Time waits for nobody, but some people seem to be able to at least make it impatient. The female models and actresses of the 1970s were some of the most striking, confident and beautiful the world had ever seen, and they're still capable of turning heads now, 50 years later. So here they are, our favorite women of the 1970's, then and now.
The young women of the 70s were the product of the revolutionary change in society during the 60s; a time of experimentation, progression, free love, and great music. Because of those changes, they grew up being told that they could do more than any previous generation of women. They did.
From singers to style icons, fashionistas to fallen idols, here are twenty-five of the most iconic women we know and love from the 1970s. Their lives didn't start and end in that decade though, so we've included the latest pictures and information we could find about what they're doing now!
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.