Tony Atlas can be described as physical perfection. The chiseled muscles, the minimal body fat, and the ability to manhandle his competition in the ring helped him earn a roster spot on the biggest stage in professional wrestling. Tony Atlas is one of the strongest men to ever enter the ring after he earned the nickname 'Mr. USA' after winning the nation's highest bodybuilding title on three separate occasions.
Throughout his decorated wrestling career, Tony Atlas was known as a tag team specialist alongside his partner Rocky Johnson, in which the two formed the 'Soul Patrol.' The Soul Patrol was the first-ever Black-American duo to earn the WWF World Tag Team Championship belts in 1983. Later in his career, Atlas wrestled as a solo act and had a couple of shots at the WWF Intercontinental Title, but never quite made it over the hump. Fortunately, his services in the pro-wrestling realm were rewarded when he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006.
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.