We haven't seen a lot of young talent make this list thus far mainly because a lot of these youngsters have yet to prove themselves worthy of taking the throne of their respective home states. Yet, here we are crowning the 27-year-old, Tyler Johnson, the greatest NBA player from the state of North Dakota. His current competition for the king of Peace Garden State is fellow NBA alumni Doug McDermott who currently holds a roster spot on the Dallas Mavericks. Over the course of the next decade, these two will be attempting to outperform each other for the title of North Dakota's best.
However, for now, Tyler Johnson is deserving of the title averaging 11.0 points per game on 43% shooting. Johnson entered the league undrafted finding a home in Miami during the 2014-15 season. He spent five years with the Heat before landing in Phoenix where he currently is planning to make a name for himself. Only time will tell with this one. Doug McDermott, it's your move, bud.
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.