Kate Upton Mini Biography
Born in Michigan and raised in Melbourne, Florida, Kate Upton grew up around horses. She was attending a horse show--not as a participant, but because the event piqued her interest--at age 12 when she was Spotted by Trump Model Management. Three years later she went to Miami to become a model. She quickly gained popularity after her first appearance in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, and also for utilizing social media which got her signed by Ivan Bart of IMG Models. For this skillful use of the internet she was profiled on 13 February 2012 by the NY Times the same day as her second issue of Sports Illustrated, featuring her on the cover, hit newsstands.
Trivia
A competitive equestrienne who has won a total of 4 championships before moving on to modeling.
Voted #2 on Ask men's top 99 'most desirable' famous women of 2012.
Named 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue cover girl [February 12, 2012].
Niece of U.S. Rep. Fred Upton.
Spokeswoman for Carl's Jr./Hardee's [February 22, 2012].
Covered on the front page of the NY Times as a largely self-made internet phenomenon, February 13th 2012.
Started modeling at age 15.
Great-granddaughter of one of the founders of Whirlpool Corporation, Fred Upton, who her uncle, Congressmen Fred Upton, is named after.
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