Kate Upton will grace cover of Sports Illustrated cover swimsuit issue

Kate Upton unveiled mean acknowledge her cover for this year's annual Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue or clothing for swimming on Monday.
She's a Florida girl who's comfortable in a bikini and now 19-year-old model Kate Upton is on the cover of the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.
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Kate Upton wears a tiny red-and-brown, sparkle-covered string bikini with a view of the waters of Australia behind her as she poses for the magazine cover, unveiled Monday.
"That was one of the first photos from the first shoot," the 19-year-old model said in a telephone interview before the big reveal. "It was my favorite swimsuit … I felt sexy in it but confident."
"In Florida, people walk around in their flip-flops, bikinis and jean shorts, so I'm very comfortable in a bathing suit," she said.
The 2012 magazine cover is her second time appearing in the annual SI issue called the equivalent of the Super Bowl for models. Last year, Upton was chosen as rookie of the year.
"I have had a great year," she said. "For me, this is groundbreaking."
She wears a tiny red-and-brown, sparkle-covered string bikini with a view of the waters of Australia behind her as she poses for the magazine cover, which is scheduled to be unveiled on TV Monday night on "Late Show with David Letterman" on CBS.
"That was one of the first photos from the first shoot," she said in a telephone interview before the big reveal. "It was my favorite swimsuit. … I felt sexy in it but confident.
Upton, 5 feet 10, was born in Michigan but raised in Florida. Her hometown is Melbourne, on the state's east coast. She attended Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy.
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She’s a Florida girl who’s comfortable in a bikini, and now 19-year-old model Kate Upton is on the cover of the 2012 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue.
She wears a tiny red-and-brown, sparkle-covered string bikini with a view of the waters of Australia behind her as she poses for the magazine cover, which was unveiled on TV Monday night on Late Show with David Letterman on CBS.
The 2012 magazine cover is Upton’s second time appearing in the annual SI issue that’s the equivalent of the Super Bowl for models. Last year, when Irina Shayk was on the cover, Upton was chosen as rookie of the year.

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