Kate Upton

**Kate Upton** (born June 10, 1992, in St. Joseph, Michigan) is an American model and actress who is best known for her appearance in the 2011 *Sports Illustrated* swimsuit issue and her appearance on the covers of the 2012 and 2013 *Sports Illustrated Swimsuit* issues. During the launch week in Vegas, Upton was named "Rookie of the Year."

She has 2010-2011 face of Guess and has modeled for Beach Bunny swimwear and Victoria's Secret. She has also appeared in *Vogue* magazine as "The New Girl"  in 2012.

Upton has also appeared in the films *Tower Heist* (2011), *The Other Woman* (2014) and *The Layover* (2017).

In 2013, a leaked topless video released from TMZ of Kate Upton on a horse, although it was censored with stars over her nipples, there were still a few uncensored pictures and GIF's that came out of it.

## Career

Upton first modeled clothing for Garage and Dooney & Bourke. She was the 2010–11 face of Guess. In 2011, Upton appeared in the *Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue*.

She was featured in the body paint section and named Rookie of the Year for the issue. She has since modeled for Beach Bunny Swimwear, and has appeared in *Complex* and *Esquire* as "*The* Woman of the Summer". Upton wore one of the Beach Bunny suits for a return appearance in the 2014 *Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue*.

## Family/Personal life

Upton started dating then Detroit Tigers baseball player Justin Verlander in early 2014, and they were engaged in 2016. On November 4, 2017 the couple married in Tuscany, Italy. They have a daughter, Genevieve, born on November 7, 2018.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kate Upton Profile. Fashion Model Directory. Retrieved on 2011-02-26.
2. ↑ Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2011. SI.com.
3. ↑ Traina, Jimmy (February 15, 2011). Hot Clicks. SI.com. Retrieved on March 21, 2011.
4. ↑ Snead, Elizabeth (October 19, 2012). 'Vogue' Declares Kate Upton 'The New Girl' In November Issue. HollywoodReporter.com. Retrieved on May 6, 2020.
5. ↑ chandoo (February 25, 2011). Kate Upton Guess Spring Collection 2011. *MagXone*. Retrieved on March 6, 2012.
6. ↑ "B&C Morning Show: SI Swimsuit Model Kate Upton With Boomer & Carton", CBS Radio, May 25, 2011. Retrieved on May 3, 2016.
7. ↑ Beach Bunny Swimwear Supermodels Irina Shayk and Kate Upton Land the Cover of the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue. PRWeb (February 2011).
8. ↑ Kate Upton is milking cows for Complex. *FHM*. Archived from the original on September 25, 2011. Retrieved on August 5, 2011.
9. ↑ Kate Upton: The "Hot Complex" Gallery, Interview & Video. *Complex*. Retrieved on August 5, 2011.
10. ↑ Sullivan, Matt (June 17, 2011). Kate Upton Is The Woman of Summer 2011. *Esquire*. Retrieved on July 4, 2011.
11. ↑ This tribute video to Kate Upton in bikinis is truly glorious. Guyism (February 26, 2014). Retrieved on March 21, 2014.
12. ↑ Apatoff, Alex (November 2, 2017). "Kate Upton and Justin Verlander Are Getting Married This Weekend". *People*.
13. ↑ Bieler, Des (November 3, 2017). Justin Verlander and Kate Upton reportedly getting married right after World Series. *Washington PPST*. Retrieved on November 3, 2017.
14. ↑ Marcus, Emily (November 4, 2017). "Kate Upton and Justin Verlander Marry in Italy: Details! ". *US Weekly*.
15. ↑ Maslow, Nick. "Kate Upton Gives Birth", People.com, March 4, 2019. Retrieved on May 6, 2020.

## External links

* Kate Upton Biography
* Kate Upton at Listal
* Kate Upton at Fashion Model Directory
* Kate Upton at models.com
* Kate Upton at The Lions Management
* Kate Upton at Sports Illustrated
* Kate Upton Bikini.com video profile
* Kate Upton on Esquire
* Kate Upton on Vogue
* Kate Upton links at FreeOnes
* Kate Upton at Babepedia
* Kate Upton article at *Wikipedia*