Kate Upton



Katherine "Kate" Upton[1]  (born June 10, 1992)[2]  is an American model and actress, known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.[5]  Upton was named Rookie of the Year following her first SI appearance in 2011[5]  and was the cover model for the 2012 and 2013 issues.[6]  She was also the subject of the 100th Anniversary Vanity Fair cover.



Contents
[hide]  *1 Early life 
 * 2 Career
 * 3 Personal life
 * 4 Filmography
 * 5 References
 * 6 External links

Early life
Katherine Upton was born in St. Joseph, Michigan,[7]  and raised in Melbourne, Florida.[8]  She is the daughter of the former Texas state tennis champion, Shelley Upton, and high schoolathletics director Jeff Upton.[9] [10]  She attended Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy.[11]  Her uncle is U.S. Representative Fred Upton (R-MI).[12] [13]  Upton's great-grandfather, Frederick Upton, was co-founder of appliance manufacturer and marketer Whirlpool Corporation.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-14" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[14]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:1.5em;">As a young equestrian, Upton showed at the American Paint Horse Association and competed at a national level.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CNBC_15-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[15]  With her horse Roanie Pony, she won three APHA Reserve World Championships — 13 and Under Western Riding, 13 and Under Horsemanship, and 14–18 Western Riding.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-eques_16-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[16]  She was named the 13 and Under Reserve All-Around Champion, giving her a total of four reserve championships (2nd place).<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-eques_16-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[16]  In addition, Upton ended up third overall on the APHA youth Top Twenty.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-eques_16-2" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[16]  With a second horse, Zipped, she won 14–18 Western Riding and was included in the top 5 in 14–18 Horsemanship and 14–18 Western Pleasure in 2009.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-eques_16-3" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[16]

Career
<p style="line-height:1.5em;">Upton attended a casting call in Miami for Elite Model Management in 2008 and was signed by them the same day, and she eventually moved to New York City, where she then signed withIMG Models.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Ask_7-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:1.5em;">Upton first modeled clothing for Garage and Dooney & Bourke.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Ask_7-2" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7]  She was the 2010–11 face of Guess.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-17" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[17]  In 2011, Upton appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SI_5-2" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[5]  She was featured in the body paint section and named Rookie of the Year for that issue.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Ask_7-3" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7]  She has since modeled for Beach Bunny Swimwear,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-FMD_4-5" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[4] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-BBS2011_18-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[18]  and has appeared in Complex<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-19" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[19] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-20" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[20]  and Esquireas "The Woman of the Summer".<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-21" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[21]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:1.5em;">In April 2011, an Internet video of her doing the dougie hip-hop dance at a Los Angeles Clippers game went viral and served to increase her popularity.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-CNBC_15-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[15] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-22" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[22] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-23" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[23]  Guy Trebay of The New York Times observed that this served to illustrate the power of social media to bestow stardom upon a model, which had previously been the domain of top designer runway shows.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NewYorkTimes_24-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[24]  In April 2012, Upton appeared in a video of herself performing the Cat Daddy dance to the song of the same name by The Rej3ctz, which also went viral.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-25" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[25]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:1.5em;">Upton made an appearance in a June 2011 episode of Tosh.0<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-26" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[26]  and participated in the 2011 Taco Bell All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona, in July 2011.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-27" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[27]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:1.5em;">Upton's acting debut was in the film, Tower Heist, as Mr. Hightower’s Mistress. It was released in November 2011.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-28" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[28]  She also appeared in The Three Stooges as Sister Bernice.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-29" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[29]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:1.5em;">Upton appeared on the cover of the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, released in February 2012.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-SISI_6-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[6]  As of that month, her Twitter account had a following of 170,000 people.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-NewYorkTimes_24-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[24]  Upton has also recounted the negative aftereffects of the 2012 Sports Illustrated cover, saying, "I felt terrible about myself for a solid month. Every single guy I met was either married or about to be married, and I felt like I was their bachelor present or something."<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ChristianPost_30-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[30]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:1.5em;">Upton has appeared on the covers of Vogue Italia, British Vogue, CR Fashion Book, Cosmopolitan, French ELLE, GQ, Italian GQ, German GQ, Jalouse, Sunday Times Style, Esquire, The Daily, andMuse Magazine.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-31" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[31] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-32" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[32]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:1.5em;">In 2012, she was ranked the fifth sexiest model by MODELS's.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-33" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[33]  She ranked #3 on the American publication of AskMen's Top 99 Women for 2013.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-Ask13_34-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[34]  In 2012, she was listed on Maxim ' s HOT 100 list, citing her photo shoots with Sports Illustrated.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-siswim1_35-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[35]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:1.5em;">Upton was the cover model for the 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue for the second consecutive year.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-36" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[36]  Parts of her 2013 Sports Illustrated pictorial were filmed in Antarctica and Upton suffered from failing hearing and eyesight due to the extreme cold.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-37" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[37] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-38" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[38]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:1.5em;">After getting the November 2012 Vogue Italia cover photographed by Steven Meisel and the January 2013 Vogue UK cover,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-39" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[39] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-40" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[40]  Upton landed the June 2013 Vogue cover by Mario Testino.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-41" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[41]  She was then photographed by Annie Leibovitz for the October 2013 100th anniversary cover of Vanity Fair.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-42" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[42]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:1.5em;">In September 2013 was named Model of the Year at the 10th annual Style Awards at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-43" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[43]

<p style="margin-top:0.4em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:1.5em;">Upton appeared on the flip-side cover of the 2014 50th anniversary Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, the first time that type of cover was used by that magazine.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-44" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[44]  Part of her shoot took place at Cape Canaveral, capturing her in zero gravity.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-45" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[45]

Personal life
<p style="line-height:1.5em;">Upton has expressed that her belief in God is important to her. During a photo shoot, someone joked about a cross necklace she wore, "Why are you wearing a cross? Like you would be religious," then took the necklace from her to do the shoot. Upton stated about the incident: "I was really affected by that. The whole thing made me realize that I do want a cross with me, at all times." As a result, Upton had a cross tattooed on the inside of her finger.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-ChristianPost_30-1" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[30] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-GP_46-0" style="line-height:1em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[46]

Filmography
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