Natalie Portman's work ethic and achievements, both in education and in acting, have been nothing short of phenomenal. Achieving excellence in both fields, she's compromised on neither, and her resume must make for fascinating reading. Portman was already famous as a teenager, having worked on the film 'Leon: The Professional' when she was thirteen. She knew she wanted to be an actor but had high educational goals and was determined not to drop the ball on them.
She was so serious about getting qualifications that she missed the premiere of her 'Star Wars' movie so she could study for her final high school exams. While at Harvard, she studied psychology, and has been cited for her work on the role of the frontal lobe in memory, as well as a research paper on how to derive hydrogen from sugar. She's also been a guest lecturer at Columbia University on the topic of counter-terrorism, and speaks English, French, Japanese, Arabic and German. How does she do it all?
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.