Nefertiti was the wife of the Egyptian Pharaoh, Akhenaten, and together they made quite the name for themselves as they headed up a religious revolution back in the 18th dynasty of Egypt. Switching things up a little, they worshipped only one god named 'Aten' or the sun disc. They ended up creating an entirely new religion which changed the landscape of God worship all across Egypt.
At the side of her husband she enjoyed reigning over Egypt at a time when Ancient Egypt was at its wealthiest. Historians can't be sure whether Nefertiti ruled under the name of Nefemeferuaten after King Akhenaten died, which happened just before the ascension of the infamous pharaoh Tutankhamun. Her name had the meaning "the beauty has come" in Ancient Egypt, but how does Nefertiti hold up by today's impossible standards?
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.