Perhaps the quintessential 90s film star, Rachel reached peak fame with "She's All That" in the late 90s and translated that success into a starring role in cult sensation "Josie and the Pussycats" two years later. Eagle eyed readers may recognize her from a popular earlier work, though; she was the face of the "this is your brain on drugs" adverts of the mid-90s. That's right, the ones with the frying pan!
Rachel, who still looks fantastic, still works in the world of acting, but mostly in straight to DVD films and Hallmark TV movies these days. Her career slowed down after she got married and started a family in 2004. In recent years she's found a lot of work and a new audience by doing voiceover roles in video games, with particular success in the popular "Star Wars" video game tie in series.
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.