There was no way that Beyoncé wasn't going to be on this list, given that Shakira's on it! Shakira may be one of the world's biggest pop divas, but it's Queen Bee who holds the crown, and everybody knows it. When you're the Queen, you don't pay for your own things - other people do that for you. The $20m island she owns off the coast of Florida is tiny at only 12.5 acres, but it was just a small token of her husband Jay-Z's appreciation on her 29th birthday.
Don't feel bad for the music power couple only having a tiny island though - they also own another one in the Bahamas! It was Jay-Z who was shelling out a second time when they bought it, and this time it was an anniversary present. He's going to have to start thinking about new gift ideas, because if he doesn't they'll very shortly have fifty islands and no money left!
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.