22. Iman

22. Iman

The concept of 'miracle babies' is often raised by those who conceive after forty, and you can add Iman to the list of people who believe in them. She'd had a child much earlier in life, when she was still in her twenties, during her first marriage to basketball star Spencer Haywood. Later, and more famously, she married the late, legendary British rock star David Bowie.

The couple did try to have a child of their own the natural way, but nothing seemed to be working, including IVF treatment. Like many others, they were considering adoption when, at the age of 45, Iman spontaneously became pregnant and gave birth to their daughter Alexandria. That was back in the year 2000, meaning that Alexandria is now an adult in her own right. By that point, Bowie was 53, making his own fertility even less likely than Iman's; but then nothing about Bowie was ever normal.

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Did You Know...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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