Charles Barkley is one of the greatest NBA personalities due to his unwillingness to be tamed and fearlessness. Barkley was drafted fifth overall out of Auburn in the 1984 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Instantly, Chuck became a force to reckoned with, with his interior offensive ability, defensive toughness, and scrappy style of play which earned him eleven NBA All-Star honors and even the 1995 Most Valuable Player Award as well.
Unfortunately, Charles Barkley was never able to earn an NBA title after bringing his Phoenix Suns team to the NBA Finals but fell short of achieving the NBA's highest honor to the Chicago Bulls in 1993. However, Barkley did earn two Olympic Gold medals with the 1992 Dream Team and 1996 US Olympic Men's Basketball team. These days, Chuck is all over the airwaves and is an analyst for Inside the NBA on TNT.
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.