Everybody knows Ronda Rousey as one of the most prolific strikers in mixed martial arts prior to the start of her career as a professional wrestler. In her MMA career, Rousey has a professional record of 12-2. Her final fight with Amanda Nunes lasted only 48 seconds as Nunes dominated Rousey with a flurry of punches that subsequently ended her MMA career. Fortunately, Rousey was able to find another outlet in combat sports via the WWE.
From 2014-2017, Rousey would make sporadic appearances on the world's largest wrestling platform and in 2017 she would sign a full-time contract with the company. Rousey made her in-ring debut at WrestleMania 34 in March 2018 and just months later she would become the Raw Women's Champion for the first time. Since then, Ronda Rousey has been drawing crowds as a major roster WWE personality for pay-per-view events. In time we'll see if the former striker will continue her reign in the realm of professional wrestling. For now, it's too early to tell.
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.