Beginning as a child model at the age of five, the future was looking bright for Jaimee Foxworth. Things were definitely on the right track when she got the role of Judy Winslow in '90s sitcom, Family Matters. However, everything took a turn when her character's scenes were reduced and she was subsequently written off the show after the fourth season.
With her acting career going nowhere, Foxworth attempted to start a musical group with her sisters, however, it didn't work out. Foxworth eventually starred in some pornographic films, amidst a battle with depression and substance abuse. She has been open about the fact that the decision to work in the adult entertainment industry was one of the worst mistakes she has ever made. She even talked about it on a special episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show.
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.