It's extremely hard to believe that such a chiseled physical specimen such as Cameron Wake went undrafted, but sometimes the masses sleep on world-class talent. Born in Beltsville, Maryland, Wake played college ball for the Penn State, switching back and forth from linebacker to defensive end. While had a rather successful collegiate football career recording 191 tackles and 8.5 sack, Wake went undrafted in the 2005 NFL Draft.
In 2005, the New York Giants signed the hopeful youngster to a deal, but Wake later decided to ditch the NFL for the Canadaian Football League where he would make a name for himself. In two seasons in the CFL, Cameron Wake stacked up 39 sacks and was named Most Outstanding Defensive Player for both seasons. The following year, in 2009, Wake was signed by the Miami Dolphins were he would spend the next ten seasons with the team earning five Pro Bowl trips and be named All-Pro First Team in 2012. To this day, at 37-years-old, Wake is active on a roster with Tennessee Titans.
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.