The "Rolex wearin', Bentley drivin', two girls every night havin' gator shoe ownin', the real heavyweight champion of the world" in Ric Flair, is another one of professional wrestling's most adored personalities of all-time. Matter of fact, Ric Flair might be just as popular as when he was originally introduced to the WWF in the early 1990s. Flair also had one of the most controversial WWF debuts as he entered the ring still holding the title of the NWA Heavyweight Championship.
While 'The Nature Boy' might not have been the most athletic wrestler throughout his stint in the pro-wrestling circuit, but he had and still has one of the most memorable personalities in all of wrestling. Everyone wanted to be him, the furs, expensive watches, suits, and the women- what's not to like? Ric Flair is a two-time WWE Hall of Fame inductee, one as a member of The Four Horsemen (2008) and the second for his individual performance as the Ric Flair (2012). WOOOOO!
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.