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[Alexandr Korol]

When the future star was sixteen, her mother once placed on her head a heavy silver hairpin “for luck.” Soon after, the young blonde with the wide smile went off to sign the very first contract of her life with a modeling scout in an office. And the rest we know: roles in big-budget comedies and action films, red carpets, and several Golden Globe awards.

The Money Sign: Luciano Pavarotti

The brilliant Italian tenor possessed a truly extraordinary talent, yet it turns out that he too required a touch of fortune before each performance at Milan’s La Scala. It is said that Pavarotti would never go on stage — where the audience unfailingly greeted him with ovations — without a little coin of money hidden... in his shoe.

Let us briefly run through what Wikipedia tells us: “Talisman (‘dedication, charm, incantation’) — a magical object (or animal), whose purpose, according to superstitious belief, is to bring happiness and fortune to its owner.”