The Onassis family have been famous ever since Jackie Kennedy joined their ranks in the 1960s by way of marriage to Aristotle Onassis. They didn't need the fame to bring them money though; they own a huge shipping company. The number of children in the family has dwindled as the years have passed, leaving Athina Onassis, Aristotle's granddaughter, as the sole heir of the entire empire. Nobody can say for certain precisely how much she's inherited, although it's understood to be far in excess of one billion dollars.
The way at which the young Onassis arrived by her fortune wasn't a happy one. She was only ten when her mother passed away, causing her inheritance money to be held in trust until she was much older. It appears the shipping company will have to find different ownership in the future; this heiress is far more interested in show jumping.
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.