We've stayed with musicians and actors on our list so far, but when you come across a sporting legend as significant as LeBron James, it's impossible not to include him. Drew Carey, Steven Spielberg, Dave Grohl, and Sarah Jessica Parker are all native Ohioans as well, but even they would have to admit that they can't compete with James in the stardom stakes.
The shortlist of James' achievements on the basketball court read like this: three-time NBA champion, four-time NBA MVP, three-time MVP in the NBA finals, and two gold medals with the USA team at the Olympics. Only a fool would say that he wasn't one of the greatest ever to take to a basketball court, and in the eyes of some, he's second only to Michael Jordan on the all-time list. That's why he's representing Ohio on our list, just as he represented his hometown of Cleveland, Ohio so many times on the court.
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.