Blonde hair, big eyes, full lips - Faye Dunaway ticked every box as far as casting agents and directors were concerned in the 1970s. A pin-up fixture on the walls of many teenage boys of the era, Dunaway is one of the decade's most successful movie starts. Although she's more closely associated with the 70s, Dunaway didn't have to wait for the decade to begin before she could forge a career. She already had movie credits to her name by the end of 1969.
It's the 70s she's best known for, though, and that's because of hugely successful films like 'Network' and 'Towering Inferno,' the latter of which was the definitive disaster movie of its era. 'Network' wasn't quite the box office sensation 'Towering Inferno' was, but it did bring her the most acclaim; for her performance in the film, she won both a Golden Globe and an Oscar at the 1977 awards.
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.