Kate Upton has definitely paved her way into the fashion elite as she gets yet another Vogue spread. The 20-year-old it girl looks amazing as she graces the pages in various high fashion ensembles. The spread was shot by world renowned photographer, Steven Miesel. Even though she has seen her fair share of unsubstantiated hate, the girl has been determined to prove that she is just as much a high-fashion model as the next one. She wants to promote a healthy body image and has maintained that she's glad the industry likes the idea of her.
Kate Upton skyrocketed to fame hen she was named the 2012 Sports Ilustrated Magazine covergirl this year. Now, behind the scences footage has emerged which showcases the model in various bikinis and her nomal, fun-loving self. Just about every step the model takes is photographed and documented nowadays and it looks like there will be no stopping of that any time soon! Kate Upton will always be Sports Illustrated 2012 Covergirl.
Kate Upton is still getting fashionable as she poses covers Sunday Times. Upton, who has been criticized for her shapely curves, continues to try to be seen and accepted among fashion critics as "high fashion". The 5'10, 20-year-old model first made a major splash in the modeling world after being named Sports Illustrated's Cover Girl 2012. She has since had a wave of success appearing on the cover of many magazines. Even with all the success she has garnered, some in the fashion industry still question whether she is fit for high-fashion modeling. Kate has recently said she is happy with her body!
Kate Upton has come out swinging to people who criticize her for her weight. Recently, someone made horrible comments via a pro-anorexia site calling her everything from a cow and saying she was fat. Kate has simply laughed off all the hate. According to The Sun she said:
“I’m not going to starve just to be thin. I want to enjoy life, and I can’t if I’m not eating and miserable." and her rep added, “It’s absurd. Kate is gorgeous and very healthy.”
Kate Upton has taking the modeling world by storm, defying some critics who say she doesn't fit the persona of what a "fashion model" is. Even with the criticism she has weathered the storm and still continues to get major covers and modeling jobs. Not everyone is on the Kate bandwagon as a Pro-anorexia website, SkinnyGossip, has posted scathing comments about Upton. A writer on the site says she looks "thick and vulgar." They also go on to make comments like:
“Guess who?! Yes, it’s the lovely Kate Upton, confidently lumbering up a runway like there’s a buffet at the end of it,” the anonymous poster writes.
“She looks thick, vulgar, almost pornographic – and she is a solid Alba too heavy for this outfit."
The write goes on to criticize Kate's Carl's JR. commercial, they said:
I thought cannibalism was illegal?!? If that’s not a very different species of cow, Kate could be in legal trouble!”
Supermodel Kate Upton appeard on Jimmy Fallon and showed him how to do the "Cat Daddy," a dance she did at a Terry Richardson, shoot which caused an internet sensation. The dance was so racy, it got banned by Youtube, before finally being allowed back on the site. Kate showed Jimmy how to do the dance, to the audience's jubilation, but Jimmy didn't seem to have quite the "swag" for the dance. Jimmy told Kate she should do because she was better at it than him. She was on the show promoting her up-and-coming GQ Magazine Cover for July 2012.
Kate Upton has to be the model face of 2012 being featured on Sports Illustrated, Muse and a host of other popular mags, so it was just a matter of time before she landed the mother of men's magazine covers GQ. The photo was released for the July cover and Kate is doing what she does best, posing in a sexy manner in a bikini top. In the magazine, Kate talks wearing bikinis and the best thing she had done since becoming famous.
“I grew up in Florida riding horses, so for the majority of my life I was either in boots and jeans or a bathing suit. I understand why my male followers like me.… It’s like any job. You find your strengths and play them up."
"For the GQ photo shoot, we were on that ride where the seat spins while the actual ride is spinning, and I'm wearing a one-piece. And all of a sudden the whole entire top falls off! I'm holding myself, laughing, turning bright red, but a lot of people are watching, so they kicked us out of the Santa Monica Pier—it was so embarrassing…You wouldn't think that would happen with a one-piece!"
The cover, of course, is racy to say the least, and is sure to cause some upheaval. The edition is celebrating the Fourth of July and probably sure to be a best-seller! The edition goes on sale June 26, 2012
Before she became Kate Upon the ubber, sex symbol supermodel, Upton was an up-and-coming teen who wanted to be the model at the top of the game. Though it didn't take long for her dreams to come true, photos have surfaced of the model between the ages of 15-17, showing shots from early day Elite Model Management Miami. Now-a-days, Kate is now one of the most in demand models in the industry.
