It's World Cup time so you know we gotta represent for all of the football/soccer fans out there with this next entry none other than Mesut Ozil. Ozil is known for agility, creativity, finesse, versatility, and keen technical skill while on the field and has the field awareness to set up any of his teammates for success. Not to mention he's played for overseas football clubs like Real Madrid and Arsenal but when it comes to World Cup events, he returns to his mainland of Germany in order to hold his country down.
Mesut Ozil is a beast of a midfield attacker but he also shares a striking resemblance to the notorious luxury sports car creator, Enzo Ferrari. The name says it all itself, and Ferrari is known as the premier producer of luxury sports automobiles. With Enzo Ferrari being from Italy and Ozil being from Germany, one could have a strong argument that the two are possibly closely related.
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.