under-appreciated by mainstream media as he's led the Seahawks to back to Super Bowls in 2014 and 2015, one of which the Hawks won. Fortunately, the organization does have a solid foundation and fanbase that come to games from all over the Northwest region of the United States. The Seahawks too, have the support of a major celebrity as well in Macklemore.
Macklemore has always repped his hometown of Seattle, Washington and his love for the Seattle Seahawks. The "Thrift Store" rapper and the Seahawks front office have also become pretty close in recent years as Macklemore and his producer, Ryan Lewis, have performed in front of thousands of screaming Seahawks fans numerous times. The Seahawks still have the talent and ability to be elite in today's league they just need a little extra help. Maybe Macklemore can write some more heat to motivate his hometown team.
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.