The Santa Cruz, California born and bred, Marisa Miller grew up watching the San Francisco 49ers with her father during the franchise's most dominant years in the '80s and early '90s. As a child, if you have the luxury of watching your favorite teams win championships, those memories stick with you forever so, it's only right that Marisa Miller is considered the 49ers' most famous fan today. For those of you who don't know who Marisa Miller is, she's most known for her work as a Victoria Secret and Sports Illustrated Swimsuit model.
It's got to be a lot of pressure to perform well as a 49er with one of the hottest and famous women in the world in the crowd cheering you on. And unfortunately for the 49ers this year, the team ended their season with a terrible record of 4-12 after losing their star quarterback, Jimmy Garoppolo in the third game of the season. However, things are looking for the San Francisco 49ers moving forward, they just have to stay healthy. We're sure Marisa Miller is hoping they maintain their health and rise to prominence in the NFC West.
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.