Come on in, enjoy the view, and learn a thing or two about the sweet and sexy Kate Upton.
Katherine Elizabeth Upton was born June 10, 1992 in St. Joseph, Michigan.
In 1999, she moved with her family to Melbourne, Florida.
The Sports Illustrated model was once a student at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy.
Her mother, Shelley, is a former Texas state tennis champion and her father, Jeff, is a high school athletics director.
Her uncle is U.S. Representative Fred Upton.
Kate’s great-grandfather, Frederick Upton, was co-founder of Whirlpool Corporation.
When she was younger, Kate competed as an equestrian at the national level and won several titles during this time.
At 16, Kate attended a casting call in Miami and signed with Elite Model Management back in 2008.
Eventually, she moved to New York City and signed with IMG Models.
The model first appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue in 2011 and was named rookie of the year.
Kate is 5 feet 10 inches tall.
In 2012, she starred in a Carl’s Jr. Super Bowl commercial that was banned for being too sexy.
The next year, the model starred in a Zoo York ad that was banned by MTV and Adult Swim.
In the ad, you can see the blonde beauty jogging through New York while a pair of cockroaches catcall her.
Her acting debut came in 2011, when she played Mr. Hightower’s mistress in Tower Heist.
She also appeared in The Three Stooges as Sister Bernice and had a small part in Wild Man.
Kate’s favorite color is yellow.
Kate has appeared in editorials for Vogue in several countries including Italy, Spain, Germany, and Brazil.
Upton has appeared on several lists of the hottest women in the world, including Maxim’s Hot 100 and AskMen’s Top 99.
Upton is Christian, and often wears a cross when she isn’t doing shoots. The model also has a small tattoo of a cross on her finger.
Kate Upton is married to Houston Astros baseball player Justin Verlander. The pair met in 2012 and married in 2017.
The two have a daughter together named Genevieve.
Upton played a mistress in The Other Woman alongside notable actresses Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann.
She also starred in The Layover with Alexandra Daddario. The movie was directed by William H. Macy but was not loved by critics.
Back in 2016, Kate Upton and husband Justin Verlander bought a $5.5 million house in Beverly Hills.
Kate has two older sisters, Christie and Laura, and a younger brother named David.
In 2011, a video of Kate doing “the Dougie” dance went viral and helped build on her new fame.
Later, a video of her doing “the Cat Daddy” also went viral.
Never change Kate, and never put more clothes on.