If We Can Do Anything To Make This Girl More Famous, We Will

Why is She famous

Gracing the cover of the 2012 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue in an itty bitty bikini, Kate Upton is hitting her stride as the clock strikes 20. With Guess and Dooney & Burke campaigns under her belt, the all-American youngster has gone from the equitation ring to celebrity center stage in only a few short years, taking the male population by storm with her good times attitude and voluptuous figure. To put it bluntly, Kate Upton is a girl you want to party with.

Following in the footsteps of celebrity icons Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton and Audrina Patridge, Kate Upton was recently named the sexy new spokeswoman for Carl Jr. and Hardee’s. Suffering from no shortage of endorsement deals, Kate Upton has also signed on to represent Skullcandy and SoBe (to name a few), and extended her talents past swimsuit modeling to designing them alongside swimwear company Beach Bunny.

She’s also dipped her toes into the skateboarding industry. Inspired by Jeff Gaudinet’s Skate Moss, a series of skateboards that featured the timeless Kate Moss, designers Jason Yim, Edsel Dilag and Chris Vilchez recently launched Skate Upton, a series of skateboard decks that feature the buxom model as the centerpiece.

Recently fashion photographer and controversial Terry Richardson featured the social media savvy model in a YouTube video titled “Cat Daddy”, featuring her in a barely there bikini dancing a variation of the rap group Rej3ctz’s signature dance move. Kate Upton has gained certain notoriety for her dance moves, originally grabbing the public’s attention performing Cali Swag District’s "Dougie" move in a 2011 YouTube video. Both videos have received well over five million hits. She also forayed a little further into film this year in The Three Stooges, playing (bikini-clad of course) a young nun.

For a girl that got her foot in door via YouTube, she’s come a long way, with editorials in Harper’s Bazaar, Esquire, GQ, Muse and V magazine. Today she’s represented by the world’s top modeling agency, IMG, and is well on her way to the coveted supermodel status.

Kate Upton Quote

" “I like my bikinis very small, and I also like, uh, nude-colored bikinis because people double-take -- they think I'm naked on the beach.”"

87 Sex Appeal

Seemingly single, Kate Upton seems to want to stay that way. When persistently questioned about her alleged relationship with New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez and his thoughts on her Sports Illustrated cover, she mischievously responded, “Well even if I had a boyfriend I wouldn’t ask how he felt about it.” Not one to be labeled shy, Kate Upton has taken the Internet by storm, plastering her Twitter account with seductive photos of herself. She has also taken notable risks in her career, including donning a body paint bikini in Sports Illustrated, which won her Rookie of the Year in 2011, cementing her place in the swimsuit world and making her a reputable force to be reckoned with.

Sexy but relatable, she holds appeal for male and women alike. Marilyn Monroe-esque, the blonde beauty brings back a wholesome approach to modeling. To boot, she’s a big time sports fan.

The foundation of Kate Upton’s success may be undoubtedly credited to her physical attributes, but her happy-go-lucky attitude is equally desirable. She’s enjoying her moment in the spotlight, and with her winning combination of looks and personality, it’s fairly certain she’ll be around for more than 15 minutes.

73 Success

Kate Upton is in her element. With a beauty comparable to that of Jean Harlow, Kate Upton has already joined the ranks of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue elite, which has served as a launch pad for the likes of Heidi Klum, Marisa Miller and Brooklyn Decker.

Arriving to the Sports Illustrated scene by way of Dooney & Burke and Guess, Beach Bunny Swimwear and Jenna Leigh lingerie, Kate Upton -- like her recent growth spurt -- has flown up through the modeling ranks. While she admits to finding the 10-hour plus workdays fatiguing, she’s living out every young model’s dream, hosting television moguls in her home, entertaining Conan O’Brian and regularly jet setting for international photo shoots.

But Kate Upton is bringing something else to the table, something that the iconic Ivan Bart of IMG models recognized before he signed her, deaf to his colleagues’ protests. She’s more than a model. She’s a model-celebrity, rising through the ranks of YouTube and catalog modeling to become a household name. Kate Upton recognized that the majority of the magazine covers were going to celebrities, but not models. She thought she could do both, and in doing so, has defined herself as a game-changer.

Her pinup beauty and playful personality have already brought her into the centerfold of the fashion industry. Paired with the career decisions she’s make so far, it’s hard not to tip your hat to her cleverness. And to put the cherry on the sundae, Kate Upton is still a good girl, maintaining her closest relationship with her mother.

Kate Upton Biography

Born into a political family, Kate Upton is the niece of Michigan congressman Fred Upton. After her family moved to Florida, the future blonde bombshell, previously a five-time equestrian champion, turned her attention to modeling. Like many young women in the Sunshine State, Kate Upton had dreams of being a model, but her lack of height proved a drawback. Consistently the shortest girl in her school class for years, she rocketed up to a height of 5’10” at 15. Fresh off the high of her sudden growth spurt and feeling confident that her natural looks would lend themselves well to the modeling arena, Upton attended an open casting call in Miami for Elite Model Management in 2008. As luck would have it, she was signed by the agency that same day.

Kate Upton Models For Garage And Guess

Starting her modeling career in Miami after signing with Elite Model Management, Kate Upton eventually made her way up to New York City, where she was signed by top modeling agency IMG. Getting her first big break with Garage, Kate Upton experienced a career surge in 2010. Besides serving as a model for Dooney & Bourke, she was hired by Guess, putting her in the same league as other famous beauties such as Victoria Silvstedt, Megan Ewing and Adriana Lima, who have all worked with the fashion giant. With Guess, Kate Upton celebrated her status as a bona fide model by showcasing her saucier side through a number of lingerie ads for the company in the fall and winter of 2010, which resulted in her face and body flaunted across New York City billboards.

Kate Upton Models For Beach Bunny And Sports Illustrated

Kate Upton’s successful work with Guess led to consistent work with the company and offers from others. With Guess, Kate Upton added to an already vastly expanding portfolio by participating in accessories and handbag campaigns for 2011, while making time for an additional ad series for the brand that was photographed by the legendary photographer Ellen Von Unwerth. Beach Bunny Swimwear took notice, hiring her as the spokeswoman for their swimwear campaign, while Jenna Leigh Lingerie also signed her. Kate Upton’s early career highlight, for that matter -- came in the form of her participation in the 2011 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. It was a serendipitous turn of events, especially given that she had missed the initial casting for the issue and the magazine had already filled its modeling roster. Nevertheless, she made the cut, donning a tasteful body paint number in the place of an actual swimsuit. Her appearance in the magazine led to an invitation to enter late-night folklore, courtesy of David Letterman, by presenting -- alongside 10 models from the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, including Alyssa Miller, Chrissy Teigen and Irina Shayk -- the “Top 10 Good Things About Appearing in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition” list. The red-hot industry beauty was crowned cover girl for Sports Illustrated in 2012, carrying her ever closer to her dream of becoming the next iconic American supermodel.

She also jumped on the trend of supermodels turning to the Silver Screen (Tyra Banks in Tropic Thunder, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley in 2011's Transformers and Brooklyn Decker in Just Go With It) with her acting debut in the film Tower Heist as Mr. Hightower’s Mistress. She followed up with an appearance in The Three Stooges as Sister Bernice.

Kate Upton and Ball Players

We always knew Kate Upton was America's sweetheart -- but the rumors around her dating escapades suggest she's even more all-American than we could have imagined. While Kate's never admitted to officially dating any of these jocks, she was linked to New York Jets quarterbacks Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow earlier this year after. She once again made headlines in early July for her very-tiny-bikini-clad GQ cover shoot and accompanying Terry Richardson photo spread, as well as for spending quite a lot of time with one of Major League Baseball's best pitchers, Detroit Tigers player Justin Verlander.

July 12, 2012: The pair has been seen out and about in Detroit recently. Kate and Verlander were spotted in Michigan last Thursday night at an Aerosmith concert, and she was seen watching the event from his private suite, according to the Huffington Post.