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2013/10/02

Why Kate Upton Is On The Cover Of Sports Illustrated's MLB Playoff Preview

Supermodel Kate Upton returned to the cover of Sports Illustrated this week.

She posed with brothers Justin Upton and BJ Upton of the Atlanta Braves for the magazine's MLB playoff preview.

The cover story is called "OCTOBER'S ALL ABOUT WHO'S HOT", and it's presumably about how the team that randomly catches fires in the playoffs typically wins the World Series.

Kate Upton is "hot" too. Her last name is also Upton like the Braves players. So there is wordplay on two levels going on here.

She's the first model to appear on a non-swimsuit issue of SI.

Here's the cover. Check out a behind the scenes video of how it was made over at SI:

2013/09/05

How Kate Upton Transformed From Swimsuit Model To 'Vogue' Cover Girl

Kate Upton was just named Model Of The Year at the Style Awards.

The honor puts her in the ranks of other fashion favorites like Christie Brinkley and Joan Smalls.

But just one year ago, Upton's future as a model seemed uncertain.

The industry speculated that Upton would be stuck with the identity of a swimsuit model forever.

She moved beyond her Sports Illustrated cover and has since been courted by Vogue and major fashion labels.

Upton hit the modeling scene in the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition. She was featured in body paint.

Sports Illustrated

The next year, she appeared on the magazine's cover. Her spread was seen as instantly iconic.

She also walked the runway for a swimwear line. It seemed Upton had found her calling as a swimsuit model.

Frazer Harrison/Getty

But she confessed to Vogue that she wanted more. It was her dream to walk runways and do a big fashion campaign.

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Kate Upton

Yet, Upton was snubbed at Fashion Week and didn't walk a single major runway.

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The Victoria's Secret casting director snubbed her, saying that she had "that kind of face that anyone with enough money can go out and buy" and that she'd never walk in the brand's runway show.

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But Upton took the upper hand, telling New York Mag that "fashion shows were just never part of my goals."

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Shortly after she made those comments, she began making major breakthroughs in the industry.

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She appeared on the cover of Vogue Italia. She is portrayed as a bombshell with ample cleavage.

Vogue via Perez Hilton

But when she appeared on the cover of British Vogue, she was covered up and modeling high fashion.

UK Vogue

She's in a swimsuit for her American Vogue cover, but it's relatively demure compared with her Sports Illustrated ones.

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Her accomplishment was impressive. "It's very rare for a girl to move from one area of the business to the other, largely due to the fact that fashion models are almost without curves, whereas swimwear girls are celebrated for them," explained U.K. Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman in an editor's note.

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Upton also starred in a campaign for Sam Edelman shoes.

Courtesy Sam Edelman

Even Victoria's Secret came around, using images of Upton in a recent catalog.

Victoria's Secret

Kate Upton models on the back cover of the new Victoria's Secret catalog.

She also replaced Gisele as the spokesmodel for high-end jewelry line David Yurman.

David Yurman via Glamour

Her Vogue covers and high-end endorsement deals have legitimized her as more than a swimsuit model.

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You've seen Kate Upton's rise as a model...

2013/08/08

Kate Upton: 'I Felt Terrible About Myself' After First Sports Illustrated Cover

While Kate Upton is no stranger to appearing on magazine covers, the 21-year-old model's interview in the current issue of Elle magazine reveals a shyer side.

“After my first Sports Illustrated cover, I felt terrible about myself for a solid month," Upton admitted to the magazine. "Every single guy I met was either married or about to be married, and I felt like I was their bachelor present or something.”

Upton adds, “I’m not a toy, I’m a human. I’m not here to be used. I am a grown woman, and you need to figure your s--- out.”

Upton says it isn't just her who feels this way, but many models.

“People deal with models like they are children," she says. "They think they can pull one over on you. It’s actually funny.”

But Upton doesn't let it get to her.

“I’m always like, I’m about to pull something on you, and you’re so focused on thinking I’m dumb you’re not even going to know!"

As for Upton's much talked about love life and rumors she's dating "Dancing With the Stars" cast member Maksim Chmerkovskiy, the model says:

"I really have never had a serious relationship in the industry. I’m just having fun. Obviously I have a very busy schedule at this time in my life, and I don’t put relationships as a priority.”

In case you forgot, here's that infamous teeny weeny red bikini cover shot from 2012:

Sports Illustrated

It went over so well that Upton landed a second consecutive cover in 2013:

Sports Illustrated

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2013/10/02

Why Kate Upton Is On The Cover Of Sports Illustrated's MLB Playoff Preview

2013/09/05

How Kate Upton Transformed From Swimsuit Model To 'Vogue' Cover Girl

Upton hit the modeling scene in the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition. She was featured in body paint.

The next year, she appeared on the magazine's cover. Her spread was seen as instantly iconic.

She also walked the runway for a swimwear line. It seemed Upton had found her calling as a swimsuit model.

But she confessed to Vogue that she wanted more. It was her dream to walk runways and do a big fashion campaign.

Yet, Upton was snubbed at Fashion Week and didn't walk a single major runway.

The Victoria's Secret casting director snubbed her, saying that she had "that kind of face that anyone with enough money can go out and buy" and that she'd never walk in the brand's runway show.

But Upton took the upper hand, telling New York Mag that "fashion shows were just never part of my goals."

Shortly after she made those comments, she began making major breakthroughs in the industry.

She appeared on the cover of Vogue Italia. She is portrayed as a bombshell with ample cleavage.

But when she appeared on the cover of British Vogue, she was covered up and modeling high fashion.

She's in a swimsuit for her American Vogue cover, but it's relatively demure compared with her Sports Illustrated ones.

Her accomplishment was impressive. "It's very rare for a girl to move from one area of the business to the other, largely due to the fact that fashion models are almost without curves, whereas swimwear girls are celebrated for them," explained U.K. Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman in an editor's note.

Upton also starred in a campaign for Sam Edelman shoes.

Even Victoria's Secret came around, using images of Upton in a recent catalog.

She also replaced Gisele as the spokesmodel for high-end jewelry line David Yurman.

Her Vogue covers and high-end endorsement deals have legitimized her as more than a swimsuit model.

You've seen Kate Upton's rise as a model...

2013/08/08

Kate Upton: 'I Felt Terrible About Myself' After First Sports Illustrated Cover

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