31 Facts About Kate Upton

Katherine Elizabeth Upton was born on June 10,1992 and is an American model and actress.

Kate Upton first appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2011, and was the cover model for the 2012,2013 and 2017 issues.

Kate Upton has appeared in the films Tower Heist, The Other Woman and The Layover.

Kate Upton is the daughter of Shelley, a former Texas state tennis champion, and Jeff Upton, a high school athletics director.

In 1999, Kate Upton moved with her family to Melbourne, Florida, where she was a student at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy.

Kate Upton was named the 13 and Under Reserve All-Around Champion, giving her a total of four reserve championships.

Kate Upton attended a casting call in Miami for Elite Model Management in 2008 and was signed the same day.

Kate Upton eventually moved to New York City, where she then signed with IMG Models.

In 2011, Kate Upton appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

Kate Upton was featured in the body paint section and named Rookie of the Year for the issue.

Kate Upton has since modeled for Beach Bunny Swimwear, and has appeared in Complex and Esquire as "The Woman of the Summer".

Kate Upton wore one of the Beach Bunny suits in the 2014 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue.

Kate Upton made an appearance in a June 2011 episode of Tosh.

Kate Upton's acting debut was in the film, Tower Heist, as Mr.

Kate Upton appeared in The Three Stooges as Sister Bernice.

Kate Upton appeared on the cover of the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, released in February 2012.

Kate Upton has recounted the negative aftereffects of the 2012 Sports Illustrated cover, as she was subjected to criticism and felt she had been objectified.

Kate Upton has appeared in editorials for American, Italian, British, Spanish, German, and Brazilian Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, V, Mademoiselle, LOVE, Italian, German, and American GQ, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, and Esquire.

Kate Upton has appeared on the covers of Italian, American, and British Vogue, French and American Elle, American, Italian, and German GQ, Esquire, and Vanity Fair.

Kate Upton was named the "new face" of Bobbi Brown cosmetics in 2014.

Kate Upton was the cover model for the 2013 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue for the second consecutive year.

Parts of her 2013 Sports Illustrated pictorial were filmed in Antarctica and Kate Upton suffered from failing hearing and eyesight due to the extreme cold.

Kate Upton was then photographed by Annie Leibovitz for the October 2013 100th anniversary cover of Vanity Fair.

In September 2013, Kate Upton was named Model of the Year at the 10th annual Style Awards at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York.

Kate 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.

In 2014, Kate Upton starred with Tony Hale in Lady Antebellum's music video "Bartender".

Also in 2014, Kate Upton was the centerpiece of a $40 million advertising campaign for Machine Zone's mobile app Game of War: Fire Age.

Also that year, Kate Upton appeared in James Franco's film adaptation The Disaster Artist, about the production of the film The Room.

Kate Upton is Christian, and has said that her belief in God is important to her.

Kate Upton started dating then Detroit Tigers baseball pitcher Justin Verlander in early 2014, and they were engaged in 2016.

For several years, Kate Upton owned a boxer dog named Harley.