This is another case of an unfamiliar name, but a very familiar product. Dietrich Mateschitz's main contribution to the world was the creation of Red Bull; a company that started out making energy drinks but is now heavily involved in motorsport. Mateschitz's island is close to Fiji, and goes by the name of Laucala. We don't know for sure what goes on there, but we can tell you it's euphemistically referred to as 'Disneyland' for adults, and has a team of full-time masseuses.
Photographs from on and above the terrain show a golf course, private beaches, a coconut plantation, a network of bee hives and a series of hydroponic bays. Whatever Matechitz is up to over there, it looks like a lot of fun! If you want to find out, you can hire a villa for $5,000 per night. Make sure you report back to us once you've been.
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.