The 25 Most Absurd Photos Of Eccentric Billionaire Richard Branson
Branson arrived to his 2007 "Rock the Kasbah" benefit for Morocco atop a horse and in traditional Moroccan garb.
Because he lost a bet with Air Asia CEO Tony Fernandes over which of their Formula One teams would beat the other, Branson agreed to dress in drag.
Here he is getting his legs shaved in preparation for his transformation into a stewardess.
For some payback, Branson dumped a tray of drinks all over Fernandes.
Branson likes to describe his sense of humor as "cheeky."
Branson dressed as an astronaut to celebrate the anniversary of Virgin Money, holding a contest to send someone into space on a future Virgin Galactic flight.
Branson is never one to turn down an opportunity for posing with a model, like he does here atop the tail of a Virgin Atlantic plane.
For the launch of Virgin America's first flight from LA to Philadelphia in 2012, Branson posed with the cast of hit comedy series "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia," including Charlie Day's "Greenman" persona.
For the 2009 World Economic Forum, the United Nations set up a simulated war zone environment for the world's 1% to experience. Here's Branson getting held hostage.
The London native poses on one of the islands that's part of the artificial archipelago known as "The World" off the coast of Dubai.
Branson and his daughter Holly took part in a record-breaking cheer for the 2011 Virgin Money London Marathon.
For a promotional event in Mumbai, Branson rode atop a taxi dressed as a traditional Indian musician.
Branson dressed as a butterfly to run the 2010 Virgin Money London Marathon.
He celebrated the 2007 launch of now-defunct Virgin Media's Channel One in typical fashion.
Branson arrived to a 2013 Virgin Mobile news conference in a vintage military jeep, his clothes an allusion to Latin American revolutionary Che Guevara.
He christened Virgin Galactic ship WhiteKnightTwo with a spray of champagne alongside his mother Eve.
Branson traveled to Nairobi in 2007, where he was installed as a Maasai elder in a special ceremony.
In this photo, Branson test drives his amphibious vehicle, which he took on a record-breaking trip across the English Channel in 2004.
For the launch of his iPad-exclusive magazine Project in 2010, he posed in a newspaper suit alongside mannequins outside New York City's flagship Apple Store.
Here's Branson helping a bikini model eat a prawn at a Virgin Atlantic promotion in 2004.
Branson seems to enjoy speaking in front of a blown-up headshot of himself, as he does here in a 2010 presentation in Indonesia.
Sometimes Branson just likes to show up to a news conference in a risque costume, acting as if nothing were unusual.
Branson hires people who share his enthusiasm for media pranks, as shown by the time he silenced Virgin Blue (now Virgin Australia) CEO Brett Godfrey at a news conference in 2008.
Branson promoted the launch of Virgin Mobile in France by rappelling down the Virgin Megastore building in Paris in 2006.
While kite surfing in 2009, Branson said he was stopped by a photographer who asked him to pose with his girlfriend. Of course he obliged, and the resulting photo shoot quickly went viral.
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