Our Greatest Conquests
(They converted)
December 07, 2010
DiCaprio and Refaeli courtside last April.(Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
Word is Leonardo DiCaprio is considering converting in order to marry longtime girlfriend Bar Refaeli, the Israeli supermodel. If this all goes down, Leo would represent one of our people’s greatest coups.
Which got me thinking: Who are our people’s greatest coups? (That is, who converted for marriage-related reasons. Sorry, Sammy Davis, Jr.)
A preliminary list:
10. Elizabeth Banks
9. John King
8. Geraldine Brooks
7. Françoise Mouly
6. Rod Carew*
5. Jamaica Kincaid
4. Elizabeth Taylor
3. Leonardo DiCaprio*
2. Ruth
1. Marilyn Monroe
*Didn’t actually convert.
**Tentative.
Is Leo Now a Convert to the Idea of Marriage? [Daily Mail]
Marc Tracy is a staff writer at The New Republic, and was previously a staff writer at Tablet. He tweets @marcatracy.
